Weng Chang-liang

Weng Chang-liang (; born 28 May 1965) also known as , is a Taiwanese politician who is the current magistrate of Chiayi County, serving since 25 December 2018.

Early life and education Born in Yizhu, Chiayi County, Weng attended Chiayi Senior High School. He graduated from Chung Yuan Christian University with a bachelor's degree in computer science and engineering, then earned a master's degree in management from Nanhua University. He was active in the Wild Lily student movement.

Political career Weng worked for the Chiayi County Government before he served as deputy minister of Council of Agriculture under Tsao Chi-hung in 2016. Weng left the post and began campaigning to represent the Democratic Progressive Party in the 2018 Chiayi magisterial election, registering for the party primary in January 2018. In March, he defeated Chiayi County Council speaker Chang Ming-ta in the primary.

In the general election, Weng won 51% of the vote to defeat Kuomintang candidate Wu Yu-jen.

2018 Democratic Progressive Party Chiayi County magistrate primary results Candidates Place Focus Survey Research Shih Shin Real Survey Aggregated Result Weng Chang-liang 43.08% 42.88% 45.34% 43.77% Chang Ming-ta 2nd 35.57% 36.73% 33.79% 35.36% None of the candidates 21.35% 20.39% 20.87% 20.87%