Cheng Wen-tsan (; born 6 July 1967) is a Taiwanese politician. He is the first and incumbent

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of the newly established

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, having served since 25 December 2014.

Education

Cheng received his bachelor's degree from the Department of Sociology and master's degree from the Graduate Institute of National Development of

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Early political career

Cheng played a key role in the

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. In the early 2000s Cheng worked for the Democratic Progressive Party's Information and Culture Department. From January 2006, he served as minister of the

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as part of the first cabinet led by

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. Cheng resigned from the GIO in April 2007, after vice premier

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concluded an investigation into Cheng's influence during a sale of shares in a media company.

2009 Taoyuan County Magistrate election

Cheng joined the 2009 Taoyuan County magistrate election under the Democratic Progressive Party banner on 5 December 2009. However, he lost to

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opponent John Wu.

Mayor of Taoyuan City

Cheng was elected as the Mayor of Taoyuan City after winning the 2014 Taoyuan City mayoralty election held on 29 November 2014, defeating incumbent Magistrate John Wu of the

. Cheng appointed

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and Wang Ming-teh as deputy mayors of Taoyuan. In April 2017, Cheng's rib was fractured after he was attacked by protesters outside Legislative Yuan who were opposing the

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plan to pass a bill on pension system reform. However, he did not press charges against the perpetrator because his belief in democratic politics.

2018 Taoyuan City mayor election

Cheng defeated

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of the

and three independent candidates to win a second term as mayor of Taoyuan on 24 November 2018.

Later political career

Cheng was elected to chair the

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in October 2022, following the resignation of

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in August of that year.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cheng, Wen-tsan 1967 births Living people Mayors of Taoyuan City Democratic Progressive Party (Taiwan) politicians Government ministers of Taiwan National Taiwan University alumni