Spouse Lin Yu-ju Role Politician | Name Cheng Wen-tsan Nationality Republic of China | |
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Parents Cheng-Chiu Pi-hui, Cheng Lien-tun Profiles | ||
09202014
Cheng Wen-tsan (Chinese: 鄭文燦; pinyin: Zhèng Wéncàn) is a Taiwanese politician. He is the first and incumbent Mayor of the newly established Taoyuan City, having served since 25 December 2014.
Contents
- 09202014
- Education
- Political career
- 2009 Taoyuan County Magistrate election
- Mayor of Taoyuan City
- Rib fracture incident
- References
Education
Cheng received his bachelor's degree from the Department of Sociology and master's degree from the Graduate Institute of National Development of National Taiwan University.
Political career
In the early 2000s Cheng worked for the Democratic Progressive Party's Information and Culture Department.
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 Kuomintang opponent John Wu.
Mayor of Taoyuan City
Lin 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 Kuomintang.
Lin appointed Chiu Tai-san and Wang Ming-teh as deputy mayors of Taoyuan.
Rib fracture incident
In April 2017, Cheng experienced rib fracture after he was attacked by protesters outside Legislative Yuan who were opposing the government plan to pass a bill on pension system reform. However, he did not press charges against the perpetrator because his belief in democratic politics.