The Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) election strategy committee yesterday recommended naming Deputy Minister of Justice Huang Shih-chieh (黃世杰) as the party’s candidate for Taoyuan mayor and former legislator Chuang Ching-cheng (莊競程) to run for Hsinchu mayor, with the choices to be submitted to its Central Executive Committee for approval today.
Huang is a legal professional who has long cultivated a local presence in Taoyuan as a legislator, making him an excellent local candidate who is highly familiar with municipal affairs, DPP spokesman Justin Wu (吳崢) said.
Meanwhile, Chuang’s background as a former professor at National Chiao Tung University and his expertise in technology make him a highly suitable candidate for the technology hub of Hsinchu, Wu said.
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Chuang holds a doctorate in biomedical engineering from National Taiwan University (NTU) and served as an assistant professor at National Chiao Tung University.
He was a legislator from 2020 to 2024, and previously served as executive director of the Executive Yuan’s Central Taiwan Joint Services Center.
Huang holds a master’s degree in law from Columbia University and NTU, as well as bachelor’s degrees in law and sociology from NTU.
He served as a legislator from 2020 to 2024, an adviser to the Taoyuan City Government and chair of the Agricultural Engineering Research Center.
Regarding the party’s highly anticipated mayoral candidate for Taipei, attendees at the meeting said that the committee is still holding comprehensive discussions.
As for the Hsinchu County commissioner race, although Jhubei (竹北) Mayor Cheng Chao-fang (鄭朝方) is seen as a frontrunner, he is still considering it, meaning the party’s election plans for the constituency would require more time, sources familiar with the matter said.
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