Wey Daw-ming

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Wey Daw-ming (魏道明 Pinyin: Wèi Dàomíng; Wade-Giles: Wei Tao-ming, 1900 - May 18, 1978) was the first Governor of Taiwan Province (1947-1949) to replace Chen Yi, who was the governor general of Taiwan. He was a diplomat to the United States for over thirty years. Wey was the youngest president of the Judicial Yuan at 29. He had also been the mayor of Nanjing.

During his chairmanship, Wey created the Departments of Civil Affairs (民政廳), Finance (財政廳), Construction (建設廳), and Education (教育廳). He also employed thirteen members on the provincial board (省政委員), including those who were Taiwanese-born. He became the minister of foreign affairs after being the Governor (position succeeded by Chen Tsyr-shiou).

After his retirement, he moved to Brazil. He was married to Zheng Yuxiu (鄭毓秀) and died at 80.