Wey Daw-ming
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Wey Daw-ming (Chinese: 魏道明 Pinyin: Wèi Dàomíng; 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.
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At the age of 29 Wei was the youngest president of the Judicial Yuan. He had also been the mayor of Nanjing.
During his chairmanship, Wei 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).
He was married to Zheng Yuxiu (鄭毓秀) (aka Madame Wei Tao-Ming) (1891-1959). She was the first female lawyer and judge in Chinese history. She earned her doctoral degree in law at the Sorbonne in France and was the first Chinese person, male or female, to practice law at the French courts in Shanghai. Zheng was also one of the revolutionaries involved in the attempted assassination of military official and politician Yuan Shikai, commonly reviled in Chinese history for taking advantage of both the Qing imperial court and the Republicans. She advocated women having their own voices and choices in marriage, and wrote it into law during the Republic of China period (1912-1949). Her autobiography, My Revolutionary Years, is revered as one of the best first hand accounts of modern Chinese history.
After his retirement, he moved to Brazil and died at 80.
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| Preceded by Hu Shi |
China's Ambassador to the United States 1942–1946 |
Succeeded by Gu Weijun |
| Preceded by none |
Governor of Taiwan Province 1947-1949 |
Succeeded by Chen Cheng |
| Preceded by Shen Chang-huan |
ROC Foreign Minister 1966–1971 |
Succeeded by Chou Shu-kai |
