Wei Yung

Wei Yung
魏鏞
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 1993 – 31 January 1996
ConstituencyTaipei 2
Minister of the Research, Development and Evaluation Commission of the Republic of China
In office
September 1976 – July 1988
Preceded byKuo Cheng
Succeeded byMa Ying-jeou
Personal details
Born(1936-05-05)5 May 1936
Wuchang, Hupeh, China
Died3 March 2004(2004-03-03) (aged 67)
PartyKuomintang
EducationNational Chengchi University (BA)
University of Oregon (MA, PhD)

Wei Yung (Chinese: 魏鏞; pinyin: Wèi Yōng; 5 May 1936 – 3 March 2004) was a Taiwanese political scientist and politician. He served as the Minister of the Research, Development and Evaluation Commission from 1976 to 1988 and represented Taipei in the Second Legislative Yuan.[1][2]

Education

After graduating from Banqiao Senior High School and Taipei Municipal Chien Kuo High School, Wei studied diplomacy at National Chengchi University and graduated with his bachelor's degree in 1959. He then completed graduate studies in the United States, where he earned a Master of Arts (M.A.) in international relations in 1963 and his Ph.D. in political science in 1967 from the University of Oregon. His doctoral dissertation was titled, "Elite Recruitment and Political Crisis: A Study of Political Leadership of the Ch'ing Period".[3]

References

  1. ^ "Wei Yung (2)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Harvesting diplomatic solutions was Wei Yung's way". Taipei Times. 2004-03-25. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  3. ^ Buck, David D. (1974). "Public Monuments as a Guide to Political Leadership". Ch'ing-shih wen-t'i. 3 (1): 62–70. ISSN 1086-3257.