Chung-Ming Wang

Chung-Ming Wang (Chinese: 王鐘銘; pinyin: Wáng Zhōngmíng; born 8 December, 1978) is a Taiwan Wikipedian, politician, environmentalist and gay rights activist.

Politics

He is a member of Central Executive Committee of Green Party Taiwan^[1]. He was a candidate running for a councillor seat in the Xinbei City (formerly Taipei County) in 2010^[2] and he is going to run for the district legislator election in 2012^[3]. Before Wang became a politician and activist, he was an editor of books and magazines. Wang joined the Green Party in 2006 and he is openly gay.^[4]

Wikipedian

Chung-Ming Wang joined Wikipedia in March 2004. He was mention in Chinese Evening Newspaper in May 2004^[5], whick made him the first Taiwan Wikipedian who was reported in the media.

Wang prepared for forming Wikimedia Taiwan since February 2006, and he was elected as a director in the first Congress of Wikimedia Taiwan.^[6]

References

1. ^ Andrew C.C.Huang (Nov 25, 2010) (in English). Across the spectrum. Taipei Times. http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2010/11/25/2003489362. 
2. ^ 威克 (2010.11.17) (in Chinese). 專訪：同志市議員候選人. BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/china/2010/11/101117_taiwan_election_gay_lesbian_candidates_by_victor.shtml. 
3. ^ Staff Writer,with CNA (Jul 11, 2011) (in English). Green Party to nominate 10 legislative candidates. Taipei Times. http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2011/07/11/2003507950. 
4. ^ Sylvia Tan and Ashley Wu (26 Nov2010) (in English). PEOPLE: Wang Chung-ming. Fridae. http://www.fridae.asia/newsfeatures/2010/11/26/10449.wang-chung-ming. 
5. ^ 李怡志 (2004-05-16). "〈大家來寫維基百科全書〉" (in zh-tw). 《中時晚報》 (中國時報社). 
6. ^ Wikimedia Taiwan in Wikimedia Meta-Wiki

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