Huang Hong-cheng (Chinese: 黃宏成; pinyin: Huáng Hóngchéng) is a Taiwanese performance artist, a social activist and a perennial candidate in Taiwanese elections. Born Huang Hong-cheng (黃宏成), he has been well-known for renaming himself multiple times. He is currently known as 黃宏成台灣阿成世界偉人財神總統 (pinyin: Huáng Hóngchéng Táiwān Ā Chéng Shìjiè Wěirén Cáishén Zǒngtǒng, lit.'Huang Hong-cheng, Ah Cheng from Taiwan, World’s Greatest Man, God of Wealth, and President'). He once had the longest name in Taiwan,[2][3] but the record was broken by a YouTuber, who changed his name in June 2020.[4]

Huang Hong-cheng
黃宏成台灣阿成世界偉人財神總統
His National ID Card as "Huang Hong-cheng Taiwan A-Cheng"
Personal details
Born (1968-03-20) March 20, 1968 (age 56)[1]
Zhongli District, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Nationality Republic of China
Political partyNon-Partisan
Residence(s)Chiayi City, Taiwan
Alma materSoochow University
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese黃宏成
Simplified Chinese黄宏成
Full Chinese name
Traditional Chinese黃宏成台灣阿成世界偉人財神總統
Simplified Chinese黄宏成台湾阿成世界伟人财神总统

Since 2010, he has run in Taiwanese elections, but has yet to be elected to office.

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  1. ^ 嘉義市選舉委員會 (編).第9屆立法委員選舉選舉公報 Archived 2016-01-22 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ "「台灣阿成」又改名了!新名字共15字 簡稱「黃總統」 | ETtoday新聞雲" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 2018-11-22. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  3. ^ "全台姓名最長13字 最短僅1字 - 生活 - 自由時報電子報". Archived from the original on 2018-11-22. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  4. ^ "不再是「台灣阿成」!他改名19字全台最長 警臨檢也傻眼". 《自由時報》. 2020-06-19.