Mayor of New Taipei

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Mayor of the City of New Taipei
Flag of New Taipei City.svg
Flag of the Mayor
Hou You Yi Shi Chang Xiao Xiang .jpg
Incumbent
Hou Yu-ih
since 14 January 2024
Term length 4 years; may serve 1 consecutive terms
Inaugural holder Eric Chu
Formation25 December 2010
Website www.ntpc.gov.tw

The Mayor of New Taipei is the chief political executive of the city of New Taipei in Taiwan. The mayor, a new position created when the predecessor entity of New Taipei, Taipei County, was elevated to a special municipality in 2010, is elected to a four-year term. The equivalent position in the former county was Taipei County Magistrate. The incumbent mayor is Hou Yu-ih, who returned to office on 14 January 2024 after a temporary leave of absence for the 2024 Taiwanese presidential election as the Kuomintang nominee. [1]

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Titles of the Mayor

DateEnglishCharacters Mandarin Taiwanese Hakka
Oct 1950–Dec 2014Magistrate of Taipei County臺北縣縣長Táiběi Xiàn XiànzhǎngTâi-pak-koān Koān-tiúⁿThòi-pet-yen Yen-chhòng
Dec 2014–presentMayor of New Taipei City新北市市長Xīnběi Shì ShìzhǎngSin-pak-chhī Chhī-tiúⁿSîn-pet-sṳ Sṳ-chhòng

List of mayors

   Kuomintang (KMT)   Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)

Taipei County Magistrate

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePolitical partyTerm
1 Mei Da Fu  (cropped).jpg Mei Ta-fu
梅達夫
Méi Dáfū (Mandarin)
Mòi Tha̍t-fû (Hakka)
(1900–1980)
1 May 19512 June 1954 Kuomintang 1
2 Dai De Fa  (cropped).jpg Tai Te-fa
戴德發
Dài Défā (Mandarin)
Tai Tet-fat (Hakka)
(1903–1998)
2 June 19542 June 1957 Kuomintang 2
2 June 19572 June 19603
3 Xie Wen Cheng  (Tai Bei Xian Xian Chang ).jpg Hsieh Wen-cheng
謝文程
Xiè Wénchéng (Mandarin)
Chhia Vùn-chhàng (Hakka)
(1886–1963)
2 June 196031 October 1963 [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2] Kuomintang 4
-- Li Wen Yu Xuan Shi Jiu Ren Tai Bei Xian Zheng Fu Zhu Ren Mi Shu Ji Dai Li Xian Chang .jpg Lee Wen-yu [lower-alpha 3]
李文玉
Lǐ Wényù (Mandarin)
Lí Vùn-ngiu̍k (Hakka)
(1910–1998)
31 October 19632 June 1964 Kuomintang
4 Tai Bei Xian Su Qing Bo Xian Chang .jpg Su Ching-po
蘇清波
Sū Qīngbō (Mandarin)
Sû Chhîn-pô (Hakka)
(1911–1990)
2 June 19642 June 1968 Kuomintang 5
2 June 19681 July 1969 [lower-alpha 4] 6
-- Li Wen Yu Xuan Shi Jiu Ren Tai Bei Xian Zheng Fu Zhu Ren Mi Shu Ji Dai Li Xian Chang .jpg Lee Wen-yu [lower-alpha 3]
李文玉
Lǐ Wényù (Mandarin)
Lí Vùn-ngiu̍k (Hakka)
(1910–1998)
1 July 19691 May 1970 Kuomintang
-- Tai Bei Xian Su Qing Bo Xian Chang .jpg Su Ching-po [lower-alpha 5]
蘇清波
Sū Qīngbō (Mandarin)
Sû Chhîn-pô (Hakka)
(1910–1998)
1 May 19701 February 1973 [lower-alpha 6] Kuomintang
5 Shao En Xin  (Tai Bei Xian Min Zheng Ju Chang ).jpg Shao En-hsin
邵恩新
Shaò Ēnxīn (Mandarin)
Seu Ên-sîn (Hakka)
(1924–2014)
1 February 197320 December 1977 Kuomintang 7
20 December 197714 September 1981 [lower-alpha 7] 8
-- Wu Zeng Wen  (cropped).jpg Wu Tseng-wen [lower-alpha 8]
武增文
Wǔ Zēngwén (Mandarin)
Vú Chen-vùn (Hakka)
(1919–1987)
14 September 198120 December 1981 Kuomintang
6 2005KMT NanjingTour FCLin.jpg Lin Fong-cheng
林豐正
Lín Fēngzhèng (Mandarin)
Lìm Fûng-chṳn (Hakka)
(1940–)
20 December 198120 December 1985 Kuomintang 9
20 December 198520 December 198910
7 You Ching
尤清
Yóu Qīng (Mandarin)
Yù Chhîn (Hakka)
(1942–)
20 December 198920 December 1993 Democratic Progressive Party 11
20 December 199320 December 199712
8 Su-DPP-Cropped.png Su Tseng-chang
蘇貞昌
Sū Zhēnchāng (Mandarin)
Sû Chṳ̂n-chhông (Hakka)
(1947–)
20 December 199720 December 2001 Democratic Progressive Party 13
20 December 200120 May 2004 [lower-alpha 9] 14
Lin Hsi-yao.jpg Lin Hsi-yao [lower-alpha 10]
林錫耀
Lín Xíyào (Mandarin)
Lìm Siak-yeu (Hakka)
(1961–)
20 May 200420 December 2005 Democratic Progressive Party
9 2008TourDeTaiwan TaipeiCounty PressConference Hsi-wei Chou.jpg Chou Hsi-wei
周錫瑋
Zhōu Xíwěi (Mandarin)
Chû Siak-ví (Hakka)
(1958–)
20 December 200525 December 2010 Kuomintang 15

Mayor of New Taipei

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePolitical partyTerm
1 Eric Chu Chopped 2017.png Eric Chu
朱立倫
Zhū Lìlún (Mandarin)
Chû Li̍p-lùn (Hakka)
(1961–)
25 December 201025 December 2014 Kuomintang 1
25 December 201420 October 2015 [lower-alpha 11] 2
New Taipei Mayor Hou You-yi.jpg Hou Yu-ih [lower-alpha 12]
侯友宜
Hóu Yŏuyí (Mandarin)
Hèu Yû-ngì (Hakka)
(1956–)
20 October 201518 January 2016 Kuomintang
1 Eric Chu Chopped 2017.png Eric Chu
朱立倫
Zhū Lìlún (Mandarin)
Chû Li̍p-lùn (Hakka)
(1961–)
18 January 201625 December 2018 Kuomintang
2 Xin Bei Shi Chang Hou You Yi  (cropped).jpg Hou Yu-ih
侯友宜
Hóu Yŏuyí (Mandarin)
Hèu Yû-ngì (Hakka)
(1956–)
25 December 201825 December 2022 Kuomintang 3
25 December 202223 September 2023 [lower-alpha 11] 4
Liu He Ran Fu Shi Chang  (cropped).jpg Liu Ho-jan [lower-alpha 12]

劉和然
Liú Hérán (Mandarin)
(1966–)

23 September 202314 January 2024
2 Xin Bei Shi Chang Hou You Yi  (cropped).jpg Hou Yu-ih
侯友宜
Hóu Yŏuyí (Mandarin)
Hèu Yû-ngì (Hakka)
(1956–)
14 January 2024Incumbent Kuomintang

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References

  1. "After losing Taiwan presidential elections, Hou Yu-ih returns to mayoral duties in Taipei City". Asian News International . 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.

Notes

  1. Term extended to 4 years.
  2. Died in office.
  3. 1 2 As acting; secretary general of the county government.
  4. Suspended due to corruption charges.
  5. Found not guilty; reinstated.
  6. Term extended to accommodate joint elections.
  7. Left office to serve as Taiwan Province Civil Affairs Department Commissioner.
  8. As acting; provincial council member.
  9. Left office to serve as Secretary General of the Office of the President.
  10. As acting; designated by Executive Yuan
  11. 1 2 On leave to run for President.
  12. 1 2 As acting; deputy mayor.

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