Appointed magistrates
| Term | Name | Political party | Term of office | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chen Hsi-ching |  Kuomintang | 21 December 1950 | 7 February 1951 | ||
| acting | Chiang Chi-wu | Kuomintang | 7 February 1951 | 1 June 1951 | ||
The Changhua County Magistrate is the chief executive of the Changhua County government in Taiwan. Initially magistrates were appointed by the Taiwan Provincial Government, but from 1951 the role has been directly elected by the population of Changhua County. The current magistrate is Wang Huei-mei of Kuomintang since 25 December 2018.
| Term | Name | Political party | Term of office | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chen Hsi-ching | Kuomintang | 21 December 1950 | 7 February 1951 | ||
| acting | Chiang Chi-wu | Kuomintang | 7 February 1951 | 1 June 1951 | ||
In the multi-party era (1987 onwards) the post has been held five times by the Kuomintang and thrice by the Democratic Progressive Party. Under current rules magistrates serve four-year terms, and can stand for re-election once.
Kuomintang Independent Democratic Progressive Party
| № | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of Office | Term | Political Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Chen Hsi-ching 陳錫卿 Chén Xíqīng (1907-1985) | 1 June 1951 | 2 June 1954 | 1 | Kuomintang |
| 2 June 1954 | 2 June 1957 | 2 | ||||
| 2 June 1957 | 2 June 1960 | 3 | ||||
| 2 |  | Lu Shih-ming 呂世明 Lǚ Shìmíng (1901-1992) | 2 June 1960 | 2 June 1964 [1] | 4 | Kuomintang |
| 2 June 1964 | 2 June 1968 | 5 | ||||
| 3 |  | Chen Shih-ying 陳時英 Chén Shíyīng (1926-1995) | 2 June 1968 | 7 June 1971 [2] | 6 | Kuomintang |
| — |  | Li Feng-chih [3] 李豐之 Lǐ Fēngzhī | 7 June 1971 | 1 February 1973 [4] | Kuomintang | |
| 4 | | Wu Jung-hsing 吳榮興 Wú Róngxīng (1925-2014) | 1 February 1973 | 20 December 1977 | 7 | Kuomintang |
| 20 December 1977 | 20 December 1981 | 8 | ||||
| 5 |  | George Huang [5] 黃石城 Huáng Shíchéng (1935-2022) | 20 December 1981 | 30 May 1985 | 9 | Independent |
| 20 December 1985 | 20 December 1989 | 10 | ||||
| 6 |  | Chou Ching-yu [6] 周清玉 Zhōu Qīngyǜ (1944-) | 20 December 1989 | 20 December 1993 [7] | 11 | Democratic Progressive Party |
| 7 |  | Juan Kang-meng 阮剛猛 Ruǎn Gāngměng (1951-) | 20 December 1993 | 20 December 1997 | 12 | Kuomintang |
| 20 December 1997 | 20 December 2001 | 13 | ||||
| 8 |  | Wong Chin-chu 翁金珠 Wēng Jīnzhū (1947-) | 20 December 2001 | 20 December 2005 [7] | 14 | Democratic Progressive Party |
| 9 |  | Cho Po-yuan 卓伯源 Zhuō Bóyuán (1965-) | 20 December 2005 | 20 December 2009 | 15 | Kuomintang |
| 20 December 2009 | 25 December 2014 [8] | 16 | ||||
| 10 |  | Wei Ming-ku 魏明谷 Wèi Mínggǔ (1963-) | 25 December 2014 | 25 December 2018 [7] | 17 | Democratic Progressive Party |
| 11 |  | Wang Huei-mei 王惠美 Wáng Huìměi (1968-) | 25 December 2018 | Incumbent | 18 | Kuomintang |
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