List of magistrates and mayors in Taiwan

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A map showing political parties of magistrates and mayors in Taiwan as of Dec. 25, 2022
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This article lists the current magistrates and mayors, the head of government, of the primary administrative divisions of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Following the dissolution of the provincial governments in 2018 after the 1998 streamlining of its provinces, [1] local autonomous bodies including the 6 special municipalities and 2 titular provinces along with 13 counties and 3 autonomous municipalities are directly administered by the central government (Executive Yuan) according to the Local Government Act. [2] [3] Executive branch of the local autonomous bodies are led by a mayor or magistrate. [4] Each mayor or magistrate is elected by the population of their corresponding division with a maximum term of four years and the possibility of reelection to one more term. [2]

Currently, except for Hsinchu City all of the mayors of special municipalities and provincial cities and all of the county magistrates in the republic have won in the 2022 mayoral and magistratical elections and were sworn into office on 25 December 2022. Of the twenty-two current incumbents, nine are women—Lu Shiow-yen in Taichung City and Huang Min-hui in Chiayi City, as well as all seven magistrates for counties in central Taiwan and along the east coast. Yang Wen-ke of Hsinchu County is the oldest official (74 years, 110 days of age), while Hsinchu City's Andy Chiu is the youngest (43 years, 211 days old). Fourteen incumbents belong to the Kuomintang, five from the Democratic Progressive Party, two from the Taiwan People's Party, and one is non-partisan.

Magistrates and mayors

Colour key for parties
Office and division
(past officeholders)
NamePortraitDate of birth
(Age)
PartyRef
Mayor of
New Taipei City
(list)
Hou You-yi Hou You Yi Shi Chang Xiao Xiang .jpg 7 June 1957
(68 years, 33 days)
Kuomintang
Mayor of
Taipei City
(list)
Chiang Wan-an Jiang Wan An Shi Chang  (cropped).jpg 26 December 1978
(46 years, 196 days)
Kuomintang [5]
Mayor of
Taoyuan City
(list)
Chang San-cheng Tao Yuan Shi Chang Zhang Shan Zheng .jpg 24 June 1954
(71 years, 16 days)
Kuomintang [6]
Mayor of
Taichung City
(list)
Lu Shiow-yen Tai Zhong Shi Chang Lu Xiu Yan .jpg 31 August 1961
(63 years, 313 days)
Kuomintang [7]
Mayor of
Tainan City
(list)
Huang Wei-cher Huang Wei Zhe Shi Chang .jpg 26 September 1963
(61 years, 287 days)
Democratic Progressive Party [8]
Mayor of
Kaohsiung City
(list)
Chen Chi-mai Chen Chi-mai election infobox.jpg 23 December 1964
(60 years, 199 days)
Democratic Progressive Party [9]
Magistrate of
Yilan County
(list)
Lin Zi-miao Lin Zhen Chang Zi Miao  (Di Shi Qi Jie ) (cropped).jpg 28 January 1952
(73 years, 163 days)
Kuomintang
Magistrate of
Hsinchu County
(list)
Yang Wen-ke Yang Wen-ke.jpg 22 March 1951
(74 years, 110 days)
Kuomintang
Magistrate of
Miaoli County
(list)
Chung Tung-chin Chung Tung-chin.jpg 2 January 1963
(62 years, 189 days)
Independent [10]
Magistrate of
Changhua County
(list)
Wang Huei-mei Wang Wei Yuan Hui Mei  (Di Jiu Jie ).jpg 22 November 1968
(56 years, 230 days)
Kuomintang
Magistrate of
Nantou County
(list)
Hsu Shu-hua Hsu Shu-Hua by Chen Yu Qing 01 (cropped).jpg 15 October 1975
(49 years, 268 days)
Kuomintang [11]
Magistrate of
Yunlin County
(list)
Chang Li-shan Zhang Li Shan Xian Chang .jpg 1 January 1964
(61 years, 190 days)
Kuomintang [12]
Magistrate of
Chiayi County
(list)
Weng Chang-liang Weng Zhang Liang Xian Chang .jpg 19 March 1965
(60 years, 113 days)
Democratic Progressive Party
Magistrate of
Pingtung County
(list)
Chou Chun-mi Zhou Chun Mi .jpg 1 November 1966
(58 years, 251 days)
Democratic Progressive Party [13]
Magistrate of
Taitung County
(list)
April Yao Rao Qing Ling Xian Chang .jpg 23 November 1969
(55 years, 229 days)
Kuomintang
Magistrate of
Hualien County
(list)
Hsu Chen-wei Xu Wei Yuan Zhen Wei  (Di Jiu Jie ).jpg 12 October 1968
(56 years, 271 days)
Kuomintang
Magistrate of
Penghu County
(list)
Chen Kuang-fu 201603231728391 Kong Jun Fu Si Ling Ma Zi Yong Bai Hui Chen Guang Fu  (cropped).jpg 25 October 1955
(69 years, 258 days)
Democratic Progressive Party
Mayor of
Keelung City
(list)
George Hsieh Xie Guo Liang Shi Chang .jpg 5 October 1975
(49 years, 278 days)
Kuomintang [14]
Acting Mayor of
Hsinchu City
(list)
Andy Chiu Qiu Chen Yuan Fu Shi Chang  (cropped).jpg 11 December 1981
(43 years, 211 days)
Taiwan People's Party [15]
Mayor of
Chiayi City
(list)
Huang Min-hui Jia Yi Shi Chang Huang Min Hui .jpg 20 January 1959
(66 years, 171 days)
Kuomintang [16]
Magistrate of
Kinmen County
(list)
Chen Fu-hai Chen Fu Hai Xian Chang .jpg 3 June 1963
(62 years, 37 days)
Taiwan People's Party [17]
Magistrate of
Lienchiang County
(list)
Wang Chung-ming Wang Zhong Ming .jpg 27 February 1958
(67 years, 133 days)
Kuomintang [18]

See also

References

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  2. 1 2 地方制度法 (Local Government Act), Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of China, 3 February 2010.
  3. Bo Qingjiu, 地方政府與自治 (Local governance and autonomy), Wu-Nan Book Inc, 2001, p. 192-193. ISBN   9789571126371
  4. "ROC introduction: Government organizations: Local governments: County (City) Level". Office of the President (Taiwan) . Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  5. "現任市長". 臺北市政府. March 28, 2018.
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  8. 臺南市政府全球資訊網-市長簡介
  9. Hou, Wen-ting; Kao, Evelyn (24 August 2020). "Chen Chi-mai takes up post as Kaohsiung mayor". Central News Agency. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  10. "苗栗縣政府全球資訊網-中文網".
  11. "縣長介紹 - 南投縣政府縣長專欄". www.nantou.gov.tw.
  12. "雲林縣政府全球資訊網-縣府團隊-咱的縣長-縣長簡介". Archived from the original on 2018-10-29. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
  13. "縣長簡介". www.pthg.gov.tw. August 12, 2015.
  14. "市長介紹 - 基隆市政府". www.klcg.gov.tw.
  15. 市長簡介-新竹市政府
  16. 認識市長 - 市長專區 - 嘉義市政府
  17. 金門縣政府全球資訊網-縣長介紹
  18. 馬祖-連江縣政府-縣長專欄