List of magistrates and mayors in Taiwan

Last updated

A map showing political parties of magistrates and mayors in Taiwan as of Dec. 25, 2022 .mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{} Democratic Progressive Party Independent Kuomintang Taiwan People's Party 2022ROCCounty.svg
A map showing political parties of magistrates and mayors in Taiwan as of Dec. 25, 2022
  Independent

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]

Contents

Currently, 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, ten are women—Lu Shiow-yen in Taichung City, Huang Min-hui in Chiayi City, and Ann Kao in Hsinchu 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 (72 years, 219 days of age), while Hsinchu City's Ann Kao is the youngest (39 years, 275 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
(66 years, 142 days)		 Kuomintang
Mayor of
Taipei City
(list)		 Chiang Wan-an Jiang Wan An Shi Chang (cropped).jpg 26 December 1978
(44 years, 305 days)		 Kuomintang [5]
Mayor of
Taoyuan City
(list)		 Chang San-cheng Tao Yuan Shi Chang Zhang Shan Zheng .jpg 24 June 1954
(69 years, 125 days)		 Kuomintang [6]
Mayor of
Taichung City
(list)		 Lu Shiow-yen Tai Zhong Shi Chang Lu Xiu Yan .jpg 31 August 1961
(62 years, 57 days)		 Kuomintang [7]
Mayor of
Tainan City
(list)		 Huang Wei-cher Huang Wei Zhe Shi Chang .jpg 26 September 1963
(60 years, 31 days)		 Democratic Progressive Party [8]
Mayor of
Kaohsiung City
(list)		 Chen Chi-mai Chen Chi-mai election infobox.jpg 23 December 1964
(58 years, 308 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
(71 years, 272 days)		 Kuomintang
Magistrate of
Hsinchu County
(list)		 Yang Wen-ke Yang Wen-ke.jpg 22 March 1951
(72 years, 219 days)		 Kuomintang
Magistrate of
Miaoli County
(list)		 Chung Tung-chin Chung Tung-chin.jpg 2 January 1963
(60 years, 298 days)		Independent [10]
Magistrate of
Changhua County
(list)		 Wang Huei-mei Wang Wei Yuan Hui Mei (Di Jiu Jie ).jpg 22 November 1968
(54 years, 339 days)		 Kuomintang
Magistrate of
Nantou County
(list)		 Hsu Shu-hua Hsu Shu-Hua by Chen Yu Qing 01 (cropped).jpg 15 October 1975
(48 years, 12 days)		 Kuomintang [11]
Magistrate of
Yunlin County
(list)		 Chang Li-shan Zhang Li Shan Xian Chang .jpg 1 January 1964
(59 years, 299 days)		 Kuomintang [12]
Magistrate of
Chiayi County
(list)		 Weng Chang-liang Weng Zhang Liang Xian Chang .jpg 19 March 1965
(58 years, 222 days)		 Democratic Progressive Party
Magistrate of
Pingtung County
(list)		 Chou Chun-mi Zhou Chun Mi .jpg 1 November 1966
(56 years, 360 days)		 Democratic Progressive Party [13]
Magistrate of
Taitung County
(list)		 April Yao Rao Qing Ling Xian Chang .jpg 23 November 1969
(53 years, 338 days)		 Kuomintang
Magistrate of
Hualien County
(list)		 Hsu Chen-wei Xu Wei Yuan Zhen Wei (Di Jiu Jie ).jpg 12 October 1968
(55 years, 15 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
(68 years, 2 days)		 Democratic Progressive Party
Mayor of
Keelung City
(list)		 George Hsieh Xie Guo Liang Shi Chang .jpg 5 October 1975
(48 years, 22 days)		 Kuomintang [14]
Mayor of
Hsinchu City
(list)		 Ann Kao Hung-An Kao.jpg 25 January 1984
(39 years, 275 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
(64 years, 280 days)		 Kuomintang [16]
Magistrate of
Kinmen County
(list)		 Chen Fu-hai Chen Fu Hai Xian Chang .jpg 3 June 1963
(60 years, 146 days)		 Taiwan People's Party [17]
Magistrate of
Lienchiang County
(list)		 Wang Chung-ming Wang Zhong Ming .jpg 27 February 1958
(65 years, 242 days)		 Kuomintang [18]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hsinchu</span> City in Northern Taiwan

Hsinchu is a city located in northwestern Taiwan. It is the most populous city in Taiwan that is not a special municipality, with estimated 450,655 inhabitants. Hsinchu is a coastal city bordering the Taiwan Strait to the west, Hsinchu County to the north and east, and Miaoli County to the south. Nicknamed the Windy City for its strong northeastern monsoon during the autumn and winter seasons.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chang Po-ya</span> Taiwanese politician

Chang Po-ya is a Taiwanese politician who is the founder of the Non-Partisan Solidarity Union, a political party in Taiwan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Taiwan Provincial Government</span> 1945–2018 government of Taiwan Province of the Republic of China

The Taiwan Provincial Government was the government that governed Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. Its functions have been transferred to the National Development Council and other ministries of the Executive Yuan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chen Chu</span> Taiwanese politician

Kiku Chen Chu is a Taiwanese politician serving as president of the Control Yuan and Chair of the National Human Rights Commission since 2020. Before assuming her current post, Chen had served as Secretary-General to the President from 2018 to 2020 and Mayor of Kaohsiung from 2006 to 2018, making her the longest-serving mayor of the city since the Japanese occupation of Taiwan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Neipu</span> Rural township

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Beigan, Lienchiang</span> Rural Township in Fujian, Republic of China

Beigan Township, is an insular rural township in Lienchiang County, Taiwan (ROC). The township is in the East China Sea off the coast of Fujian Province, China near Fuzhou (Foochow). Beigan Island, the main island of the township, is the second largest island in the Matsu Islands. Other smaller islands in the township include Daqiu Island, known for its Formosan sika deer, and Gaodeng Island and Liang Island which are off-limits to the public. The native language many of the inhabitants is Matsu dialect which is one of the statutory languages for public transport announcements in the Matsu Islands.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kaohsiung City Council</span> Legislature of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chen Ming-tang</span> Taiwanese politician

Chen Ming-tang is a Taiwanese politician. He has served as the Administrative Deputy Minister of Justice in the Executive Yuan since 11 March 2013. In September 2013, he briefly became the acting Minister of Justice after incumbent Minister Tseng Yung-fu's sudden resignation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yilan County Government</span> Government of Yilan County, Taiwan

The Yilan County Government is the local government of Yilan County, Taiwan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pingtung County Council</span> Council of Pingtung County, Taiwan

Pingtung County Council is the county council of Pingtung County, Republic of China. It is currently composed of 55 councillors, all elected in the 2018 Taiwanese local elections. Being the largest county council in terms of seats, it succeeded the former Pingtung City Senate on 1 October 1950 after reorganization of the local governments.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hualien County Government</span> Government of Hualien County, Taiwan

The Hualien County Government is the local government of the Republic of China that governs Hualien County.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Taichung's 7th Redevelopment Zone</span>

Taichung’s 7th Redevelopment Zone is located in Xitun District and Nantun District, known to many local residents by its abbreviated Mandarin name "Qiqi" (七期).

The 2018 Taiwanese municipal elections for both mayoral and magisterial candidates were held on 24 November 2018, as part of the larger local elections in Taiwan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Huang Jong-tsun</span> Taiwanese politician and psychologist

Huang Jong-tsun is a Taiwanese politician and psychologist who serves as the current President of the Examination Yuan. Prior to assuming his current role, Huang had served as President of China Medical University from 2005 to 2014 and Minister of Education from 2002 and 2004. He is the first President of the Examination Yuan not affiliated with any political party.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lu Shiow-yen</span> Taiwanese politician and television presenter

Lu Shiow-yen is a Taiwanese politician and former television presenter. She is the incumbent Mayor of Taichung since 25 December 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Huang Wei-che</span> Taiwanese politician

Huang Wei-che is a Taiwanese politician. He was a member of the Legislative Yuan from 2005 to 2018. Huang is the incumbent Mayor of Tainan since 25 December 2018 after winning the title during the 2018 local elections on 24 November 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thirteen Villages of Syuejia</span> Group of villages in Tainan, Taiwan

The Thirteen Villages of Syuejia were a group of Taiwanese Mandarin villages built in the seventeenth century CE, in nowadays Syuejia District (學甲區) and Beimen District (北門區), Tainan City, Taiwan. In 1661, when Koxinga arrived in the south-west part of Taiwan, four families from Baijiao Township (白礁鄉), Tonan County (同安縣), Fujian Province, China with the last names Chen (陳), Li (李), Hsieh (謝) and Chuang (莊) came along and built these villages.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1950–51 Taiwanese local elections</span> Taiwanese local elections held in 1950–51

Local elections were held in Taiwan in 1950 and 1951, months after Chiang Kai-shek resumed duties as President of the Republic of China following the civil war defeat, marking the start of local autonomy in the post-war era.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1964 Taiwanese local elections</span>

Local elections were held in Taiwan on 26 April 1964, the fifth nation-wide elections in post-war Taiwan, electing all 21 mayors of cities and magistrates of counties with a four-year tenure. Fuchien Province, then under military administration, was not up for election.

References

  1. ↑ 精省 Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine (Streamlining of provinces), History and Culture Learning Portal, Ministry of Education (Taiwan).
  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.
  6. ↑ "404Error". www.tycg.gov.tw.{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  7. ↑ "盧秀燕". 臺中市政府全球資訊網.
  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
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.