Mayor of Keelung

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Mayor of the City of Keelung
Seal of Keelung.svg
Seal of Keelung City
Xie Guo Liang Shi Chang .jpg
Incumbent
George Hsieh
since 25 December 2022
Term length 4 years; may serve 1 consecutive terms
Inaugural holder Hsieh Guan-i
FormationFebruary 1, 1951
Website Office of the Mayor

The Mayor of Keelung is the chief political executive of the city of Keelung in Taiwan. The current mayor is George Hsieh.

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List of mayors

   Kuomintang (KMT)   China Democratic Socialist Party    Dem. Progressive Party (DPP)   Independent

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePolitical partyTerm
1 Hsieh Guan-i
謝貫一
Xiè Guànyī
(1902-1967)
1 February 19512 June 1954 Kuomintang 1
2 June 19542 June 19572
2 June 19572 June 19603
2 19600129Lin Fan Wang .jpg Lin Fan-wang
林番王
Lín Fānwáng
(1899-1965)
2 June 19602 June 1964 [1] China Democratic Socialist Party 4
2 June 196411 July 1965 [2] 5
Seal of Keelung.svg Chiang Chi-wu [3]
江繼五
Jiāng Jìwǔ
(?-?)
11 July 196521 October 1965 Kuomintang
3 Su Te-liang [4]
蘇德良
Sū Déliáng
(1916-2006)
21 October 19652 June 1968 Kuomintang
2 June 19681 February 1973 [5] 6
4 Seal of Keelung.svg Chen Cheng-hsiung
陳正雄
Chén Zhèngxióng
(1937-2008)
1 February 197320 December 1977 Kuomintang 7
20 December 197720 December 19818
5 Seal of Keelung.svg Chang Chun-hsi
張春熙
Zhāng Chūnxī
(1932-2009)
20 December 198120 December 1985 Kuomintang 9
20 December 198520 December 198910
6 Seal of Keelung.svg Lin Shui-mu
林水木
Lín Shuǐmù
(1937-)
20 December 198920 December 1993 Kuomintang 11
20 December 199320 December 199712
7 Lee Chin Yung 130623.jpg Lee Chin-yung
李進勇
Lĭ Jìnyǒng
(1951-)
20 December 199720 December 2001 [6] Democratic Progressive Party 13
8 Xu Cai Li .jpg Hsu Tsai-li
許財利
Xǔ Cáilì
(1947-2007)
20 December 200120 December 2005 Kuomintang 14
20 December 200519 February 2007 [2] 15
Independent [7]
Seal of Keelung.svg Hsu Ching-kun [3] [8]
許清坤
Xŭ Qīngkūn
(?-)
19 February 20071 March 2007 Independent
WUFI Richard Chen 20140717(cropped).jpg Chen Chong-guan [3] [9]
陳重光
Chén Chóngguāng
(1945-)
1 March 200722 May 2007 Democratic Progressive Party
9 Zhang Tung-Rong(cropped).jpg Chang Tong-rong [4]
張通榮
Zhāng Tōngróng
(1949-)
22 May 200720 December 2009 Kuomintang
20 December 200925 December 201416
10 Lin Ji Long Shi Shi Chang You Chang  (Di Shi Qi Jie ).png Lin Yu-chang
林右昌
Lín Yòuchāng
(1971-)
25 December 201425 December 2018 Democratic Progressive Party 17
25 December 201825 December 202218
11 Li Fa Wei Yuan Xie Guo Liang .jpg George Hsieh
謝國樑
Xiè Guóliáng
(1975-)
25 December 2022Incumbent Kuomintang 19

Timeline

George HsiehLin Yu-changChang Tong-rongHsu Tsai-liLee Chin-yungMayor of Keelung

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References

  1. Term extended to 4 years.
  2. 1 2 Died in office.
  3. 1 2 3 As acting.
  4. 1 2 Elected in by-elections.
  5. Term extended to accommodate joint elections.
  6. Lost reelection.
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  8. Secretary General of the City Government.
  9. Appointed by the Ministry of the Interior.

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