| Mayor of the City of Tainan | |
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 Flag of Tainan | |
| Term length | four years; may serve 1 consecutive terms |
The Mayor of Tainan is the head of the Tainan City Government, Taiwan and is elected to a four-year term. The current mayor is Huang Wei-cher of the Democratic Progressive Party since 25 December 2018.
| Date | English | Characters | Japanese | Mandarin | Taiwanese | Hakka |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1920–Oct 1940 | Mayor of Tainan | 臺南市市尹 | Tainan-shi Shiin | Tâi-lâm-chhī Chhī-ún | Thòi-nàm-sṳ Sṳ-yún | |
| Oct 1940–Oct 1945 | 臺南市市長 | Tainan-shi Shichō | Tâi-lâm-chhī Chhī-tiúⁿ | Thòi-nàm-sṳ Sṳ-chhòng | ||
| Oct 1945–present | 臺南市市長 | Táinán Shì Shìzhǎng |
This list includes only those persons who served as mayors of Tainan City after the end of World War II, during the Post-War era of Taiwan. The first two mayors served were appointed by the central government of the Republic of China (Taiwan).
The numerals indicate the consecutive time in office served by a single elected mayor. For example, Su Nan-cheng served two consecutive terms and is counted as the tenth mayor (not the eighth and ninth). Yeh Ting-kuei served three non-consecutive terms and is counted chronologically as the 3rd, the 5th, and the 7th mayor. Because of this, the list below contains 14 mayoralties, but only 12 people.
Kuomintang Independent/ unknown Democratic Progressive Party
| № | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of Office | Political Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Han Lien-he 韓聯和 Hán Liánhé (?-?) | 26 November 1945 | 26 August 1946 | Kuomintang | |
| 2 | Chuo Kao-hsuen 卓高煊 Zhuó Gāoxuān (?-?) | 26 August 1946 | 1 February 1951 | Kuomintang | |
| № | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of Office | Term | Political Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yeh Ting-kuei 葉廷珪 Yè Tíngguī (1905-1977) | 1 February 1951 | 2 June 1954 [1] | 1 | Independent | ||
| 3 | Kuomintang | |||||
| Independent [2] | ||||||
| 4 | Yang Ching 楊請 Yáng Qǐng (1906–1971) | 2 June 1954 | 2 June 1957 [1] | 2 | Kuomintang | |
| 5 | Yeh Ting-kuei 葉廷珪 Yè Tíngguī (1905-1977) | 2 June 1957 | 2 June 1960 [1] | 3 | Independent | |
| 6 | Hsin Wen-bing 辛文炳 Xīn Wénbǐng (1912–1999) | 2 June 1960 | 2 June 1964 [3] | 4 | Kuomintang | |
| 7 | Yeh Ting-kuei 葉廷珪 Yè Tíngguī (1905-1977) | 2 June 1964 | 2 June 1968 | 5 | Independent | |
| Kuomintang [4] | ||||||
| 8 | Lin Hsi-shan 林錫山 Lín Xíshān (1928–?) | 2 June 1968 | 1 February 1973 [5] | 6 | Kuomintang | |
| 9 | Chang Li-tang 張麗堂 Zhāng Lìtáng (1935–) | 1 February 1973 | 20 December 1977 | 7 | Kuomintang | |
| 10 |  | Su Nan-cheng 蘇南成 Sū Nánchéng (1936–2014) | 20 December 1977 | 20 December 1981 | 8 | Independent |
| 20 December 1981 | 30 May 1985 [6] | 9 | ||||
| Kuomintang [7] | ||||||
| — |  | Chen Kuei-miao [8] [9] 陳癸淼 Chén Guǐmiǎo (1934–2014) | 30 May 1985 | 20 December 1985 | Kuomintang | |
| 11 |  | Lin Wen-hsiung 林文雄 Lín Wénxióng (1942–) | 20 December 1985 | 20 December 1989 [10] | 10 | Kuomintang |
| 12 |  | Shih Chih-ming 施治明 Shī Zhìmíng (1952–) | 20 December 1989 | 20 December 1993 | 11 | Kuomintang |
| 20 December 1993 | 20 December 1997 | 12 | ||||
| 13 |  | George Chang 張燦鍙 Zhāng Cànhòng (1936–) | 20 December 1997 | 20 December 2001 [1] | 13 | Democratic Progressive Party [11] |
| Independent [12] | ||||||
| 14 |  | Hsu Tain-tsair 許添財 Xǔ Tiāncái (1951–) | 20 December 2001 | 20 December 2005 | 14 | Democratic Progressive Party |
| 20 December 2005 | 25 December 2010 [13] | 15 | ||||
| № | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of Office | Term | Political Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Lai Ching-te (William Lai) 賴清德 Lài Qīngdé (1958–) | 25 December 2010 25 December 2014 | 25 December 2014 7 September 2017 [14] | 1 | Democratic Progressive Party |
| — |  | Li Meng-yen [8] [15] 李孟諺 Lǐ Mèngyàn (1966–) | 8 September 2017 | 25 December 2018 | 2 | Independent |
| 2 |  | Huang Wei-che 黃偉哲 Huáng Wěizhé (1963–) | 25 December 2018 | 25 December 2022 | 3 | Democratic Progressive Party |
| 25 December 2022 | Incumbent | 4 | ||||
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