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Mayor of the City of Taoyuan | |
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Term length | four years; may serve 1 consecutive terms |
Website | www |
The Mayor of Taoyuan is the chief executive of the Taoyuan City Government. Taoyuan City is a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). It was formerly known as the magistrate of Taoyuan before 25 December 2014 when Taoyuan was still a county. This list includes directly elected magistrates of the county during that time period.
Date | English | Characters | Mandarin | Taiwanese | Hakka |
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Oct 1950–Dec 2014 | Magistrate of Taoyuan | 桃園縣縣長 | Táoyuán Xiàn Xiànzhǎng | Thô-hn̂g-koān Koān-tiúⁿ | Thò-yèn-yen Yen-chhòng |
Dec 2014–present | Mayor of Taoyuan | 桃園市市長 | Táoyuán Shì Shìzhǎng | Thô-hn̂g-chhī Chhī-tiúⁿ | Thò-yèn-sṳ Sṳ-chhòng |
Kuomintang Independent Democratic Progressive Party
№ | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of Office | Political Party | Term | |
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1 | Hsu Chung-teh 徐崇德 Xú Chóngdé (Mandarin) Chhì Chhùng-tet (Hakka) (1900–1985) | 1 May 1951 | 2 June 1954 | Kuomintang | 1 | |
2 June 1954 | 2 June 1957 | 2 | ||||
2 | Chang Fang-hsieh 張芳燮 Zhāng Fāngxiè (Mandarin) Chông Fông-siet (Hakka) (1914–1994) | 2 June 1957 | 2 June 1960 | Kuomintang | 3 | |
3 | Wu Hung-ling 吳鴻麟 Wú Hónglín (Mandarin) Ǹg Fùng-lîn (Hakka) (1899–1995) | 2 June 1960 | 2 June 1964 [lower-alpha 1] | Kuomintang | 4 | |
4 | Chen Chang-shou 陳長壽 Chén Chángshòu (Mandarin) Chhṳ̀n Chhòng-su (Hakka) (1905–1977) | 2 June 1964 | 2 June 1968 | Kuomintang | 5 | |
5 | Hsu Hsin-chih 許新枝 Xǔ Xīnzhī (Mandarin) Hí Sîn-kî (Hakka) (1928–) | 2 June 1968 | 2 June 1972 [lower-alpha 2] | Kuomintang | 6 | |
– | Lee Shu-yu [lower-alpha 3] 李樹猶 Lǐ Shùyóu (Mandarin) Lí Su-yù (Hakka) (1916–2003) | 2 June 1972 | 1 February 1973 [lower-alpha 4] | Kuomintang | ||
6 | Wu Po-hsiung [lower-alpha 5] 吳伯雄 Wú Bóxióng (Mandarin) Ǹg Pak-hiùng (Hakka) (1939–) | 1 February 1973 | 20 December 1976 [lower-alpha 6] | Kuomintang | 7 | |
– | Weng Chien [lower-alpha 3] 翁鈐 Wēng Qián (Mandarin) Vûng Khiàm (Hakka) (1917–1997) | 20 December 1976 | 20 December 1977 | Kuomintang | ||
7 | Hsu Hsin-liang 許信良 Xǔ Xìnliáng (Mandarin) Hí Sin-liòng (Hakka) (1941–) | 20 December 1977 | 1 July 1979 [lower-alpha 7] | Independent | 8 | |
– | Yeh Kuo-kuang [lower-alpha 3] 葉國光 Yè Guóguāng (Mandarin) Ya̍p Koet-kông (Hakka) (1923–) | 1 July 1979 | 20 December 1981 | Kuomintang | ||
8 | Hsu Hung-chih 徐鴻志 Xú Hóngzhì (Mandarin) Chhì Fùng-chṳ (Hakka) (1937–2018) | 20 December 1981 | 20 December 1985 | Kuomintang | 9 | |
20 December 1985 | 20 December 1989 | 10 | ||||
9 | Liu Pang-yu 劉邦友 Liú Bāngyǒu (Mandarin) Liù Pâng-yû (Hakka) (1942–1996) | 20 December 1989 | 20 December 1993 | Kuomintang | 11 | |
20 December 1993 | 21 November 1996 [lower-alpha 8] | 12 | ||||
– | Liao Pen-yang [lower-alpha 3] 廖本洋 Liào Běnyáng (Mandarin) Liau Pún-yòng (Hakka) (?–) | 21 November 1996 | 28 March 1997 | Kuomintang | ||
10 | Annette Lu [lower-alpha 9] 呂秀蓮 Lǚ Xiùlián (Mandarin) Lî Siu-lièn (Hakka) (1944–) | 28 March 1997 | 20 December 1997 | Democratic Progressive Party | ||
20 December 1997 | 20 May 2000 [lower-alpha 10] | 13 | ||||
– | Hsu Ying-shen [lower-alpha 11] [lower-alpha 12] 許應深 Xǔ Yìngshēn (Mandarin) Hí En-chhṳ̂m (Hakka) (1948–) | 20 May 2000 | 20 December 2001 | Democratic Progressive Party | ||
11 | Eric Chu 朱立倫 Zhū Lìlún (Mandarin) Chû Li̍p-lùn (Hakka) (1961–) | 20 December 2001 | 20 December 2005 | Kuomintang | 14 | |
20 December 2005 | 10 September 2009 [lower-alpha 13] | 15 | ||||
– | Huang Min-kon [lower-alpha 14] 黃敏恭 Huáng Mǐngōng (Mandarin) Vòng Men-kiûng (Hakka) (1947–) | 10 September 2009 | 20 December 2009 | Kuomintang | ||
12 | John Wu [lower-alpha 15] 吳志揚 Wú Zhìyáng (Mandarin) Ǹg Chṳ-yòng (Hakka) (1969–) | 20 December 2009 | 25 December 2014 [lower-alpha 16] | Kuomintang | 16 |
№ | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of Office | Political Party | Term | |
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1 | Cheng Wen-tsan 鄭文燦 Zhèng Wéncàn (Mandarin) Chhiáng Vùn-chhan (Hakka) (1967–) | 25 December 2014 | 25 December 2018 | Democratic Progressive Party | 1 | |
25 December 2018 | Incumbent | 2 |
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