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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
  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]

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 (73 years, 282 days of age), while Hsinchu City's Andy Chiu is the youngest (43 years, 18 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

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Colour key for parties
Office and division
(past officeholders)
Name Portrait Date of birth
(Age)
Party Ref
Mayor of
New Taipei City
(list)
Hou You-yi Mayor Hou You-yi 7 June 1957
(67 years, 205 days)
Kuomintang
Mayor of
Taipei City
(list)
Chiang Wan-an 26 December 1978
(46 years, 3 days)
Kuomintang [5]
Mayor of
Taoyuan City
(list)
Chang San-cheng Mayor Chang San-cheng 24 June 1954
(70 years, 188 days)
Kuomintang [6]
Mayor of
Taichung City
(list)
Lu Shiow-yen Mayor Lu Shiow-yen 31 August 1961
(63 years, 120 days)
Kuomintang [7]
Mayor of
Tainan City
(list)
Huang Wei-cher Mayor Huang Wei-cher 26 September 1963
(61 years, 94 days)
Democratic Progressive Party [8]
Mayor of
Kaohsiung City
(list)
Chen Chi-mai Mayor Chen Chi-mai 23 December 1964
(60 years, 6 days)
Democratic Progressive Party [9]
Magistrate of
Yilan County
(list)
Lin Zi-miao 28 January 1952
(72 years, 336 days)
Kuomintang
Magistrate of
Hsinchu County
(list)
Yang Wen-ke Magistrate Yang Wen-ke 22 March 1951
(73 years, 282 days)
Kuomintang
Magistrate of
Miaoli County
(list)
Chung Tung-chin Magistrate Chung Tung-chin 2 January 1963
(61 years, 362 days)
Independent [10]
Magistrate of
Changhua County
(list)
Wang Huei-mei Magistrate Wang Huei-mei 22 November 1968
(56 years, 37 days)
Kuomintang
Magistrate of
Nantou County
(list)
Hsu Shu-hua Magistrate Hsu Shu-hua 15 October 1975
(49 years, 75 days)
Kuomintang [11]
Magistrate of
Yunlin County
(list)
Chang Li-shan Magistrate Chang Li-shan 1 January 1964
(60 years, 363 days)
Kuomintang [12]
Magistrate of
Chiayi County
(list)
Weng Chang-liang Magistrate Weng Chang-liang 19 March 1965
(59 years, 285 days)
Democratic Progressive Party
Magistrate of
Pingtung County
(list)
Chou Chun-mi Magistrate Chou Chun-mi 1 November 1966
(58 years, 58 days)
Democratic Progressive Party [13]
Magistrate of
Taitung County
(list)
April Yao Magistrate April Yao 23 November 1969
(55 years, 36 days)
Kuomintang
Magistrate of
Hualien County
(list)
Hsu Chen-wei Magistrate Hsu Chen-wei 12 October 1968
(56 years, 78 days)
Kuomintang
Magistrate of
Penghu County
(list)
Chen Kuang-fu Magistrate Chen Kuang-fu 25 October 1955
(69 years, 65 days)
Democratic Progressive Party
Mayor of
Keelung City
(list)
George Hsieh Magistrate George Hsieh 5 October 1975
(49 years, 85 days)
Kuomintang [14]
Acting Mayor of
Hsinchu City
(list)
Andy Chiu Acting Mayor Andy Chiu 11 December 1981
(43 years, 18 days)
Taiwan People's Party [15]
Mayor of
Chiayi City
(list)
Huang Min-hui Mayor Huang Min-hui 20 January 1959
(65 years, 344 days)
Kuomintang [16]
Magistrate of
Kinmen County
(list)
Chen Fu-hai Magistrate Chen Fu-hai 3 June 1963
(61 years, 209 days)
Taiwan People's Party [17]
Magistrate of
Lienchiang County
(list)
Wang Chung-ming Magistrate Wang Chung-ming 27 February 1958
(66 years, 306 days)
Kuomintang [18]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 精省 Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine (Streamlining of provinces), History and Culture Learning Portal, Ministry of Education (Taiwan).
  2. ^ a b 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
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