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Mayor of the City of Taipei
Emblem of the City of Taipei
Incumbent
Chiang Wan-an
since 25 December 2022
Term lengthfour years; may serve 1 consecutive terms
Inaugural holderMutō Shingorō
Formation1920
Website Office of the Mayor

The Mayor of Taipei is the head of the Taipei City Government and is elected to a four-year term. Until the election of Tsai Ing-wen, the office was seen as a stepping stone to the presidency: presidents Lee Teng-hui, Chen Shui-bian and Ma Ying-jeou have all held this position prior to being elected president.

Taipei was elevated as a special municipality from 1967. The mayor was a position appointed by the central government from 1967 to 1994, and the first public election for Mayor of Taipei was held in 1994.

The incumbent mayor is Chiang Wan-an.

Titles of the Mayor

Date English Characters Japanese Mandarin Taiwanese Hakka
Oct 1920–Oct 1940 Mayor of Taihoku 臺北市市尹 Taihoku-shi Shiin Tâi-pak-chhī Chhī-ún Thòi-pet-sṳ Sṳ-yún
Oct 1940–Oct 1945 臺北市市長 Taihoku-shi Shichō Tâi-pak-chhī Chhī-tiúⁿ Thòi-pet-sṳ Sṳ-chhòng
Oct 1945–present Mayor of Taipei 臺北市市長 Táiběi Shì Shìzhǎng

List of Mayors

Non-Kuomintang Taiwanese politician Wu San-lien (2L) celebrated his landslide victory (65.5%) in the first-time Taipei city mayoral election in January 1951 with his supporters. Taipei is the capital of the Republic of China ( Taiwan) since December 1949.

   Kuomintang    Independent    Democratic Progressive    Taiwan People's

Prefectural city era (appointed mayors)

Name Term of Office
1 Mutō Shingorō ( zh:武藤針五郎) 1 September 1920 23 December 1924
2 Ōta Goichi ( zh:太田吾一) 23 December 1924 27 July 1927
3 Tabata Kōzaburō ( zh:田端幸三郎) 27 July 1927 20 April 1929
4 Masuda Hidekichi ( zh:增田秀吉) 20 April 1929 16 May 1931
5 Utsumi Chuji ( zh:內海忠司) 16 May 1931 15 March 1932
6 Nishizawa Gichō ( zh:西澤義徵) 15 March 1932 4 August 1933
7 Matsuoka Kazue ( zh:松岡一衛) 4 August 1933 16 October 1936
8 Tatsui Ishi ( zh:石井龍豬) 16 October 1936 27 December 1939
9 Kihara Enji ( zh:木原圓次) 27 December 1939 14 May 1941
10 Fujimura Kanta ( zh:藤村寬太) 14 May 1941 29 March 1942
11 Hirotani Chiin ( zh:廣谷致員) 29 March 1942 31 March 1944
12 Doi Mimitsu ( zh:土居美水) 31 March 1944 31 October 1945

Provincial city era (appointed mayors)

Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of Office Political Party
1 Huang Chao-chin
黃朝琴
Huáng Cháoqín ( Mandarin)
Vòng Chêu-khìm ( Hakka)
(1897–1972)
1 November 1945 1 March 1946 Kuomintang
2 Yu Mi-hsien
游彌堅
Yóu Míjiān ( Mandarin)
Yù Mì-kiên ( Hakka)
(1897–1971)
1 March 1946 6 February 1950 Kuomintang
3 Wu San-lien
吳三連
Wú Sānlián ( Mandarin)
Ǹg Sâm-lièn ( Hakka)
(1899–1988)
6 February 1950 1 November 1950 Independent
- Hsiang Chang-chuan [1] [2]
項昌權
Xiàng Chāngquán ( Mandarin)
Hong Chhông-khièn ( Hakka)
(1903–2000)
1 November 1950 1 February 1951 Independent

Provincial city era (directly elected mayors)

Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of Office Term Political Party
4 Wu San-lien
吳三連
Wú Sānlián ( Mandarin)
Ǹg Sâm-lièn ( Hakka)
(1899–1988)
1 February 1951 2 June 1954 1 Independent [3]
5 Henry Kao
Kao Yu-shu
高玉樹
Gaō Yǜshù ( Mandarin)
Kô Ngiu̍k-su ( Hakka)
(1913–2005)
2 June 1954 2 June 1957 2 Independent [3]
6 Huang Chi-jui
黃啟瑞
Huáng Qǐruì ( Mandarin)
Vòng Khí-sui ( Hakka)
(1910–1976)
2 June 1957
2 June 1960
2 June 1960
August 1961 [4]
3
4
Kuomintang
- Chou Pai-lien [1] [5]
周百鍊
Zhōu Bǎiliàn ( Mandarin)
Chû Pak-lien ( Hakka)
(1909–1991)
August 1961 14 December 1963 4 Kuomintang
6 Huang Chi-jui
黃啟瑞
Huáng Qǐruì ( Mandarin)
Vòng Khí-sui ( Hakka)
(1910–1976)
14 December 1963 [6] 2 June 1964 [7] 4 Kuomintang
7 Henry Kao
Kao Yu-shu
高玉樹
Gāo Yùshù ( Mandarin)
Kô Ngiu̍k-su ( Hakka)
(1913–2005)
2 June 1964 30 June 1967 5 Independent

Special municipality era (appointed mayors)

Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of Office Political Party
1 Henry Kao
Kao Yu-shu
高玉樹
Gaō Yǜshù ( Mandarin)
Kô Ngiu̍k-su ( Hakka)
(1913–2005)
1 July 1967 10 June 1972 Independent
2 Chang Feng-hsu
張豐緒
Zhāng Fēngxù ( Mandarin)
Chông Fûng-si ( Hakka)
(1928–2014)
10 June 1972 11 June 1976 Kuomintang
3 Lin Yang-kang
林洋港
Lín Yánggǎng ( Mandarin)
Lìm Yòng-kóng ( Hakka)
(1927–2013)
11 June 1976 9 June 1978 Kuomintang
4 Lee Teng-hui
李登輝
Lǐ Dēnghuī ( Mandarin)
Lí Tên-fî ( Hakka)
(1923–2020)
9 June 1978 5 December 1981 Kuomintang
5 Shao En-hsin
邵恩新
Shaò Ēnxīn ( Mandarin)
Seu Ên-sîn ( Hakka)
(1924–2014)
5 December 1981 19 April 1982 Kuomintang
6 Yang Chin-tsung
楊金欉
Yáng Jīncóng ( Mandarin)
Yòng Kîm-chhùng ( Hakka)
(1923–1990)
19 April 1982 30 May 1985 Kuomintang
7 Hsu Shui-teh
許水德
Xǚ Shuǐdé ( Mandarin)
Hí Súi-tet ( Hakka)
(1931-2021)
30 May 1985 25 July 1988 Kuomintang
8 Wu Po-hsiung
吳伯雄
Wú Bóxióng ( Mandarin)
Ǹg Pak-hiùng ( Hakka)
(1939- )
25 July 1988 2 June 1990 Kuomintang
9 Huang Ta-chou
Thomas Huang [1] [8]
黃大洲
Huáng Dàzhōu ( Mandarin)
Vòng Thai-chû ( Hakka)
(1936- )
2 June 1990
15 October 1990
14 October 1990
25 December 1994
Kuomintang

Special municipality era (directly elected mayors)

Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of Office Term Political Party
10 Chen Shui-bian
陳水扁
Chén Shuǐbiǎn ( Mandarin)
Chhṳ̀n Súi-pién ( Hakka)
(1950–)
25 December 1994 25 December 1998 1 Democratic Progressive Party [9]
11 Ma Ying-jeou
馬英九
Mǎ Yīngjiǔ ( Mandarin)
Mâ Yîn-kiú ( Hakka)
(1950–)
25 December 1998
25 December 2002
25 December 2002
25 December 2006
2
3
Kuomintang
12 Hau Lung-pin
郝龍斌
Hǎo Lóngbīn ( Mandarin)
Khok Liùng-pîn ( Hakka)
(1952–)
25 December 2006
25 December 2010
25 December 2010
25 December 2014
4
5
13 Ko Wen-je
柯文哲
Kē Wénzhé ( Mandarin)
Khóa Vùn-chet ( Hakka)
(1960–)
25 December 2014
25 December 2018
25 December 2018
25 December 2022
6
7
Independent
Taiwan People's Party [10]
14 Chiang Wan-an
蔣萬安
Jiǎng Wàn'ān ( Mandarin)
(1978–)
25 December 2022 Incumbent 8 Kuomintang

Timeline

Chiang Wan-an Ko Wen-je Hau Lung-pin Ma Ying-jeou Chen Shui-bian Huang Ta-chou Wu Po-hsiung Hsu Shui-teh Lee Teng-hui Lin Yang-kang Chang Feng-hsu Henry Kao

Electoral history

Taipei Mayoral Election, 1994

Taipei Mayoral Election, 1994
Party # Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Progressive (DPP) 3 Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) 615,090 43.67%
New Party 2 Jaw Shaw-kong (趙少康) 424,905 30.17%
Kuomintang (KMT) 4 Huang Ta-chou (黃大洲) 364,618 25.89%
Independent 1 Ji Rong-zhi (紀榮治) 3,941 0.28%
Total 1,408,554 100.00%
Voter turnout 78.53%

Taipei Mayoral Election, 1998

Taipei Mayoral Election, 1998
Party # Candidate Votes Percentage
Kuomintang (KMT) 2 Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) 766,377 51.13%
Democratic Progressive (DPP) 1 Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) 688,072 45.91%
New Party 3 Wang Chien-shien (王建煊) 44,452 2.97%
Total 1,498,901 100.00%
Voter turnout 80.89%

Taipei Mayoral Election, 2002

Taipei Mayoral Election, 2002
Party # Candidate Votes Percentage
Kuomintang (KMT) 2 Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) 873,102 64.11%
Democratic Progressive (DPP) 1 Lee Ying-yuan (李應元) 488,811 35.89%
Total 1,361,913 100.00%
Voter turnout 70.61%

Taipei Mayoral Election, 2006

Taipei Mayoral Election, 2006
Party # Candidate Votes Percentage
Kuomintang (KMT) 5 Hau Lung-pin (郝龍斌) 692,085 53.81%
Democratic Progressive (DPP) 3 Frank Hsieh (謝長廷) 525,869 40.89%
Independent 4 James Soong (宋楚瑜) 53,281 4.14%
Independent 1 Li Ao (李敖) 7,795 0.61%
Independent 6 Ke Tsi-hai (柯賜海) 3,687 0.29%
Taiwan Solidarity Union 2 Clara Chou (周玉蔻) 1,832 0.13%
Total 1,284,549 100.00%
Voter turnout

Taipei Mayoral Election, 2010

Taipei Mayoral Election, 2010
Party # Candidate Votes Percentage
Kuomintang (KMT) 2 Hau Lung-pin (郝龍斌) 797,865 55.65%
Democratic Progressive (DPP) 5 Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) 628,129 43.81%
Independent 4 Francis Wu (吳武明) 3,672 0.26%
Independent 3 Helen Hsiao (蕭淑華) 2,238 0.16%
Independent 1 Wu Yen-cheng (吳炎成) 1,832 0.13%
Total 1,433,736 100.00%
Voter turnout 70.65%

Taipei Mayoral Election, 2014

Taipei Mayoral Election, 2014
Party # Candidate Votes Percentage
Independent [11] 7 Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) 853,983 57.16%
Kuomintang (KMT) 6 Sean Lien (連勝文) 609,932 40.82%
Independent 2 Zhao Yan-qing (趙衍慶) 15,898 1.06%
Independent 5 Neil Peng (馮光遠) 8,080 0.54%
Independent 3 Li Hong-xin (李宏信) 2,621 0.18%
Independent 4 Chen Yong-chang (陳永昌) 1,908 0.13%
三等國民公義人權自救黨 1 Chen Ru-bin (陳汝斌) 1,624 0.11%
Total 1,494,046 100.00%
Voter turnout 70.46%

Taipei Mayoral Election, 2018

Taipei Mayoral Election, 2018 [12]
Party # Candidate Votes Percentage
Independent 4 Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) 580,663 41.06%
Kuomintang (KMT) 2 Ting Shou-chung (丁守中) 577,096 40.81%
Democratic Progressive (DPP) 3 Pasuya Yao (姚文智) 244,342 17.28%
Independent 5 Lee Si-kuen (李錫錕) 6,158 0.43%
Independent 1 Wu E-yang (吳蕚洋) 5,611 0.39%
Total 1,413,870 100.00%
Voter turnout 65.33%

Taipei Mayoral Election, 2022

Taipei Mayoral Election, 2022 [13]
Party # Candidate Votes Percentage
Kuomintang (KMT) 6 Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) 575,590 42.29%
Democratic Progressive (DPP) 12 Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) 434,558 31.93%
Independent [14] 8 Huang Shan-shan (黃珊珊) 342,141 25.14%
Others 8,662 0.64%
Total 1,360,951 100.00%
Voter turnout 67.70%

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c As acting.
  2. ^ Deputy commissioner, Taiwan province civil affairs department.
  3. ^ a b China Democratic Socialist Party member; ran as independent.
  4. ^ Removed from office due to corruption charges.
  5. ^ Provincial council member.
  6. ^ Reinstated.
  7. ^ Term extended to 4 years.
  8. ^ Secretary general of the Taipei City Government.
  9. ^ First elected non-Kuomintang mayor of a special municipality.
  10. ^ Founded 6 August 2019.
  11. ^ Supported by the Democratic Progressive Party, Taiwan Solidarity Union, People First Party and other parties.
  12. ^ "中選會選舉資料庫網站".
  13. ^ "Chiang Wan-an wins Taipei for KMT in tight three-way mayoral race". 26 November 2022.
  14. ^ Supported by the Taiwan People's Party and People First Party

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