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.
Mayor of the City of Taipei | |
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![]() Emblem of the City of Taipei | |
since 25 December 2022 | |
Term length | four years; may serve 1 consecutive terms |
Inaugural holder | Mutō Shingorō |
Formation | 1920 |
Website | Office of the Mayor |
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
editDate | English | Characters | Japanese | Mandarin | Taiwanese | Hakka |
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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
editKuomintang Independent Democratic Progressive Taiwan People's
Prefectural city era (appointed mayors)
edit№ | Name | Term of Office | |
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1 | Mutō Shingorō | 1 September 1920 | 23 December 1924 |
2 | Ōta Goichi | 23 December 1924 | 27 July 1927 |
3 | Tabata Kōzaburō | 27 July 1927 | 20 April 1929 |
4 | Masuda Hidekichi | 20 April 1929 | 16 May 1931 |
5 | Utsumi Chuji | 16 May 1931 | 15 March 1932 |
6 | Nishizawa Gichō | 15 March 1932 | 4 August 1933 |
7 | Matsuoka Kazue | 4 August 1933 | 16 October 1936 |
8 | Tatsui Ishi | 16 October 1936 | 27 December 1939 |
9 | Kihara Enji | 27 December 1939 | 14 May 1941 |
10 | Fujimura Kanta | 14 May 1941 | 29 March 1942 |
11 | Hirotani Chiin | 29 March 1942 | 31 March 1944 |
12 | Doi Mimitsu | 31 March 1944 | 31 October 1945 |
Provincial city era (appointed mayors)
edit№ | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of Office | Political Party | |
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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)
edit№ | 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)
edit№ | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of Office | Political Party | |
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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)
edit№ | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of Office | Term | Political Party | |
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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
edit![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/timeline/ish8xgvvf1ludwr1xn4c1015kgo4xj5.png)
Electoral history
editTaipei Mayoral Election, 1994
editTaipei Mayoral Election, 1994 | ||||||
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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
editTaipei Mayoral Election, 1998 | ||||||
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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
editTaipei Mayoral Election, 2002 | ||||||
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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
editTaipei 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
editTaipei 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
editTaipei Mayoral Election, 2014 | ||||||
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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
editTaipei Mayoral Election, 2018[12] | ||||||
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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
editTaipei 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
editReferences
editThis article needs additional citations for verification. (December 2007) |
- ^ a b c As acting.
- ^ Deputy commissioner, Taiwan province civil affairs department.
- ^ a b China Democratic Socialist Party member; ran as independent.
- ^ Removed from office due to corruption charges.
- ^ Provincial council member.
- ^ Reinstated.
- ^ Term extended to 4 years.
- ^ Secretary general of the Taipei City Government.
- ^ First elected non-Kuomintang mayor of a special municipality.
- ^ Founded 6 August 2019.
- ^ Supported by the Democratic Progressive Party, Taiwan Solidarity Union, People First Party and other parties.
- ^ "中選會選舉資料庫網站".
- ^ "Chiang Wan-an wins Taipei for KMT in tight three-way mayoral race". 26 November 2022.
- ^ Supported by the Taiwan People's Party and People First Party
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