List of mayors of Taipei
Encyclopedia
This is a list of mayors of Taipei
, where three of them (Lee Teng-hui
, Chen Shui-bian
, and Ma Ying-jeou
) have become president:
Mayor of Taipei
The Mayor of Taipei is elected to a four-year term. Former Presidents Lee Teng-hui, Chen Shui-bian have all held this position prior to being elected President.It was an appointed position from 1967 to 1994...
, where three of them (Lee Teng-hui
Lee Teng-hui
Lee Teng-hui is a politician of the Republic of China . He was the 7th, 8th, and 9th-term President of the Republic of China and Chairman of the Kuomintang from 1988 to 2000. He presided over major advancements in democratic reforms including his own re-election which marked the first direct...
, Chen Shui-bian
Chen Shui-bian
Chen Shui-bian is a former Taiwanese politician who was the 10th and 11th-term President of the Republic of China from 2000 to 2008. Chen, whose Democratic Progressive Party has traditionally been supportive of Taiwan independence, ended more than fifty years of Kuomintang rule in Taiwan...
, and Ma Ying-jeou
Ma Ying-jeou
Ma Ying-jeou is the 12th term and current President of the Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan, and the Chairman of the Kuomintang Party, also known as the Chinese Nationalist Party. He formerly served as Justice Minister from 1993 to 1996, Mayor of Taipei from 1998 to 2006, and Chairman...
) have become president:
Japanese rule era
- :zh:木原圓次 (1940 - 1941)
- :zh:藤村寬太 (1941 - 1942)
- :zh:廣谷致員 (1942 - 1943)
- :zh:土居美水 (1944 - 1945)
Appointed mayors
- Huang Chao-chin (November 1, 1945 - February 28, 1946) (first post-war mayor)
- Yu Mi-hsien (March 1, 1946 - February 5, 1950)
- Wu San-lien (February 6, 1950 - November 1950)
- Hsiang Chang-chüan (November 1950 - January 31, 1951)(acting)
Elected mayors
- Wu San-lien (February 1, 1951 - June 2, 1954)
- Henry Kao Yu-shu (June 2, 1954 - June 2, 1957) (first term)
- Huang Chi-jui (June 2, 1957 - June 2, 1964)
- Chou Pai-lien (August, 1961 - December 14, 1963) (acting)
- Henry Kao Yu-shu (June 2, 1964 - July 1, 1967) (second term)
Appointed mayors
- Henry Kao Yu-shu (July 1, 1967 - June 10, 1972) (appointed by Chiang Kai-shek)
- Chang Feng-shu (June 10, 1972 - June 11, 1976)
- Lin Yang-kangLin Yang-kangLin Yang-kang is a politician in the Republic of China .-Biography:Born in Nantou County, Taiwan, Lin graduated from National Taiwan University with a bachelor of science degree...
(June 11, 1976 - June 9, 1978) - Lee Teng-huiLee Teng-huiLee Teng-hui is a politician of the Republic of China . He was the 7th, 8th, and 9th-term President of the Republic of China and Chairman of the Kuomintang from 1988 to 2000. He presided over major advancements in democratic reforms including his own re-election which marked the first direct...
(June 9, 1978 - December 4, 1981) - Shao En-hsin (December 4, 1981 - April 19, 1982)
- Yang Chin-tsung (April 19, 1982 - May 30, 1985)
- Hsu Shui-teh (May 30, 1985 - July 25, 1988)
- Wu Po-hsiung (July 25, 1988 - June 2, 1990)
- Huang Ta-chouHuang Ta-chouHuang Ta-chou was a Taiwan politician. He was the former mayor of Taipei and the chairman of the Chinese Taipei Olympic committee.-Early life:...
(June 2, 1990 - December 25, 1994)
Elected mayors
- Chen Shui-bianChen Shui-bianChen Shui-bian is a former Taiwanese politician who was the 10th and 11th-term President of the Republic of China from 2000 to 2008. Chen, whose Democratic Progressive Party has traditionally been supportive of Taiwan independence, ended more than fifty years of Kuomintang rule in Taiwan...
(December 25, 1994 - December 25, 1998) - Ma Ying-jeouMa Ying-jeouMa Ying-jeou is the 12th term and current President of the Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan, and the Chairman of the Kuomintang Party, also known as the Chinese Nationalist Party. He formerly served as Justice Minister from 1993 to 1996, Mayor of Taipei from 1998 to 2006, and Chairman...
(December 25, 1998 - December 25, 2006) - Hau Lung-pin (December 25, 2006 - )