Mayor of Taichung

The Mayor of Taichung is the head of the Taichung City Government, Taiwan and is elected to a four-year term. The current mayor is Lu Shiow-yen of the Kuomintang since 25 December 2018.

Mayor of the City of Taichung
Seal of Taichung
Flag of Taichung
Incumbent
Lu Shiow-yen
since 25 December 2018
Term lengthfour years; may serve 1 consecutive terms
Websitewww.taichung.gov.tw

Titles of the Mayor
DateEnglishCharactersJapaneseMandarinTaiwaneseHakka
Oct 1920–Oct 1940Mayor of Taichū臺中市市尹Taichū-shi ShiinTâi-tiong-chhī Chhī-únThòi-chûng-sṳ Sṳ-yún
Oct 1940–Oct 1945臺中市市長Taichū-shi ShichōTâi-tiong-chhī
Chhī-tiúⁿ		Thòi-chûng-sṳ
Sṳ-chhòng
Oct 1945–presentMayor of Taichung臺中市市長Táizhōng Shì Shìzhǎng

List of Mayors

This list includes only those persons who served as mayors of Taichung after the end of World War II, during the Post-War era of Taiwan. The first two mayors served were appointed by the central government of Taiwan.

  Independent   Kuomintang   Chinese Youth Party   Democratic Progressive Party

Mayor of Taichung (Provincial city, directly-elected)
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of Office Political Party Term
5 Yang Chi-hsien
楊基先
Yáng Jīxiān (Mandarin)
Yòng Kî-siên (Hakka)
(1903–1961)		 1 February 19512 June 1954 Independent 1
6 Lin Chin-piao
林金標
Lín Jīnbiāo (Mandarin)
Lìm Kîm-pêu (Hakka)
(?–?)		 2 June 19542 June 1957 Kuomintang 2
2 June 19572 June 1960 3
7 Chiou Chin-chou
邱欽洲
Qiū Qīnzhōu (Mandarin)
Hiû Khîm-chû (Hakka)
(?–?)		 2 June 19602 June 1964 [1] Kuomintang 4
8 Chang Chi-chung
張啟仲
Zhāng Qǐzhòng (Mandarin)
Chông Khí-chhung (Hakka)
(1916–2009)		 2 June 19646 December 1966[2] Kuomintang 5
–– Luo Li-ju[3][4]
羅立儒
Luó Lìrú (Mandarin)
Lò Li̍p-yì (Hakka)
(?–?)		 6 December 19661 September 1967 Kuomintang
8 Chang Chi-chung
張啟仲
Zhāng Qǐzhòng (Mandarin)
Chông Khí-chhung (Hakka)
(1916–2009)		 1 September 1967 [5]18 December 1967 [6] Kuomintang
–- Luo Li-ju[3]
羅立儒
Luó Lìrú (Mandarin)
Lò Li̍p-yì (Hakka)
(?–?)		 18 December 19672 June 1968 Kuomintang
9 Lin Cheng-chiou
林澄秋
Lín Chéngqiū (Mandarin)
Lìm Chhṳ̀n-chhiû (Hakka)
(?–1979)		 2 June 19681 February 1973 [7] Independent 6
10 Chen Tuan-tang[8]
陳端堂
Chén Duāntáng (Mandarin)
Chhṳ̀n Tôn-thòng (Hakka)
(1920–2005)		 1 February 197320 December 1977 Kuomintang 7
Independent
11 Tzeng Wen-po
曾文坡
Zēng Wénpō (Mandarin)
Chên Vùn-pô (Hakka)
(1935–2002)		 20 December 197720 December 1981 Independent 8
Chinese Youth Party
12 Lin Po-jung
林柏榕
Lín Bóróng (Mandarin)
Lìm Pak-yùng (Hakka)
(1936–)		 20 December 198120 December 1985 Kuomintang 9
13 Chang Tzu-yuan
張子源
Zhãng Zǐyuán (Mandarin)
Chông Chṳ́-ngièn (Hakka)
(1942–2010)		 20 December 198520 July 1989 [9] Kuomintang 10
–– Hwang Ching-fong [3][4]
黃鏡峰
Huáng Jìngfēng (Mandarin)
Vòng Kiang-fûng (Hakka)
(1930–2012)		 20 July 198920 December 1989 Kuomintang
14 Lin Po-jung
林柏榕
Lín Bóróng (Mandarin)
Lìm Pak-yùng (Hakka)
(1936–)		 20 December 198920 December 1993 Kuomintang 11
20 December 19934 October 1995 [10][2] 12
–– Chen Cheng-hsiung [3][4]
陳正雄
Chén Zhèngxióng (Mandarin)
Chhṳ̀n Chang-hiùng (Hakka)
(?–?)		 4 October 19953 April 1996 Kuomintang
14 Lin Po-jung
林柏榕
Lín Bóróng (Mandarin)
Lìm Pak-yùng (Hakka)
(1936–)		 3 April 1996[5]3 June 1996 [11] Kuomintang
–- Lin Hsueh-cheng [3][4]
林學正
Lín Xuézhèng (Mandarin)
Lìm Ho̍k-chang (Hakka)
(?–?)		 3 June 199629 July 1997 Kuomintang
14 Lin Po-jung
林柏榕
Lín Bóróng (Mandarin)
Lìm Pak-yùng (Hakka)
(1936–)		 29 July 1997[12]20 December 1997 Kuomintang
15 Chang Wen-ying[13]
張溫鷹
Zhāng Wēnyīng (Mandarin)
Chông Vûn-Ên (Hakka)
(1950–)		 20 December 199720 December 2001[14] Democratic Progressive Party 13
Independent [15]
16 Jason Hu [16]
胡志強
Hú Zhìqiáng (Mandarin)
Fù Chṳ-khiòng (Hakka)
(1948–)		 20 December 200120 December 2005 Kuomintang 14
20 December 200525 December 2010 [17] 15

Mayor of Taichung (Special municipality)
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of Office Political Party Term
1 Jason Hu [18]
胡志強
Hú Zhìqiáng (Mandarin)
Fù Chṳ-khiòng (Hakka)
(1948–)		 25 December 201025 December 2014 [14] Kuomintang 1
2 Lin Chia-lung
林佳龍
Lín Jialóng (Mandarin)
Lìm Kâ-liùng (Hakka)
(1964–)		 25 December 201425 December 2018 [14] Democratic Progressive Party 2
3 Lu Shiow-yen
盧秀燕
Lú Xiùyàn (Mandarin)
Lù Siu-yen (Hakka)
(1961–)		 25 December 2018Incumbent Kuomintang 3
  1. Term extended to 4 years.
  2. Suspended.
  3. As acting.
  4. Provincial council member.
  5. Reinstated.
  6. Removed from office.
  7. Term extended to accommodate joint elections.
  8. Nephew of Chiou Chin-chou.
  9. Left office to serve as deputy commissioner of the State-owned Enterprises Commission.
  10. Impeached.
  11. Suspended due to corruption charges.
  12. Found not guilty; reinstated.
  13. First woman and DPP mayor of Taichung. Daughter-in-law of Chen Tuan-tang.
  14. Lost reelection.
  15. Left DPP to run for reelection.
  16. Longest-serving mayor in Taiwan.
  17. Term extended for joint elections with special municipalities.
  18. Longest serving mayor in Taiwan.
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