The Changhua County Magistrate is the chief executive of the Changhua County government in Taiwan. Initially magistrates were appointed by the Taiwan Provincial Government, but from 1951 the role has been directly elected by the population of Changhua County. The current magistrate is Wang Huei-mei of Kuomintang since 25 December 2018.
Appointed magistrates Term Name Political partyTerm of office Notes 1 Chen Hsi-ching Kuomintang 21 December 1950 7 February 1951 acting Chiang Chi-wu Kuomintang 7 February 1951 1 June 1951
Directly elected magistrates In the multi-party era (1987 onwards) the post has been held five times by the Kuomintang and thrice by the Democratic Progressive Party. Under current rules magistrates serve four-year terms, and can stand for re-election once.
№ PortraitName(Birth–Death)Term of Office Term Political Party 1 Chen Hsi-ching陳錫卿 Chén Xíqīng (1907-1985) 1 June 1951 2 June 1954 1 Kuomintang 2 June 1954 2 June 1957 2 2 June 1957 2 June 1960 3 2 Lu Shih-ming呂世明 Lǚ Shìmíng (1901-1992) 2 June 1960 2 June 1964 Term extended to 4 years. 4 Kuomintang 2 June 1964 2 June 1968 5 3 Chen Shih-ying陳時英 Chén Shíyīng (1926-1995) 2 June 1968 7 June 1971 Appointed to a Provincial Government post 6 Kuomintang — Li Feng-chihAs acting, provincial council member.李豐之 Lǐ Fēngzhī 7 June 1971 1 February 1973 Term extended to accommodate joint elections. Kuomintang 4 Wu Jung-hsing吳榮興 Wú Róngxīng (1925-2014) 1 February 1973 20 December 1977 7 Kuomintang 20 December 1977 20 December 19818 5 George HuangFirst non-KMT party member to hold the post黃石城 Huáng Shíchéng (1935-2022) 20 December 1981 30 May 1985 9 Independent 20 December 1985 20 December 1989 10 6 Chou Ching-yuFirst magistrate of the multi-party era; first DPP magistrate; first female magistrate周清玉 Zhōu Qīngyǜ (1944-) 20 December 1989 20 December 1993Lost reelection. 11 Democratic Progressive Party 7 Juan Kang-meng阮剛猛 Ruǎn Gāngměng (1951-) 20 December 1993 20 December 1997 12 Kuomintang 20 December 1997 20 December 2001 13 8 Wong Chin-chu翁金珠 Wēng Jīnzhū (1947-) 20 December 2001 20 December 2005 14 Democratic Progressive Party 9 Cho Po-yuan 卓伯源 Zhuō Bóyuán (1965-) 20 December 2005 20 December 2009 15 Kuomintang 20 December 2009 25 December 2014 Term extended for joint elections with special municipalities. 1610 Wei Ming-ku魏明谷 Wèi Mínggǔ (1963-) 25 December 2014 25 December 2018 17 Democratic Progressive Party11Wang Huei-mei王惠美 Wáng Huìměi (1968-) 25 December 2018 25 December 2022 18Kuomintang 25 December 2022 Incumbent 19
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