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, the great-grandson of Chiang Kai-shek.
Titles of the Mayor DateEnglishCharactersJapaneseMandarinTaiwaneseHakkaOct 1920–Oct 1940Mayor of TaihokuTaihoku-shi Shiin Tâi-pak-chhī Chhī-únThòi-pet-sṳ Sṳ-yúnOct 1940–Oct 1945Taihoku-shi ShichōTâi-pak-chhī Chhī-tiúⁿThòi-pet-sṳ Sṳ-chhòngOct 1945–presentMayor of Taipei Táiběi Shì Shìzhǎng
List of Mayors
Prefectural city era (appointed mayors) №NameTerm of Office11 September 192023 December 1924223 December 192427 July 1927327 July 192720 April 1929420 April 192916 May 1931516 May 193115 March 1932615 March 19324 August 193374 August 193316 October 1936816 October 193627 December 1939927 December 193914 May 19411014 May 194129 March 19421129 March 194231 March 19441231 March 194431 October 1945
Provincial city era (appointed mayors) № PortraitName(Birth–Death)Term of OfficePolitical Party 1 Huang Chao-chin (Mandarin)Vòng Chêu-khìm (Hakka)(1897–1972) 1 November 1945 1 March 1946 Kuomintang 2 Yu Mi-chien (Mandarin)Yù Mì-kiên (Hakka)(1897–1971) 1 March 1946 6 February 1950 Kuomintang 3 Wu San-lien (Mandarin)Ǹg Sâm-lièn (Hakka)(1899–1988) 6 February 1950 1 November 1950 Independent - Hsiang Chang-chuan As acting.Deputy commissioner, Taiwan province civil affairs department. (Mandarin)Hong Chhông-khièn (Hakka)(1903–2000) 1 November 1950 1 February 1951 Independent
Provincial city era (directly elected mayors) № PortraitName(Birth–Death)Term of Office TermPolitical Party 4 Wu San-lien (Mandarin)Ǹg Sâm-lièn (Hakka)(1899–1988) 1 February 1951 2 June 19541 IndependentChina Democratic Socialist Party member; ran as independent. 5 Henry Kao Kao Yu-shu (Mandarin)Kô Ngiu̍k-su (Hakka)(1913–2005) 2 June 1954 2 June 19572 Independent6 Huang Chi-jui (Mandarin) Vòng Khí-sui (Hakka) (1910–1976) 2 June 1957 2 June 1960 2 June 1960 August 1961Removed from office due to corruption charges.3 4 Kuomintang - Chou Pai-lienProvincial council member. (Mandarin)Chû Pak-lien (Hakka)(1909–1991) August 1961 14 December 1963 4Kuomintang 6 Huang Chi-jui (Mandarin)Vòng Khí-sui (Hakka)(1910–1976) 14 December 1963Reinstated. 2 June 1964Term extended to 4 years. 4Kuomintang 7 Henry Kao Kao Yu-shu (Mandarin)Kô Ngiu̍k-su (Hakka)(1913–2005) 2 June 1964 30 June 19675 Independent
Special municipality era (appointed mayors) № PortraitName(Birth–Death)Term of OfficePolitical Party 1 Henry Kao Kao Yu-shu (Mandarin)Kô Ngiu̍k-su (Hakka)(1913–2005) 1 July 1967 10 June 1972 Independent 2 Chang Feng-hsu (Mandarin)Chông Fûng-si (Hakka)(1928–2014) 10 June 1972 11 June 1976 Kuomintang 3 Lin Yang-kang (Mandarin)Lìm Yòng-kóng (Hakka)(1927–2013) 11 June 1976 9 June 1978 Kuomintang 4 Lee Teng-hui (Mandarin)Lí Tên-fî (Hakka)(1923–2020) 9 June 1978 5 December 1981 Kuomintang 5 Shao En-hsin (Mandarin)Seu Ên-sîn (Hakka)(1924–2014) 5 December 1981 19 April 1982 Kuomintang 6 Yang Chin-tsung (Mandarin)Yòng Kîm-chhùng (Hakka)(1923–1990) 19 April 1982 30 May 1985 Kuomintang 7 Hsu Shui-teh (Mandarin)Hí Súi-tet (Hakka)(1931-2021) 30 May 1985 25 July 1988 Kuomintang 8 Wu Po-hsiung (Mandarin)Ǹg Pak-hiùng (Hakka)(1939- ) 25 July 1988 2 June 1990 Kuomintang 9 Huang Ta-chouThomas HuangSecretary general of the Taipei City Government. (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) № PortraitName(Birth–Death)Term of Office TermPolitical Party 10 Chen Shui-bian (Mandarin)Chhṳ̀n Súi-pién (Hakka)(1950–) 25 December 1994 25 December 19981Democratic Progressive PartyFirst elected non-Kuomintang mayor of a special municipality. 11 Ma Ying-jeou (Mandarin)Mâ Yîn-kiú (Hakka)(1950–) 25 December 1998 25 December 2002 25 December 2002 25 December 20062 3Kuomintang 12 Hau Lung-pin (Mandarin)Khok Liùng-pîn (Hakka)(1952–) 25 December 2006 25 December 2010 25 December 2010 25 December 20144 5 13 Ko Wen-je (Mandarin)Khóa Vùn-chet (Hakka)(1960–) 25 December 2014 25 December 2018 25 December 2018 25 December 2022 6 7 Independent Taiwan People's PartyFounded 6 August 2019. 14 Chiang Wan-an (Mandarin)(1978–) 25 December 2022Incumbent 8 Kuomintang
Timeline
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% Total1,408,554100.00% Voter turnout78.53%
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% Total1,498,901100.00% Voter turnout80.89%
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% Total1,361,913100.00% Voter turnout70.61%
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% Total1,284,549100.00% 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% Total1,433,736100.00% Voter turnout70.65%
Taipei Mayoral Election, 2014 Taipei Mayoral Election, 2014 Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Independent Supported by the Democratic Progressive Party, Taiwan Solidarity Union, People First Party and other parties. 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% Total1,494,046100.00% Voter turnout70.46%
Taipei Mayoral Election, 2018 Taipei Mayoral Election, 2018 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% Total1,413,870100.00% Voter turnout 65.33%
Taipei Mayoral Election, 2022 Taipei Mayoral Election, 2022 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 8 Huang Shan-shan (黃珊珊) 342,141 25.14% Others 8,662 0.64% Total1,360,951100.00% Voter turnout 67.70%
See also Taipei Taipei City Government Taipei City Hall Taipei City Council Mayor of New Taipei
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