Mayor of Taipei

Mayor of the City of Taipei
Mayor of the City of Taipei
	Emblem of the City of Taipei
	Incumbent; Chiang Wan-an; since 25 December 2022
Term length	four years; may serve 1 consecutive terms
Inaugural holder	Mutō Shingorō
Formation	1920
Website	Office of the Mayor

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.

Titles of the Mayor[edit]

Date	English	Characters	Japanese	Mandarin	Taiwanese	Hakka
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	Mayor of Taihoku	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	Tâi-pak-chhī Chhī-tiúⁿ	Thòi-pet-sṳ Sṳ-chhòng

List of Mayors[edit]

Kuomintang Independent Democratic Progressive Taiwan People's

Prefectural city era (appointed mayors)[edit]

№	Name	Term of Office
1	Mutō Shingorō [zh]	1 September 1920	23 December 1924
2	Ōta Goichi [zh]	23 December 1924	27 July 1927
3	Tabata Kōzaburō [zh]	27 July 1927	20 April 1929
4	Masuda Hidekichi [zh]	20 April 1929	16 May 1931
5	Utsumi Chuji [zh]	16 May 1931	15 March 1932
6	Nishizawa Gichō [zh]	15 March 1932	4 August 1933
7	Matsuoka Kazue [zh]	4 August 1933	16 October 1936
8	Tatsui Ishi [zh]	16 October 1936	27 December 1939
9	Kihara Enji [zh]	27 December 1939	14 May 1941
10	Fujimura Kanta [zh]	14 May 1941	29 March 1942
11	Hirotani Chiin [zh]	29 March 1942	31 March 1944
12	Doi Mimitsu [zh]	31 March 1944	31 October 1945

Provincial city era (appointed mayors)[edit]

№	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Political Party
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]

№	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]

№	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Political Party
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]

№	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Term	Political Party
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]

Electoral history[edit]

Taipei Mayoral Election, 1994[edit]

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%
Total				1,408,554	100.00%
Voter turnout				78.53%

Taipei Mayoral Election, 1998[edit]

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%
Total				1,498,901	100.00%
Voter turnout				80.89%

Taipei Mayoral Election, 2002[edit]

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%
Total				1,361,913	100.00%
Voter turnout				70.61%

Taipei Mayoral Election, 2006[edit]

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%
Total				1,284,549	100.00%
Voter turnout

Taipei Mayoral Election, 2010[edit]

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%
Total				1,433,736	100.00%
Voter turnout				70.65%

Taipei Mayoral Election, 2014[edit]

Taipei Mayoral Election, 2014
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[edit]

Taipei Mayoral Election, 2018^[12]
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[edit]

Taipei 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%

References[edit]

^ ^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

Bibliography[edit]

Numazaki, Ichiro (1996). "The role of personal networks in the making of Taiwan's guanxiqiye (related enterprises)". In Brown, Rajeswary Ampalavanar (ed.). Chinese Business Enterprise: Critical Perspectives on Business and Management. Vol. 2. London: Routledge. pp. 409–423. ISBN 9780415132398.

[act-1] As acting.

[2] Deputy commissioner, Taiwan province civil affairs department.

[CDSP-3] China Democratic Socialist Party member; ran as independent.

[4] Removed from office due to corruption charges.

[5] Provincial council member.

[6] Reinstated.

[7] Term extended to 4 years.

[8] Secretary general of the Taipei City Government.

[9] First elected non-Kuomintang mayor of a special municipality.

[10] Founded 6 August 2019.

[11] Supported by the Democratic Progressive Party, Taiwan Solidarity Union, People First Party and other parties.

[12] "中選會選舉資料庫網站".

[13] "Chiang Wan-an wins Taipei for KMT in tight three-way mayoral race". 26 November 2022.

[14] Supported by the Taiwan People's Party and People First Party

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