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Mayor of Taipei
Head of government of Taipei, Taiwan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Mayor of the City of Taipei | |
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Term length | four years; may serve 1 consecutive terms |
Inaugural holder | Mutō Shingorō |
Formation | 1920 |
Website | Office of the Mayor |
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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.