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 length	four years; may serve 1 consecutive terms
Website	www.taichung.gov.tw

Titles of the Mayor

Date	English	Characters	Japanese	Mandarin	Taiwanese	Hakka
Oct 1920–Oct 1940	Mayor of Taichū	臺中市市尹	Taichū-shi Shiin		Tâi-tiong-chhī Chhī-ún	Thòi-chûng-sṳ Sṳ-yún
Oct 1940–Oct 1945		臺中市市長	Taichū-shi Shichō		Tâi-tiong-chhī Chhī-tiúⁿ	Thòi-chûng-sṳ Sṳ-chhòng
Oct 1945–present	Mayor 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 1951	2 June 1954	Independent	1
6		Lin Chin-piao 林金標 Lín Jīnbiāo (Mandarin) Lìm Kîm-pêu (Hakka) (?–?)	2 June 1954	2 June 1957	Kuomintang	2
			2 June 1957	2 June 1960		3
7		Chiou Chin-chou 邱欽洲 Qiū Qīnzhōu (Mandarin) Hiû Khîm-chû (Hakka) (?–?)	2 June 1960	2 June 1964 [1]	Kuomintang	4
8		Chang Chi-chung 張啟仲 Zhāng Qǐzhòng (Mandarin) Chông Khí-chhung (Hakka) (1916–2009)	2 June 1964	6 December 1966[2]	Kuomintang	5
––		Luo Li-ju[3][4] 羅立儒 Luó Lìrú (Mandarin) Lò Li̍p-yì (Hakka) (?–?)	6 December 1966	1 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 1967	2 June 1968	Kuomintang
9		Lin Cheng-chiou 林澄秋 Lín Chéngqiū (Mandarin) Lìm Chhṳ̀n-chhiû (Hakka) (?–1979)	2 June 1968	1 February 1973 [7]	Independent	6
10		Chen Tuan-tang[8] 陳端堂 Chén Duāntáng (Mandarin) Chhṳ̀n Tôn-thòng (Hakka) (1920–2005)	1 February 1973	20 December 1977	Kuomintang	7
	Independent
11		Tzeng Wen-po 曾文坡 Zēng Wénpō (Mandarin) Chên Vùn-pô (Hakka) (1935–2002)	20 December 1977	20 December 1981	Independent	8
	Chinese Youth Party
12		Lin Po-jung 林柏榕 Lín Bóróng (Mandarin) Lìm Pak-yùng (Hakka) (1936–)	20 December 1981	20 December 1985	Kuomintang	9
13		Chang Tzu-yuan 張子源 Zhãng Zǐyuán (Mandarin) Chông Chṳ́-ngièn (Hakka) (1942–2010)	20 December 1985	20 July 1989 [9]	Kuomintang	10
––		Hwang Ching-fong [3][4] 黃鏡峰 Huáng Jìngfēng (Mandarin) Vòng Kiang-fûng (Hakka) (1930–2012)	20 July 1989	20 December 1989	Kuomintang
14		Lin Po-jung 林柏榕 Lín Bóróng (Mandarin) Lìm Pak-yùng (Hakka) (1936–)	20 December 1989	20 December 1993	Kuomintang	11
20 December 1993	4 October 1995 [10][2]	12
––			Chen Cheng-hsiung [3][4] 陳正雄 Chén Zhèngxióng (Mandarin) Chhṳ̀n Chang-hiùng (Hakka) (?–?)	4 October 1995	3 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 1996	29 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 1997	20 December 2001[14]	Democratic Progressive Party	13
	Independent [15]
16		Jason Hu 胡志強 Hú Zhìqiáng (Mandarin) Fù Chṳ-khiòng (Hakka) (1948–)	20 December 2001	20 December 2005	Kuomintang	14
20 December 2005	25 December 2010 [16]	15

Mayor of Taichung (Special municipality)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Political party	Term
1		Jason Hu [17] 胡志強 Hú Zhìqiáng (Mandarin) Fù Chṳ-khiòng (Hakka) (1948–)	25 December 2010	25 December 2014 [14]	Kuomintang	1
2		Lin Chia-lung 林佳龍 Lín Jialóng (Mandarin) Lìm Kâ-liùng (Hakka) (1964–)	25 December 2014	25 December 2018 [14]	Democratic Progressive Party	2
3		Lu Shiow-yen 盧秀燕 Lú Xiùyàn (Mandarin) Lù Siu-yen (Hakka) (1961–)	25 December 2018	25 December 2022	Kuomintang	3
			25 December 2022	Incumbent		4

Timeline

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. Term extended for joint elections with special municipalities.
17. Longest serving mayor in Taiwan by continuous tenure.

References

• Mayors of Tainan - Memo.com.tw^{[permanent dead link]}
• Taichung City Government