List of heads of governments of special municipalities, counties and provincial cities in Taiwan

A map showing mayors or magistrates of local administrative regions of the Republic of China by their party colours

This article lists the current heads of governments of the 6 special municipalities, 13 counties and 3 provincial cities in the Republic of China (Taiwan). Special municipalities and provinces are de jure first-level administrative divisions while counties and provincial cities are de jure second-level divisions of the republic. The Republic of China implemented streamlining of provinces in 1998.[1] According to the Local Government Act, provincial governments shall each be an agency of the Executive Yuan with provinces as non-local autonomous groups, while special municipalities, counties and provincial cities shall be local autonomous bodies.[2][3] Executive governments of the local autonomous bodies are controlled by the Executive Yuan, the state's highest central executive body, and are each led by a mayor or magistrate. Each mayor or magistrate are elected by the population of each division with a maximum term of five years and are limited to two terms in office.[2]

Currently, all of the mayors of special municipalities and provincial cities and magistrates of counties in the republic have won in the 2014 mayoral and magistratical elections and was sworn into office on 25 December 2014. Of the twenty-two current incumbents, two are women—Chen Chu in Kaohsiung County and Helen Chang in Chiayi County. Chiu Ching-chun of Hsinchu County is the oldest official (67 years, 3 days of age), while Hsinchu City's Lin Chih-chien is the youngest (41 years, 198 days old). Thirteen incumbents belong to the Democratic Progressive Party and six are from the Kuomintang; the remaining three have no party affiliation.

Heads of governments of special municipalities, counties and provincial cities

Colour key for parties
Office and division
(past officeholders)		 Name Portrait Date of birth
(Age)		 Party Ref
Mayor of
Taipei City
(list)		 Ko Wen-je 6 August 1959
(57 years, 127 days)		 – [4]
Mayor of
New Taipei City
(list)		 Chu, EricEric Chu 7 June 1961
(55 years, 187 days)		 Kuomintang [5]
Mayor of
Taoyuan City
(list)		 Cheng Wen-tsan 6 July 1967
(49 years, 158 days)		 Democratic Progressive Party [6]
Mayor of
Taichung City
(list)		 Lin Chia-lung 13 February 1964
(52 years, 302 days)		 Democratic Progressive Party [7]
Mayor of
Tainan City
(list)		 Lai, WilliamWilliam Lai 6 October 1959
(57 years, 66 days)		 Democratic Progressive Party [8]
Mayor of
Kaohsiung City
(list)		 Chen Chu 10 June 1950
(66 years, 184 days)		 Democratic Progressive Party [9]
Magistrate of
Yilan County
(list)		 Lin Tsung-hsien 22 February 1962
(54 years, 293 days)		 Democratic Progressive Party [10]
Magistrate of
Hsinchu County
(list)		 Chiu Ching-chun – 8 December 1949
(67 years, 3 days)		 Kuomintang [11]
Magistrate of
Miaoli County
(list)		 Hsu Yao-chang 30 June 1955
(61 years, 164 days)		 Kuomintang [12]
Magistrate of
Changhua County
(list)		 Wei Ming-ku 18 March 1963
(53 years, 268 days)		 Democratic Progressive Party [13]
Magistrate of
Nantou County
(list)		 Lin Ming-chen – 13 February 1951
(65 years, 302 days)		 Kuomintang [14]
Magistrate of
Yunlin County
(list)		 Lee Chin-yung 1 August 1951
(65 years, 132 days)		 Democratic Progressive Party [15]
Magistrate of
Chiayi County
(list)		 Chang, HelenHelen Chang 7 July 1954
(62 years, 157 days)		 Democratic Progressive Party [16]
Magistrate of
Pingtung County
(list)		 Pan Men-an 15 August 1963
(53 years, 118 days)		 Democratic Progressive Party [17]
Magistrate of
Taitung County
(list)		 Huang, JustinJustin Huang – 6 November 1959
(57 years, 35 days)		 Kuomintang [18]
Magistrate of
Hualien County
(list)		 Fu Kun-chi 8 May 1962
(54 years, 217 days)		 – [19]
Magistrate of
Penghu County
(list)		 Chen Kuang-fu – 25 October 1955
(61 years, 47 days)		 Democratic Progressive Party [20]
Magistrate of
Kinmen County
(list)		 Chen Fu-hai – 3 June 1963
(53 years, 191 days)		 – [21]
Magistrate of
Lienchiang County
(list)		 Liu Cheng-ying – 24 August 1958
(58 years, 109 days)		 Kuomintang [22]
Mayor of
Keelung City
(list)		 Lin Yu-chang – 10 March 1971
(45 years, 276 days)		 Democratic Progressive Party [23]
Mayor of
Hsinchu City
(list)		 Lin Chih-chien – 27 May 1975
(41 years, 198 days)		 Democratic Progressive Party [24]
Mayor of
Chiayi City
(list)		 Twu Shiing-jer 17 June 1951
(65 years, 177 days)		 Democratic Progressive Party [25]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 精省 (Streamlining of provinces), History and Culture Learning Portal, Ministry of Education of the Republic of China.
  2. 1 2 地方制度法 (Local Government Act), Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of China, 3 February 2010.
  3. ↑ Bo Qingjiu, 地方政府與自治 (Local governance and autonomy), Wu-Nan Book Inc, 2001, p. 192-193. ISBN 9789571126371
  4. ↑ 柯文哲：要以黑白代替蓝绿 上任100天改变台北 (To change Taipei within 100 days of office: Ko Wen-je), China News Service, 25 December 2014.
  5. ↑ 朱立伦：台湾走出政党恶斗蓝绿对抗 从新北市出发 (Taiwan shall embark from New Taipei to end of political rivalry: Eric Chu), China News Service, 25 December 2014.
  6. ↑ 鄭文燦就職　吳志揚未到 (Cheng Wen-tsan assumes office; John Wu did not turn up), Apple Daily, 25 December 2014.
  7. ↑ 台中市长林佳龙就职 一级首长签署廉能公约 (Lin Chia-lung of Taichung City assumes mayoralty), China News Service, 25 December 2014.
  8. ↑ 賴清德就職典禮遇雨　自誇「祈雨成功」 (Rain befalls during William Lai's swearing-in ceremony), Apple Daily, 25 December 2014.
  9. ↑ 连任就职 陈菊发表演说称高雄未来要一直向前 (Kaohsiung shall continue moving forward, says re-elected Chen Chu), China News Service, 25 December 2014.
  10. ↑ 林聰賢就職 打造行動政府 (Lin Tsung-hsien assumes office), China Times, 25 December 2014.
  11. ↑ Huang Meizhu, 新竹縣長邱鏡淳就職 (Chiu Ching-chun of Hsinchu County assumes magistracy), Liberty Times, 25 December 2014.
  12. ↑ Guan Ruiping, 苗栗縣長交接 徐耀昌宣誓就職 (Hsu Yao-chang takes over as Magistrate of Miaoli County), Central News Agency, 25 December 2014.
  13. ↑ 彰化县长交接 魏明谷首推福利与交通 (Wei Ming-ku takes over magistracy of Changhua County, to launch welfare and transport policies), New Tang Dynasty Television, 25 December 2014.
  14. ↑ Gao Tangyao, 林明溱就職扮耶老　陳志清卸任批柯文哲 (Lin Ming-chen dresses up as Santa Claus during his inauguration; outgoing Chen Chih-ching criticises Ko Wen-je), Apple Daily, 25 December 2014.
  15. ↑ Ye Ziwang, 李進勇就職 雲林邁新局 (Lee Chin-yung assumes magistracy in Yunlin County), Central News Agency, 25 December 2014.
  16. ↑ Huang Guofang, 張花冠：未來打造嘉義新時代 (To create a new era for Chiayi (County): Helen Chang), Central News Agency, 25 December 2014.
  17. ↑ 潘孟安就職 誓言打造「安居大社區」 (Pan Men-an takes office), Independence Evening Post, 25 December 2014.
  18. ↑ Huang Ruijuan, 台東縣長黃健庭就職　宣佈：政治生涯最後一站 (Justin Huang takes office, announces an end to his political career after magistracy), Apple Daily, 25 December 2014.
  19. ↑ Ruan Naihong, 傅昆萁就职 捐选举补贴金 (Fu Kun-chi takes office and donates his election subsidies), China Times, 26 December 2014.
  20. ↑ Liu Yuqing, 陳光復宣誓 讓澎湖縣民兩個月內有感 (Chen Kuang-fu sworn in as Penghu County Magistrate), Liberty Times, 25 December 2014.
  21. ↑ Wu Zhengting, 陳福海領軍 金門府、會新龍頭就位 (Chen Fu-hai assumes magistracy in Kinmen County), Liberty Times, 25 December 2014.
  22. ↑ 劉增應就職 推動連江交通觀光 (Liu Cheng-ying takes office, to promote transport and tourism in Matsu), China Times, 25 December 2014.
  23. ↑ Yu Zhaofu, 林右昌就職 帶領基隆向前行 (Lin Yu-chang takes office, to lead Keelung forward), Liberty Times, 25 December 2014.
  24. ↑ Huang Xiaopei, 改朝换代 林智坚今就职新竹市长 (Lin Chih-chien assumes mayoralty of Hsinchu City, green camp takes over), China Times, 25 December 2014.
  25. ↑ 全民做市長　涂醒哲：每半年公投決定市政 (Twu Shiing-jer to hold referendums every six months), Apple Daily, 25 December 2014.
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