The magistrate of Miaoli is the chief executive of the government of Miaoli County. This list includes directly elected magistrates of the county. The incumbent Magistrate is independent Chung Tung-chin since 25 December 2022.
| № | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of Office | Term | Political Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lai Shun-sheng 賴順生 Lài Shùnshēng (1908-1992) | 15 August 1951 | 16 August 1954 | 1 | Kuomintang | |
| 2 | Liu Ting-kuo 劉定國 Liú Dìngguó (1913-1997) | 16 August 1954 | 2 June 1957 | 2 | Kuomintang | |
| 2 June 1957 | 2 June 1960 | 3 | ||||
| 3 | Lin Wei-kung 林為恭 Lín Wéigōng (1908-1982) | 2 June 1960 | 2 June 1964[1] | 4 | Kuomintang | |
| 2 June 1964 | 2 June 1968 | 5 | ||||
| 4 | Huang Wen-fa 黃文發 Huáng Wénfā (1906-1986) | 2 June 1968 | 1 February 1973[2] | 6 | Kuomintang | |
| 5 | Chiu Wen-kuang 邱文光 Qiū Wénguāng (1928-1990) | 1 February 1973 | 20 December 1977 | 7 | Kuomintang | |
| 20 December 1977 | 20 December 1981 | 8 | ||||
| 6 | Hsieh Chin-ting 謝金汀 Xiè Jīntīng (1936-2017) | 20 December 1981 | 30 May 1985 | 9 | Kuomintang | |
| 20 December 1985 | 20 December 1989 | 10 | ||||
| 7 | Chang Chiu-hua 張秋華 Zhāng Qiūhuá (1937-2020) | 20 December 1989 | 20 December 1993[3] | 11 | Kuomintang | |
| 8 | Ho Chih-hui 何智輝 Hé Zhìhuī (1950-) | 20 December 1993 | 20 December 1997 | 12 | Independent | |
| Kuomintang | ||||||
| 9 | Fu Hsueh-peng 傅學鵬 Fù Xuépéng (1951-) | 20 December 1997 | 20 December 2001 | 13 | Independent | |
| 20 December 2001 | 20 December 2005 | 14 | ||||
| 10 | Liu Cheng-hung 劉政鴻 Liú Zhènghóng (1947-) | 20 December 2005 | 20 December 2009 | 15 | Kuomintang | |
| 20 December 2009 | 25 December 2014[4] | 16 | ||||
| 11 | Hsu Yao-chang 徐耀昌 Xú Yàochāng (1955-) | 25 December 2014 | 25 December 2018 | 17 | Kuomintang | |
| 25 December 2018 | 25 December 2022 | 18 | ||||
| 12 | Chung Tung-chin 鍾東錦 Zhōng Dōngjǐn (1963-) | 25 December 2022 | Incumbent | 19 | Independent | |