List of county magistrates of Taitung explained

The magistrate of Taitung is the chief executive of the government of Taitung County. This list includes directly elected magistrates of the county. The incumbent Magistrate is April Yao of Kuomintang since 25 December 2018.

Directly elected County Magistrates

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office	Political Party	Term
1		Chen Chen-tsung 陳振宗 Chén Zhènzōng (?-1951)	November 1950	October 1951^[1]	Kuomintang	1
–		Lu Ming 盧明 Lú Míng	October 1951	March 1952 As acting^[2]	Kuomintang
2		Wu Chin-yu 吳金玉 Wú Jīnyù	March 1952^[3]	June 1954	Kuomintang
June 1954			June 1957	2
3		Huang Tuo-jung 黃拓榮 Huáng Tuòróng	June 1957	2 June 1960	Kuomintang	3
2 June 1960			2 June 1964	4
4		Huang Shun-hsing 黃順興 Huáng Shùnxīng (1923–2002)	2 June 1964	2 June 1968	Chinese Youth Party	5
5		Hwang Ching-fong 黃鏡峰 Huáng Jìngfēng (1930–2012)	2 June 1968	1 February 1973	Kuomintang	6
1 February 1973			16 July 1976	7
–		Lee Hsueh-hsun 李學訓 Lǐ Xuéxùn	16 July 1976		20 December 1977 As acting	Kuomintang
6		Chiang Sheng-ai 蔣聖愛 Jiǎng Shèngài	20 December 1977	20 December 1981	Kuomintang	8
20 December 1981			20 December 1985	9
7		John Lieh Cheng 鄭烈 Zhèng Liè	20 December 1985	20 December 1989	Kuomintang	10
20 December 1989			20 December 1993	11
8		Chen Chien-nien^[4] 陳建年 Chén Jiànnián (1947–)	20 December 1993	20 December 1997	Kuomintang	12
20 December 1997			20 December 2001	13
9		Hsu Ching-yuan 徐慶元 Xú Qìngyuán (1957–)	20 December 2001	20 December 2005	People First Party	14
					Independent^[5]
10		Wu Chun-li 吳俊立 Wú Jùnlì (1962–)	20 December 2005^[6]		Independent	15
–		Lai Shun-hsien 賴順賢 Lài Shùnxián	21 December 2005	17 April 2006 As acting^[7]	Kuomintang
11		Kuang Li-chen^[8] 鄺麗貞 Kuàng Lìzhēn (1963–)	17 April 2006^[9]	20 December 2009	Kuomintang
12		Justin Huang^[10] 黃健庭 Huáng Jiàntíng (1959–)	20 December 2009	25 December 2014	Kuomintang	16
25 December 2014			25 December 2018	17
13		April Yao 饒慶鈴 Ráo Qìnglíng (1969–)	25 December 2018	25 December 2022	Kuomintang	18
25 December 2022			Incumbent	19

See also

• Taitung County Government

External links

• Magistrates - Taitung County Government
• https://web.archive.org/web/20140301093205/http://zh.scribd.com/doc/20697910/B-ROCcty

Notes and References

1. Died in office.
2. Provincial council member.
3. Elected in by-election.
4. First magistrate of indigenous descent in Taiwan.
5. Left PFP on 19 November 2004.
6. Removed from office immediately after inauguration.
7. Secretary-General of the county government.
8. Legally ex-wife of Wu Chun-li; first female magistrate.
9. Elected in by-election.
10. Son of Hwang Ching-fong.