Mayor of Taichung explained

Post:	Mayor
Body:	the City of Taichung
Flag:	Flag of Taichung City.svg
Flagcaption:	Flag of Taichung
Insignia:	Seal of Taichung.svg
Insigniacaption:	Seal of Taichung
Incumbent:	Lu Shiow-yen
Incumbentsince:	25 December 2018
Termlength:	four years; may serve 1 consecutive terms

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.

Titles of the Mayor

Date	English	Characters	Japanese	Mandarin	Taiwanese	Hakka
Oct 1920–Oct 1940	Mayor of Taichū		Taichū-shi Shiin		Tâi-tiong-chhī Chhī-ún	Thòi-chûng-sṳ Sṳ-yún
Oct 1940–Oct 1945			Taichū-shi Shichō		Tâi-tiong-chhī Chhī-tiúⁿ	Thòi-chûng-sṳ Sṳ-chhòng
Oct 1945–present	Mayor of Taichung			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.

Mayor of Taichung (Provincial city, directly-elected)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office	Political party	Term
5		Yang Chi-hsien Chinese: Yáng Jīxiān (Mandarin) Yòng Kî-siên (Hakka) (1903–1961)	1 February 1951	2 June 1954	Independent	1
6		align=center rowspan=3	Lin Chin-piao Chinese: 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 Chinese: Qiū Qīnzhōu (Mandarin) Hiû Khîm-chû (Hakka) (?–?)	2 June 1960	2 June 1964 ^[1]	Kuomintang		4
8		Chang Chi-chung Chinese: Zhāng Qǐzhòng (Mandarin) Chông Khí-chhung (Hakka) (1916–2009)	2 June 1964	6 December 1966^[2]	Kuomintang	5
––		Luo Li-ju^[3] ^[4] Chinese: Luó Lìrú (Mandarin) Lò Li̍p-yì (Hakka) (?–?)	6 December 1966	1 September 1967	Kuomintang
8		Chang Chi-chung Chinese: Zhāng Qǐzhòng (Mandarin) Chông Khí-chhung (Hakka) (1916–2009)	1 September 1967 ^[5]	18 December 1967 ^[6]	Kuomintang
–-		Luo Li-ju Chinese: Luó Lìrú (Mandarin) Lò Li̍p-yì (Hakka) (?–?)	18 December 1967	2 June 1968	Kuomintang
9		Lin Cheng-chiou Chinese: Lín Chéngqiū (Mandarin) Lìm Chhṳ̀n-chhiû (Hakka) (?–1979)	2 June 1968	1 February 1973 ^[7]	Independent		6
10		Chen Tuan-tang^[8] Chinese: Chén Duāntáng (Mandarin) Chhṳ̀n Tôn-thòng (Hakka) (1920–2005)	1 February 1973	20 December 1977	Kuomintang		7
	Independent
11		Tzeng Wen-po Chinese: Zēng Wénpō (Mandarin) Chên Vùn-pô (Hakka) (1935–2002)	20 December 1977	20 December 1981	Independent	8
	Chinese Youth Party
12		Lin Po-jung Chinese: Lín Bóróng (Mandarin) Lìm Pak-yùng (Hakka) (1936–)	20 December 1981	20 December 1985	Kuomintang	9
13		Chang Tzu-yuan Chinese: Zhãng Zǐyuán (Mandarin) Chông Chṳ́-ngièn (Hakka) (1942–2010)	20 December 1985	20 July 1989 ^[9]	Kuomintang	10
––		Hwang Ching-fong Chinese: Huáng Jìngfēng (Mandarin) Vòng Kiang-fûng (Hakka) (1930–2012)	20 July 1989	20 December 1989	Kuomintang
14		align=center rowspan=2	Lin Po-jung Chinese: Lín Bóróng (Mandarin) Lìm Pak-yùng (Hakka) (1936–)	20 December 1989	20 December 1993	Kuomintang	11
20 December 1993	4 October 1995 ^[10]	12
––			Chen Cheng-hsiung Chinese: Chén Zhèngxióng (Mandarin) Chhṳ̀n Chang-hiùng (Hakka) (?–?)	4 October 1995	3 April 1996	Kuomintang
14			Lin Po-jung Chinese: Lín Bóróng (Mandarin) Lìm Pak-yùng (Hakka) (1936–)	3 April 1996	3 June 1996 ^[11]	Kuomintang
–-			Lin Hsueh-cheng Chinese: Lín Xuézhèng (Mandarin) Lìm Ho̍k-chang (Hakka) (?–?)	3 June 1996	29 July 1997	Kuomintang
14			Lin Po-jung Chinese: Lín Bóróng (Mandarin) Lìm Pak-yùng (Hakka) (1936–)	29 July 1997^[12]	20 December 1997	Kuomintang
15		Chang Wen-ying^[13] Chinese: Zhāng Wēnyīng (Mandarin) Chông Vûn-Ên (Hakka) (1950–)	20 December 1997	20 December 2001^[14]	Democratic Progressive Party	13
	Independent ^[15]
16	align=center rowspan=2		align=center rowspan=2	Jason Hu Chinese: 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] Chinese: Hú Zhìqiáng (Mandarin) Fù Chṳ-khiòng (Hakka) (1948–)	25 December 2010	25 December 2014	Kuomintang	1
2		Lin Chia-lung Chinese: Lín Jialóng (Mandarin) Lìm Kâ-liùng (Hakka) (1964–)	25 December 2014	25 December 2018	Democratic Progressive Party	2
3		Lu Shiow-yen Chinese: Lú Xiùyàn (Mandarin) Lù Siu-yen (Hakka) (1961–)	25 December 2018	25 December 2022	Kuomintang	3
25 December 2022			Incumbent	4

References

• Mayors of Tainan - Memo.com.tw
• Taichung City Government

Notes and References

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.