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Mayor of Taichung

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|image = 臺中市長盧秀燕.jpg

|incumbent = Lu Shiow-yen

|incumbentsince = 25 December 2018

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|termlength = four years; may serve 1 consecutive terms

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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

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!Date!!English!!Characters!!Japanese!!Mandarin!!Taiwanese!!Hakka

Oct 1920–Oct 1940rowspan=2|Mayor of Taichū{{large|{{lang|ja|臺中市市尹}}}}Taichū-shi Shiinrowspan=2|Tâi-tiong-chhī Chhī-únThòi-chûng-sṳ Sṳ-yún
Oct 1940–Oct 1945{{large|{{lang|ja|臺中市市長}}}}Taichū-shi Shichōrowspan=2|Tâi-tiong-chhī
Chhī-tiúⁿ		rowspan=2|Thòi-chûng-sṳ
Sṳ-chhòng
Oct 1945–presentMayor of Taichung{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|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.

{{legend2|{{party color|non-partisan}};|Independent|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend2|{{party color|Kuomintang}}|Kuomintang|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend2|#FFCC33;|Chinese Youth Party|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend2|{{party color|Democratic Progressive Party}};|Democratic Progressive Party|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

= Mayor of Taichung (Provincial city, directly-elected)=

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! No.

! Portrait

! width="200"|Name
(Birth–Death)

! colspan=2 width="300"|Term of office

! width="100"|Political party

! width = "50" | Term

- bgcolor=#EEEEEE

! style="background:{{party color|non-partisan}}; color:black;" |5

|align=center| 80px

|align=center| Yang Chi-hsien
{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|楊基先}}}}
{{lang|zh-Latn|Yáng Jīxiān}} (Mandarin)
Yòng Kî-siên (Hakka)
(1903–1961)

| 1 February 1951

2 June 1954

| Independent

|1

-
- bgcolor=#EEEEEE

! style="background:{{party color|Kuomintang}}; color:white;" rowspan=3| 6

|rowspan=3 align=center| 80px

|align=center rowspan=3| Lin Chin-piao
{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|林金標}}}}
{{lang|zh-Latn|Lín Jīnbiāo}} (Mandarin)
Lìm Kîm-pêu (Hakka)
(?–?)

| 2 June 1954

2 June 1957

|rowspan=3| Kuomintang

| 2

-
- bgcolor=#EEEEEE

| 2 June 1957

2 June 1960

| 3

-
- bgcolor=#EEEEEE

! style="background:{{party color|Kuomintang}}; color:white;" |7

|align=center| 80px

|align=center| Chiou Chin-chou
{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|邱欽洲}}}}
{{lang|zh-Latn|Qiū Qīnzhōu}} (Mandarin)
Hiû Khîm-chû (Hakka)
(?–?)

| 2 June 1960

2 June 1964 Term extended to 4 years.

| Kuomintang

|4

-
- bgcolor=#EEEEEE

! style="background:{{party color|Kuomintang}}; color:white;" |8

|align=center| 80px

|align=center|Chang Chi-chung
{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|張啟仲}}}}
{{lang|zh-Latn|Zhāng Qǐzhòng}} (Mandarin)
Chông Khí-chhung (Hakka)
(1916–2009)

| 2 June 1964

6 December 1966Suspended.

|Kuomintang

|rowspan=7|5

-
- bgcolor=#EEEEEE

! style="background:{{party color|Kuomintang}}; color:white;" |––

|align=center| 80px

| align=center|Luo Li-juAs acting.Provincial council member.
{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|羅立儒}}}}
{{lang|zh-Latn|Luó Lìrú}} (Mandarin)
Lò Li̍p-yì (Hakka)
(?–?)

| 6 December 1966

1 September 1967

| Kuomintang

-
- bgcolor=#EEEEEE

! style="background:{{party color|Kuomintang}}; color:white;" |8

|align=center| 80px

|align=center|Chang Chi-chung
{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|張啟仲}}}}
{{lang|zh-Latn|Zhāng Qǐzhòng}} (Mandarin)
Chông Khí-chhung (Hakka)
(1916–2009)

| 1 September 1967 Reinstated.

18 December 1967 Removed from office.

|Kuomintang

-
- bgcolor=#EEEEEE

! style="background:{{party color|Kuomintang}}; color:white;" |–-

|align=center| 80px

| align=center|Luo Li-ju
{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|羅立儒}}}}
{{lang|zh-Latn|Luó Lìrú}} (Mandarin)
Lò Li̍p-yì (Hakka)
(?–?)

| 18 December 1967

2 June 1968

| Kuomintang

-
- bgcolor=#EEEEEE

! style="background:{{party color|non-partisan}}; color:black;" |9

|align=center| 80px

| align=center|Lin Cheng-chiou
{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|林澄秋}}}}
{{lang|zh-Latn|Lín Chéngqiū}} (Mandarin)
Lìm Chhṳ̀n-chhiû (Hakka)
(?–1979)

| 2 June 1968

1 February 1973 Term extended to accommodate joint elections.

| Independent

|6

-
- bgcolor=#EEEEEE

! style="background:{{party color|Kuomintang}}; color:white; border-bottom:1px solid {{party color|Kuomintang}};" valign=bottom|10

| rowspan=2 align=center| 80px

| rowspan=2 align=center|Chen Tuan-tangNephew of Chiou Chin-chou.
{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|陳端堂}}}}
{{lang|zh-Latn|Chén Duāntáng}} (Mandarin)
Chhṳ̀n Tôn-thòng (Hakka)
(1920–2005)

| rowspan=2| 1 February 1973

rowspan=2| 20 December 1977

| Kuomintang

|rowspan=2| 7

-
- bgcolor=#EEEEEE

! style="background:{{party color|non-partisan}}; " |

| Independent

-
- bgcolor=#EEEEEE

! style="background:{{party color|non-partisan}}; color:black; border-bottom:1px solid {{party color|non-partisan}};" valign=bottom|11

|rowspan=2 align=center| 80px

| rowspan=2 align=center|Tzeng Wen-po
{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|曾文坡}}}}
{{lang|zh-Latn|Zēng Wénpō}} (Mandarin)
Chên Vùn-pô (Hakka)
(1935–2002)

| rowspan=2| 20 December 1977

rowspan=2| 20 December 1981

| Independent

|rowspan=2| 8

-
- bgcolor=#EEEEEE

! style="background:#FFCC33; " |

| Chinese Youth Party

-
- bgcolor=#EEEEEE

! style="background:{{party color|Kuomintang}}; color:white;" |12

|align=center| 80px

|align=center| Lin Po-jung
{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|林柏榕}}}}
{{lang|zh-Latn|Lín Bóróng}} (Mandarin)
Lìm Pak-yùng (Hakka)
(1936–)

| 20 December 1981

20 December 1985

| Kuomintang

|9

-
- bgcolor=#EEEEEE

! style="background:{{party color|Kuomintang}}; color:white;" |13

|align=center| 80px

| align=center|Chang Tzu-yuan
{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|張子源}}}}
{{lang|zh-Latn|Zhãng Zǐyuán}} (Mandarin)
Chông Chṳ́-ngièn (Hakka)
(1942–2010)

| 20 December 1985

20 July 1989 Left office to serve as deputy commissioner of the State-owned Enterprises Commission.

| Kuomintang

|rowspan=2| 10

-
- bgcolor=#EEEEEE

! style="background:{{party color|Kuomintang}}; color:white;" |––

|align=center| 80px

| align=center|Hwang Ching-fong
{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|黃鏡峰}}}}
{{lang|zh-Latn|Huáng Jìngfēng}} (Mandarin)
Vòng Kiang-fûng (Hakka)
(1930–2012)

| 20 July 1989

20 December 1989

| Kuomintang

-
- bgcolor=#EEEEEE

! style="background:{{party color|Kuomintang}}; color:white;" rowspan=2| 14

|rowspan=2 align=center| 80px

|align=center rowspan=2| Lin Po-jung
{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|林柏榕}}}}
{{lang|zh-Latn|Lín Bóróng}} (Mandarin)
Lìm Pak-yùng (Hakka)
(1936–)

| 20 December 1989

20 December 1993

|rowspan=2| Kuomintang

| 11

-
- bgcolor=#EEEEEE

| 20 December 1993

4 October 1995 Impeached.

|rowspan=5|12

-
- bgcolor=#EEEEEE

! style="background:{{party color|Kuomintang}}; color:white;" |––

|align=center| 80px

| align=center|Chen Cheng-hsiung
{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|陳正雄}}}}
{{lang|zh-Latn|Chén Zhèngxióng}} (Mandarin)
Chhṳ̀n Chang-hiùng (Hakka)
(?–?)

| 4 October 1995

3 April 1996

| Kuomintang

-
- bgcolor=#EEEEEE

! style="background:{{party color|Kuomintang}}; color:white;" |14

|align=center| 80px

|align=center|Lin Po-jung
{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|林柏榕}}}}
{{lang|zh-Latn|Lín Bóróng}} (Mandarin)
Lìm Pak-yùng (Hakka)
(1936–)

| 3 April 1996

3 June 1996 Suspended due to corruption charges.

|Kuomintang

-
- bgcolor=#EEEEEE

! style="background:{{party color|Kuomintang}}; color:white;" |–-

|align=center| 80px

|align=center| Lin Hsueh-cheng
{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|林學正}}}}
{{lang|zh-Latn|Lín Xuézhèng}} (Mandarin)
Lìm Ho̍k-chang (Hakka)
(?–?)

| 3 June 1996

29 July 1997

| Kuomintang

-
- bgcolor=#EEEEEE

! style="background:{{party color|Kuomintang}}; color:white;" |14

|align=center| 80px

|align=center|Lin Po-jung
{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|林柏榕}}}}
{{lang|zh-Latn|Lín Bóróng}} (Mandarin)
Lìm Pak-yùng (Hakka)
(1936–)

| 29 July 1997Found not guilty; reinstated.

20 December 1997

|Kuomintang

-
- bgcolor=#EEEEEE

! style="background:{{party color|Democratic Progressive Party}}; color:white; border-bottom:1px solid {{party color|Democratic Progressive Party}};" valign=bottom| 15

|rowspan=2 align=center| 80px

|rowspan=2 align=center| Chang Wen-yingFirst woman and DPP mayor of Taichung. Daughter-in-law of Chen Tuan-tang.
{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|張溫鷹}}}}
{{lang|zh-Latn|Zhāng Wēnyīng}} (Mandarin)
Chông Vûn-Ên (Hakka)
(1950–)

|rowspan=2| 20 December 1997

rowspan=2| 20 December 2001Lost reelection.

| Democratic Progressive Party

|rowspan=2| 13

-
- bgcolor=#EEEEEE

! style="background:{{party color|non-partisan}}; " |

| Independent Left DPP to run for reelection.

-
- bgcolor=#EEEEEE

! style="background:{{party color|Kuomintang}}; color:white;" rowspan=2| 16

| align=center rowspan=2|80px

|align=center rowspan=2| Jason Hu
{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|胡志強}}}}
{{lang|zh-Latn|Hú Zhìqiáng}} (Mandarin)
Fù Chṳ-khiòng (Hakka)
(1948–)

| 20 December 2001

20 December 2005

|rowspan=2| Kuomintang

| 14

-
- bgcolor=#EEEEEE

| 20 December 2005

25 December 2010 Term extended for joint elections with special municipalities.

| 15

= Mayor of Taichung (Special municipality)=

class=wikitable

! No.

! Portrait

! width="200"|Name
(Birth–Death)

! colspan=2 width="300"|Term of office

! width="100"|Political party

! width = "50" | Term

- bgcolor=#EEEEEE

! style="background:{{party color|Kuomintang}}; color:white;" | 1

| align=center|80px

| align=center|Jason Hu Longest serving mayor in Taiwan by continuous tenure.
{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|胡志強}}}}
{{lang|zh-Latn|Hú Zhìqiáng}} (Mandarin)
Fù Chṳ-khiòng (Hakka)
(1948–)

| 25 December 2010

25 December 2014

| Kuomintang

| 1

- bgcolor=#EEEEEE

! style="background:{{party color|Democratic Progressive Party}}; color:white;" | 2

|align=center| 80px

| align=center|Lin Chia-lung
{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|林佳龍}}}}
{{lang|zh-Latn|Lín Jialóng}} (Mandarin)
Lìm Kâ-liùng (Hakka)
(1964–)

| 25 December 2014

25 December 2018

| Democratic Progressive Party

| 2

- bgcolor=#EEEEEE

! style="background:{{party color|Kuomintang}}; color:white;" rowspan=2 | 3

| rowspan="2" align="center" |80px

| rowspan="2" align="center" |Lu Shiow-yen
{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|盧秀燕}}}}
{{lang|zh-Latn|Lú Xiùyàn}} (Mandarin)
Lù Siu-yen (Hakka)
(1961–)

| 25 December 2018

25 December 2022

| rowspan="2" | Kuomintang

| 3

- bgcolor=#EEEEEE

|25 December 2022

Incumbent

| 4

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References

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  • [http://www.taichung.gov.tw Taichung City Government]

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