Mayor of Taichung

This list includes only those persons who served as mayors of Taichung City 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 the Republic of China (Taiwan).

List of Mayors

  Independent   Kuomintang   Chinese Youth Party   Democratic Progressive Party

Mayor of Taichung (Provincial city, directly-elected)

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Political Party	Term
5		Yang Chi-hsien 楊基先 Yáng Jīxiān (1903–1961)	1 February 1951	2 June 1954	Independent	1
6		Lin Chin-piao 林金標 Lín Jīnbiāo (?–?)	2 June 1954	2 June 1957	Kuomintang	2
2 June 1957	2 June 1960	3
7		Chiou Chin-chou 邱欽洲 Qiū Qīnzhōu (?–?)	2 June 1960	2 June 1964 [1]	Kuomintang	4
8		Chang Chi-chung 張啟仲 Zhāng Qǐzhòng (1916–2009)	2 June 1964	6 December 1966[2]	Kuomintang	5
––		Luo Li-ju[3][4] 羅立儒 Luó Lìrú (?–?)	6 December 1966	1 September 1967	Kuomintang
8		Chang Chi-chung 張啟仲 Zhāng Qǐzhòng (1916–2009)	1 September 1967 [5]	18 December 1967 [6]	Kuomintang
–-		Luo Li-ju[3] 羅立儒 Luó Lìrú (?–?)	18 December 1967	2 June 1968	Kuomintang
9		Lin Cheng-chiou 林澄秋 Lín Chéngqiū (?–?)	2 June 1968	1 February 1973 [7]	Independent	6
10		Chen Tuan-tang[8] 陳端堂 Chén Duāntáng (1920–2005)	1 February 1973	20 December 1977	Kuomintang	7
	Independent
11		Tzeng Wen-po 曾文坡 Zēng Wénpō (1935–2002)	20 December 1977	20 December 1981	Independent	8
	Chinese Youth Party
12		Lin Po-jung 林柏榕 Lín Bóróng (1936–)	20 December 1981	20 December 1985	Kuomintang	9
13		Chang Tzu-yuan 張子源 Zhãng Zǐyuán (1942–2010)	20 December 1985	20 July 1989 [9]	Kuomintang	10
––		Hwang Ching-fong [3][4] 黃鏡峰 Huáng Jìngfēng (1930–2012)	20 July 1989	20 December 1989	Kuomintang
14		Lin Po-jung 林柏榕 Lín Bóróng (1936–)	20 December 1989	20 December 1993	Kuomintang	11
20 December 1993	4 October 1995 [10][2]	12
––			Chen Cheng-hsiung [3][4] 陳正雄 Chén Zhèngxióng (?–?)	4 October 1995	3 April 1996	Kuomintang
14			Lin Po-jung 林柏榕 Lín Bóróng (1936–)	3 April 1996[5]	3 June 1996 [11]	Kuomintang
–-		Lin Hsueh-cheng [3][4] 林學正 Lín Xuézhèng (?–?)	3 June 1996	29 July 1997	Kuomintang
14		Lin Po-jung 林柏榕 Lín Bóróng (1936–)	29 July 1997[12]	20 December 1997	Kuomintang
15		Chang Wen-ing[13] 張溫鷹 Zhāng Wēnyīng (1950–)	20 December 1997	20 December 2001[14]	Democratic Progressive Party	13
	Independent [15]
16		Jason Hu 胡志強 Hú Zhìqiáng (1948–)	20 December 2001	20 December 2005	Kuomintang	14
20 December 2005	25 December 2010 [16]	15

Mayor of Taichung (Special municipality)

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Political Party	Term
1		Jason Hu [17] 胡志強 Hú Zhìqiáng (1948–)	25 December 2010	25 December 2014 [14]	Kuomintang	1
2		Lin Chia-lung 林佳龍 Lín Jialóng (1964–)	25 December 2014	Incumbent	Democratic Progressive Party	2

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.

References

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