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Mayor of Kaohsiung

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Mayor of the City of Kaohsiung
Seal of Kaohsiung
Flag of Kaohsiung
Incumbent
Chen Chi-mai
since 24 August 2020
Term lengthfour years; may serve 1 consecutive terms

The Mayor of Kaohsiung is the head of the Kaohsiung City Government, Taiwan and is elected to a four-year term. The current mayor is Chen Chi-mai who took office since 24 August 2020.

Titles

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Date English Characters Japanese Mandarin Taiwanese Hakka
Dec 1924–Oct 1940 Mayor of Takao 高雄市市尹 Takao-shi Shiin Ko-hiông-chhī Chhī-ún Kô-hiùng-sṳ Sṳ-yún
Oct 1940–Oct 1945 高雄市市長 Takao-shi Shichō Ko-hiông-chhī
Chhī-tiúⁿ		 Kô-hiùng-sṳ
Sṳ-chhòng
Oct 1945–present Mayor of Kaohsiung 高雄市市長 Gāoxióng Shì Shìzhǎng

List of mayors

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  Empire of Japan   Kuomintang   China Democratic Socialist Party   Democratic Progressive Party

Prefectural city era (appointed mayors)

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During this era, Kaohsiung was called "Takao" (高雄; たかお). All of the mayors were appointed by the Empire of Japan.

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term of Office
1 Tasuke Iwamoto
岩本多助
(?–?) 		25 December 1924 6 August 1927
2 Genjurō Saitō[1]
齋藤玄壽郎
(?–?) 		6 August 1927 22 April 1929
3 Masaharu Imai[2]
今井昌治
(1884–?) 		22 April 1929 21 April 1932
4 Gisaburō Kobayashi[3]
小林儀三郎
(?–?) 		21 April 1932 3 September 1934
5 Shigeharu Matsuo[4]
松尾繁治
(1886–1944) 		3 September 1934 30 November 1937
6 Tairiku Munetō[5]
宗藤大陸
(?–?) 		30 November 1937 31 January 1941
7 Takeshi Kojima[6]
小島猛
(?–?) 		31 January 1941 January 1943
8 Takeo Yokoyama
橫山竹雄
(1895–?) 		January 1943 March 1944
9 Otohiko Nakamatsu[7]
中松乙彥
(?–?) 		March 1944 October 1945

Provincial city era (appointed mayors)

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No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term of Office Political Party
1 Lien Mou
連謀
(1907–1978) 		8 November 1945 23 May 1946 Kuomintang
2 Huang Chung-tu
黃仲圖
(1902–1988) 		23 May 1946 2 August 1947 Kuomintang
3 Huang Chiang
黃強
(1887–1974) 		2 August 1947 1 May 1949 Kuomintang
4 Liou Hsiang
劉翔
( – ) 		1 May 1949 2 August 1950 Kuomintang
5 Chen Pau-tai
陳保泰
( – ) 		2 August 1950 1 May 1951 Kuomintang

Provincial city era (directly elected mayors)

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No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term of Office Term Political Party
6 Hsieh Cheng-chiang
謝掙強
(1915–1979) 		1 May 1951 2 June 1954 1 Kuomintang
2 June 1954 2 June 1957 2
7 Chen Wu-chang
陳武璋
(1915–1984) 		2 June 1957 2 June 1960 3 Kuomintang
8 Chen Chi-chuan
陳啟川
(1899–1993) 		2 June 1960 2 June 1964[8] 4 Kuomintang
2 June 1964 2 June 1968 5
9 Yang Chin-hu
楊金虎
(1898–1990) 		2 June 1968 1 February 1973[9] 6 China Democratic Socialist Party[10]
10 Wang Yu-yun
王玉雲
(1925–2009) 		1 February 1973 20 December 1977 7 Kuomintang
20 December 1977 1 July 1979 8

Special municipality era (appointed mayors)

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No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term of Office Political Party
1 Wang Yu-yun
王玉雲
(1925–2009) 		1 July 1979 21 June 1981 Kuomintang
2 Yang Chin-tsung
楊金欉
(1923–1990) 		21 June 1981 19 April 1982 Kuomintang
3 Hsu Shui-teh
許水德
(1931–2021) 		19 April 1982 30 May 1985 Kuomintang
4 Su Nan-cheng
蘇南成
(1936–2014) 		30 May 1985 18 June 1990 Kuomintang
5 Wu Den-yih
吳敦義
(1948–) 		18 June 1990 25 December 1994 Kuomintang

Special municipality era (directly elected mayors)

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No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term of Office Term Political Party
6 Wu Den-yih
吳敦義
(1948–) 		25 December 1994 25 December 1998[11] 1 Kuomintang
7 Frank Hsieh
謝長廷
(1946–) 		25 December 1998 25 December 2002 2 Democratic Progressive Party[12]
25 December 2002 1 February 2005[13] 3
— Chen Chi-mai [14]
陳其邁
(1964–) 		1 February 2005 20 December 2005 Democratic Progressive Party
— Yeh Chu-lan[14]
葉菊蘭[15]
(1949–) 		20 December 2005 25 December 2006 Democratic Progressive Party
8 Chen Chu[16]
陳菊
(1950–) 		25 December 2006 25 December 2010 4 Democratic Progressive Party

Special municipality era (consolidated Kaohsiung)

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No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term of Office Term Political Party
1 Chen Chu
陳菊
(1950–) 		25 December 2010 25 December 2014 1 Democratic Progressive Party
25 December 2014 20 April 2018[17] 2
— Hsu Li-ming[14][18]
許立明
(1969–) 		20 April 2018 25 December 2018
2 Han Kuo-yu
韓國瑜
(1957–) 		25 December 2018 12 June 2020[a] 3[b] Kuomintang
— Yang Ming-jou[14][19]
楊明州
(1956–) 		13 June 2020 23 August 2020 Independent
3 Chen Chi-mai
陳其邁
(1964–) 		24 August 2020 25 December 2022 Democratic Progressive Party
25 December 2022 Incumbent 4

Timeline

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Han Kuo-yuHsu Li-mingChen ChuYeh Chu-lanChen Chi-maiFrank HsiehWu Den-yihSu Nan-chengHsu Shui-tehWang Yu-yunYang Chin-huChen Chi-chuan

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Recalled.
  2. ^ From 16 October 2019 to 11 January, Han Kuo-yu was on leave to run in the 2020 presidential election. During that period of time, deputy mayor Yeh Kuang-shih acted as mayor.

References

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  1. ^ Given name may have been read Genjirō
  2. ^ Given name may have been read Shōji or Masaji
  3. ^ Given name may have been read Gizaburō
  4. ^ Given name may have been read Shigeji
  5. ^ Family name may have been read Munefuji
  6. ^ Family name may have been read Koshima
  7. ^ Given name may have been read Otsuhiko
  8. ^ Term extended to 4 years.
  9. ^ Term extended to accommodate combined elections.
  10. ^ First non-KMT Kaohsiung mayor.
  11. ^ Lost re-election.
  12. ^ First DPP mayor of Kaohsiung.
  13. ^ Resigned to serve as premier.
  14. ^ a b c d As acting.
  15. ^ First female mayor of a special municipality.
  16. ^ First elected female mayor of a special municipality.
  17. ^ Resigned to serve as presidential secretary-general.
  18. ^ Deputy mayor.
  19. ^ Kaohsiung City Government counselor.
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