Mayor of Taoyuan

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Mayor of the City of Taoyuan

Flag of Taoyuan

Incumbent
Chang San-cheng
since 25 December 2022

Term length| four years; may serve 1 consecutive terms
Website| www.tycg.gov.tw

The Mayor of Taoyuan is the chief executive of the Taoyuan City Government. Taoyuan City is a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). It was formerly known as the magistrate of Taoyuan before 25 December 2014 when Taoyuan was still a county. This list includes directly elected magistrates of the county during that time period.

## Titles of the Mayor[edit]

Date | English | Characters | Mandarin | Taiwanese | Hakka

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Oct 1950–Dec 2014 | Magistrate of Taoyuan | 桃園縣縣長 | Táoyuán Xiàn Xiànzhǎng | Thô-hn̂g-koān Koān-tiúⁿ | Thò-yèn-yen Yen-chhòng
Dec 2014–present | Mayor of Taoyuan | 桃園市市長 | Táoyuán Shì Shìzhǎng | Thô-hn̂g-chhī Chhī-tiúⁿ | Thò-yèn-sṳ Sṳ-chhòng

## List of Mayors[edit]

### Magistrates of Taoyuan County[edit]

Kuomintang Independent Democratic Progressive Party

№  | Portrait  | Name
(Birth–Death) | Term of Office  | Political Party  | Term

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1  |  | Hsu Chung-teh
徐崇德
Xú Chóngdé (Mandarin)
Chhì Chhùng-tet (Hakka)
(1900–1985) | 1 May 1951 | 2 June 1954  |  Kuomintang | 1
2 June 1954 | 2 June 1957  | 2
2  |  | Chang Fang-hsieh
張芳燮
Zhāng Fāngxiè (Mandarin)
Chông Fông-siet (Hakka)
(1914–1994) | 2 June 1957 | 2 June 1960  |  Kuomintang | 3
3  |  | Wu Hung-ling
吳鴻麟
Wú Hónglín (Mandarin)
Ǹg Fùng-lîn (Hakka)
(1899–1995) | 2 June 1960 | 2 June 1964[a] |  Kuomintang | 4
4  |  | Chen Chang-shou
陳長壽
Chén Chángshòu (Mandarin)
Chhṳ̀n Chhòng-su (Hakka)
(1905–1977) | 2 June 1964 | 2 June 1968  |  Kuomintang | 5
5  |  | Hsu Hsin-chih
許新枝
Xǔ Xīnzhī (Mandarin)
Hí Sîn-kî (Hakka)
(1928–) | 2 June 1968 | 2 June 1972[b] |  Kuomintang | 6
–  |  | Lee Shu-yu[c]
李樹猶
Lǐ Shùyóu (Mandarin)
Lí Su-yù (Hakka)
(1916–2003) | 2 June 1972 | 1 February 1973[d] |  Kuomintang
6  |  | Wu Po-hsiung[e]
吳伯雄
Wú Bóxióng (Mandarin)
Ǹg Pak-hiùng (Hakka)
(1939–) | 1 February 1973 | 20 December 1976[f] |  Kuomintang | 7
–  |  | Weng Chien[c]

Wēng Qián (Mandarin)
Vûng Khiàm (Hakka)
(1917–1997) | 20 December 1976 | 20 December 1977  |  Kuomintang
7  |  | Hsu Hsin-liang
許信良
Xǔ Xìnliáng (Mandarin)
Hí Sin-liòng (Hakka)
(1941–) | 20 December 1977 | 1 July 1979[g] |  Independent | 8
–  |  | Yeh Kuo-kuang[c]
葉國光
Yè Guóguāng (Mandarin)
Ya̍p Koet-kông (Hakka)
(1923–) | 1 July 1979 | 20 December 1981  |  Kuomintang
8  |  | Hsu Hung-chih
徐鴻志
Xú Hóngzhì (Mandarin)
Chhì Fùng-chṳ (Hakka)
(1937–2018) | 20 December 1981 | 20 December 1985  |  Kuomintang | 9
20 December 1985 | 20 December 1989  | 10
9  |  |  Liu Pang-yu
劉邦友
Liú Bāngyǒu (Mandarin)
Liù Pâng-yû (Hakka)
(1942–1996) | 20 December 1989 | 20 December 1993  |  Kuomintang | 11
20 December 1993 | 21 November 1996[h] | 12
–  |  | Liao Pen-yang[c]
廖本洋
Liào Běnyáng (Mandarin)
Liau Pún-yòng (Hakka)
(?–) | 21 November 1996 | 28 March 1997  |  Kuomintang
10  |  | Annette Lu[i]
呂秀蓮
Lǚ Xiùlián (Mandarin)
Lî Siu-lièn (Hakka)
(1944–) | 28 March 1997 | 20 December 1997  |  Democratic Progressive Party
20 December 1997 | 20 May 2000[j] | 13
–  |  | Hsu Ying-shen[k][l]
許應深
Xǔ Yìngshēn (Mandarin)
Hí En-chhṳ̂m (Hakka)
(1948–) | 20 May 2000 | 20 December 2001  |  Democratic Progressive Party
11  |  | Eric Chu
朱立倫
Zhū Lìlún (Mandarin)
Chû Li̍p-lùn (Hakka)
(1961–) | 20 December 2001 | 20 December 2005  |  Kuomintang | 14
20 December 2005 | 10 September 2009[m] | 15
–  |  | Huang Min-kon[n]
黃敏恭
Huáng Mǐngōng (Mandarin)
Vòng Men-kiûng (Hakka)
(1947–) | 10 September 2009 | 20 December 2009  |  Kuomintang
12  |  | John Wu[o]
吳志揚
Wú Zhìyáng (Mandarin)
Ǹg Chṳ-yòng (Hakka)
(1969–) | 20 December 2009 | 25 December 2014[p] |  Kuomintang | 16

### Mayors of Taoyuan City (special municipality)[edit]

№  | Portrait  | Name
(Birth–Death) | Term of Office  | Political Party  | Term

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1  |  | Cheng Wen-tsan
鄭文燦
Zhèng Wéncàn (Mandarin)
Chhiáng Vùn-chhan (Hakka)
(1967–) | 25 December 2014 | 25 December 2018  |  Democratic Progressive Party | 1
25 December 2018 | 25 December 2022  | 2
2  |  | Chang San-cheng
張善政
Zhāng Shànzhèng (Mandarin)
(1954–) | 25 December 2022 | Incumbent |  Kuomintang | 3

## Timeline[edit]

## See also[edit]

* Taoyuan City Government
* Taoyuan Aerotropolis

### Notes[edit]

1. ^ Term extended to 4 years.
2. ^ Left office to serve as Taiwan Province Civil Affairs Department Commissioner.
3. ^ a b c d As acting; provincial council member.
4. ^ Term extended to accommodate joint elections.
5. ^ Son of Wu Hung-ling.
6. ^ Left office to head the Taiwan Tobacco and Wine Monopoly Bureau.
7. ^ Removed from office.
8. ^ Assassinated.
9. ^ Elected in by-election. First woman and DPP Magistrate of Taoyuan.
10. ^ Resigned before inauguration as vice president of the Republic of China.
11. ^ Nephew of Hsu Hsin-liang.
12. ^ Designated by Executive Yuan as acting.
13. ^ Resigned to become the vice premier of the Republic of China.
14. ^ As acting; deputy magistrate.
15. ^ Son of Wu Po-hsiung.
16. ^ Last Magistrate of Taoyuan. Lost in the first mayor election.

## External links[edit]

* Media related to Mayors of Taoyuan at Wikimedia Commons
* Taoyuan County Government (in Chinese)
* B-ROCcty

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Heads of governments of special municipalities, counties and provincial cities in Taiwan

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* New Taipei (list): Hou Yu-ih (KMT)
* Taipei (list): Chiang Wan-an (KMT)
* Taoyuan (list): Chang San-cheng (KMT)
* Taichung (list): Lu Shiow-yen (KMT)
* Tainan (list): Huang Wei-che (DPP)
* Kaohsiung (list): Chen Chi-mai (DPP)

* Yilan (list): Lin Zi-miao (KMT)
* Hsinchu (list): Yang Wen-ke (KMT)
* Miaoli (list): Chung Tung-chin (Ind.)
* Changhua (list): Wang Huei-mei (KMT)
* Nantou (list): Hsu Shu-hua (KMT)
* Yunlin (list): Chang Li-shan (KMT)
* Chiayi (list): Weng Chang-liang (DPP)
* Pingtung (list): Chou Chun-mi (DPP)
* Taitung (list): April Yao (KMT)
* Hualien (list): Hsu Chen-wei (KMT)
* Penghu (list): Chen Kuang-fu (DPP)
* Kinmen (list): Chen Fu-hai (TPP)
* Lienchiang (list): Wang Chung-ming (KMT)

* Keelung (list): George Hsieh (KMT)
* Hsinchu (list): Ann Kao (TPP)
* Chiayi (list): Huang Min-hui (KMT)

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