# Mayor of Taipei

The mayor of Taipei is the head of the Taipei City Government and is elected to a four-year term. Until the election of Tsai Ing-wen, the office was seen as a stepping stone to the presidency: presidents Lee Teng-hui, Chen Shui-bian and Ma Ying-jeou have all held this position prior to being elected president.
Taipei was elevated as a special municipality from 1967. The mayor was a position appointed by the central government from 1967 to 1994, and the first public election for Mayor of Taipei was held in 1994.
The incumbent mayor is Chiang Wan-an.

## Titles of the Mayor

| Date | English | Characters | Japanese | Mandarin | Taiwanese | Hakka |
| Oct 1920–Oct 1940 | Mayor of Taihoku | 臺北市市尹 | Taihoku-shi Shiin | | Tâi-pak-chhī Chhī-ún | Thòi-pet-sṳ Sṳ-yún |
| Oct 1940–Oct 1945 | Mayor of Taihoku | 臺北市市長 | Taihoku-shi Shichō | | Tâi-pak-chhī Chhī-tiúⁿ | Thòi-pet-sṳ Sṳ-chhòng |
| Oct 1945–present | Mayor of Taipei | 臺北市市長 | | Táiběi Shì Shìzhǎng | Tâi-pak-chhī Chhī-tiúⁿ | Thòi-pet-sṳ Sṳ-chhòng |

## List of Mayors

Kuomintang  Independent  Democratic Progressive  Taiwan People's

### Prefectural city era (appointed mayors)

| № | Name | Term of Office | Term of Office |
| 1 | Mutō Shingorō [zh] | 1 September 1920 | 23 December 1924 |
| 2 | Ōta Goichi [zh] | 23 December 1924 | 27 July 1927 |
| 3 | Tabata Kōzaburō [zh] | 27 July 1927 | 20 April 1929 |
| 4 | Masuda Hidekichi [zh] | 20 April 1929 | 16 May 1931 |
| 5 | Utsumi Chuji [zh] | 16 May 1931 | 15 March 1932 |
| 6 | Nishizawa Gichō [zh] | 15 March 1932 | 4 August 1933 |
| 7 | Matsuoka Kazue [zh] | 4 August 1933 | 16 October 1936 |
| 8 | Tatsui Ishi [zh] | 16 October 1936 | 27 December 1939 |
| 9 | Kihara Enji [zh] | 27 December 1939 | 14 May 1941 |
| 10 | Fujimura Kanta [zh] | 14 May 1941 | 29 March 1942 |
| 11 | Hirotani Chiin [zh] | 29 March 1942 | 31 March 1944 |
| 12 | Doi Mimitsu [zh] | 31 March 1944 | 31 October 1945 |

### Provincial city era (appointed mayors)

| № | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of Office | Term of Office | Political Party |
| 1 | Huang Chao-chin 黃朝琴 Huáng Cháoqín (Mandarin) Vòng Chêu-khìm (Hakka) (1897–1972) | 1 November 1945 | 1 March 1946 | Kuomintang |
| 2 | Yu Mi-chien 游彌堅 Yóu Míjiān (Mandarin) Yù Mì-kiên (Hakka) (1897–1971) | 1 March 1946 | 6 February 1950 | Kuomintang |
| 3 | Wu San-lien 吳三連 Wú Sānlián (Mandarin) Ǹg Sâm-lièn (Hakka) (1899–1988) | 6 February 1950 | 1 November 1950 | Independent |
| - | Hsiang Chang-chuan 項昌權 Xiàng Chāngquán (Mandarin) Hong Chhông-khièn (Hakka) (1903–2000) | 1 November 1950 | 1 February 1951 | Independent |

### Provincial city era (directly elected mayors)

| № | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of Office | Term of Office | Term | Political Party |
| 4 | Wu San-lien 吳三連 Wú Sānlián (Mandarin) Ǹg Sâm-lièn (Hakka) (1899–1988) | 1 February 1951 | 2 June 1954 | 1 | Independent |
| 5 | Henry Kao Kao Yu-shu 高玉樹 Gaō Yǜshù (Mandarin) Kô Ngiu̍k-su (Hakka) (1913–2005) | 2 June 1954 | 2 June 1957 | 2 | Independent |
| 6 | Huang Chi-jui 黃啟瑞 Huáng Qǐruì (Mandarin) Vòng Khí-sui (Hakka) (1910–1976) | 2 June 1957 2 June 1960 | 2 June 1960 August 1961 | 3 4 | Kuomintang |
| - | Chou Pai-lien 周百鍊 Zhōu Bǎiliàn (Mandarin) Chû Pak-lien (Hakka) (1909–1991) | August 1961 | 14 December 1963 | 4 | Kuomintang |
| 6 | Huang Chi-jui 黃啟瑞 Huáng Qǐruì (Mandarin) Vòng Khí-sui (Hakka) (1910–1976) | 14 December 1963 | 2 June 1964 | 4 | Kuomintang |
| 7 | Henry Kao Kao Yu-shu 高玉樹 Gāo Yùshù (Mandarin) Kô Ngiu̍k-su (Hakka) (1913–2005) | 2 June 1964 | 30 June 1967 | 5 | Independent |

### Special municipality era (appointed mayors)

| № | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of Office | Term of Office | Political Party |
| 1 | Henry Kao Kao Yu-shu 高玉樹 Gaō Yǜshù (Mandarin) Kô Ngiu̍k-su (Hakka) (1913–2005) | 1 July 1967 | 10 June 1972 | Independent |
| 2 | Chang Feng-hsu 張豐緒 Zhāng Fēngxù (Mandarin) Chông Fûng-si (Hakka) (1928–2014) | 10 June 1972 | 11 June 1976 | Kuomintang |
| 3 | Lin Yang-kang 林洋港 Lín Yánggǎng (Mandarin) Lìm Yòng-kóng (Hakka) (1927–2013) | 11 June 1976 | 9 June 1978 | Kuomintang |
| 4 | Lee Teng-hui 李登輝 Lǐ Dēnghuī (Mandarin) Lí Tên-fî (Hakka) (1923–2020) | 9 June 1978 | 5 December 1981 | Kuomintang |
| 5 | Shao En-hsin 邵恩新 Shaò Ēnxīn (Mandarin) Seu Ên-sîn (Hakka) (1924–2014) | 5 December 1981 | 19 April 1982 | Kuomintang |
| 6 | Yang Chin-tsung 楊金欉 Yáng Jīncóng (Mandarin) Yòng Kîm-chhùng (Hakka) (1923–1990) | 19 April 1982 | 30 May 1985 | Kuomintang |
| 7 | Hsu Shui-teh 許水德 Xǚ Shuǐdé (Mandarin) Hí Súi-tet (Hakka) (1931-2021) | 30 May 1985 | 25 July 1988 | Kuomintang |
| 8 | Wu Po-hsiung 吳伯雄 Wú Bóxióng (Mandarin) Ǹg Pak-hiùng (Hakka) (1939- ) | 25 July 1988 | 2 June 1990 | Kuomintang |
| 9 | Huang Ta-chou Thomas Huang 黃大洲 Huáng Dàzhōu (Mandarin) Vòng Thai-chû (Hakka) (1936- ) | 2 June 1990 15 October 1990 | 14 October 1990 25 December 1994 | Kuomintang |

### Special municipality era (directly elected mayors)

| № | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of Office | Term of Office | Term | Political Party |
| 10 | Chen Shui-bian 陳水扁 Chén Shuǐbiǎn (Mandarin) Chhṳ̀n Súi-pién (Hakka) (1950–) | 25 December 1994 | 25 December 1998 | 1 | Democratic Progressive Party |
| 11 | Ma Ying-jeou 馬英九 Mǎ Yīngjiǔ (Mandarin) Mâ Yîn-kiú (Hakka) (1950–) | 25 December 1998 25 December 2002 | 25 December 2002 25 December 2006 | 2 3 | Kuomintang |
| 12 | Hau Lung-pin 郝龍斌 Hǎo Lóngbīn (Mandarin) Khok Liùng-pîn (Hakka) (1952–) | 25 December 2006 25 December 2010 | 25 December 2010 25 December 2014 | 4 5 | Kuomintang |
| 13 | Ko Wen-je 柯文哲 Kē Wénzhé (Mandarin) Khóa Vùn-chet (Hakka) (1960–) | 25 December 2014 25 December 2018 | 25 December 2018 25 December 2022 | 6 7 | Independent Taiwan People's Party |
| 14 | Chiang Wan-an 蔣萬安 Jiǎng Wàn'ān (Mandarin) (1978–) | 25 December 2022 | Incumbent | 8 | Kuomintang |

## Electoral history
### Taipei Mayoral Election, 1994

Taipei Mayoral Election, 1994 :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | Democratic Progressive (DPP) | 3 | Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) | 615,090 | 43.67% | |
| | New Party | 2 | Jaw Shaw-kong (趙少康) | 424,905 | 30.17% | |
| | Kuomintang (KMT) | 4 | Huang Ta-chou (黃大洲) | 364,618 | 25.89% | |
| | Independent | 1 | Ji Rong-zhi (紀榮治) | 3,941 | 0.28% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 1,408,554 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 78.53% | 78.53% | 78.53% |

### Taipei Mayoral Election, 1998

Taipei Mayoral Election, 1998 :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | Kuomintang (KMT) | 2 | Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) | 766,377 | 51.13% | |
| | Democratic Progressive (DPP) | 1 | Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) | 688,072 | 45.91% | |
| | New Party | 3 | Wang Chien-shien (王建煊) | 44,452 | 2.97% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 1,498,901 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 80.89% | 80.89% | 80.89% |

### Taipei Mayoral Election, 2002

Taipei Mayoral Election, 2002 :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | Kuomintang (KMT) | 2 | Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) | 873,102 | 64.11% | |
| | Democratic Progressive (DPP) | 1 | Lee Ying-yuan (李應元) | 488,811 | 35.89% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 1,361,913 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 70.61% | 70.61% | 70.61% |

### Taipei Mayoral Election, 2006

Taipei Mayoral Election, 2006 :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | Kuomintang (KMT) | 5 | Hau Lung-pin (郝龍斌) | 692,085 | 53.81% | |
| | Democratic Progressive (DPP) | 3 | Frank Hsieh (謝長廷) | 525,869 | 40.89% | |
| | Independent | 4 | James Soong (宋楚瑜) | 53,281 | 4.14% | |
| | Independent | 1 | Li Ao (李敖) | 7,795 | 0.61% | |
| | Independent | 6 | Ke Tsi-hai (柯賜海) | 3,687 | 0.29% | |
| | Taiwan Solidarity Union | 2 | Clara Chou (周玉蔻) | 1,832 | 0.13% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 1,284,549 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | | | |

### Taipei Mayoral Election, 2010

Taipei Mayoral Election, 2010 :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | Kuomintang (KMT) | 2 | Hau Lung-pin (郝龍斌) | 797,865 | 55.65% | |
| | Democratic Progressive (DPP) | 5 | Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) | 628,129 | 43.81% | |
| | Independent | 4 | Francis Wu (吳武明) | 3,672 | 0.26% | |
| | Independent | 3 | Helen Hsiao (蕭淑華) | 2,238 | 0.16% | |
| | Independent | 1 | Wu Yen-cheng (吳炎成) | 1,832 | 0.13% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 1,433,736 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 70.65% | 70.65% | 70.65% |

### Taipei Mayoral Election, 2014

Taipei Mayoral Election, 2014 :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | Independent | 7 | Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) | 853,983 | 57.16% | |
| | Kuomintang (KMT) | 6 | Sean Lien (連勝文) | 609,932 | 40.82% | |
| | Independent | 2 | Zhao Yan-qing (趙衍慶) | 15,898 | 1.06% | |
| | Independent | 5 | Neil Peng (馮光遠) | 8,080 | 0.54% | |
| | Independent | 3 | Li Hong-xin (李宏信) | 2,621 | 0.18% | |
| | Independent | 4 | Chen Yong-chang (陳永昌) | 1,908 | 0.13% | |
| | 三等國民公義人權自救黨 | 1 | Chen Ru-bin (陳汝斌) | 1,624 | 0.11% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 1,494,046 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 70.46% | 70.46% | 70.46% |

### Taipei Mayoral Election, 2018

Taipei Mayoral Election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | Independent | 4 | Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) | 580,663 | 41.06% | |
| | Kuomintang (KMT) | 2 | Ting Shou-chung (丁守中) | 577,096 | 40.81% | |
| | Democratic Progressive (DPP) | 3 | Pasuya Yao (姚文智) | 244,342 | 17.28% | |
| | Independent | 5 | Lee Si-kuen (李錫錕) | 6,158 | 0.43% | |
| | Independent | 1 | Wu E-yang (吳蕚洋) | 5,611 | 0.39% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 1,413,870 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 65.33% | 65.33% | 65.33% |

### Taipei Mayoral Election, 2022

Taipei Mayoral Election, 2022 :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | Kuomintang (KMT) | 6 | Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) | 575,590 | 42.29% | |
| | Democratic Progressive (DPP) | 12 | Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) | 434,558 | 31.93% | |
| | Independent | 8 | Huang Shan-shan (黃珊珊) | 342,141 | 25.14% | |
| | Others | Others | Others | 8,662 | 0.64% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 1,360,951 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 67.70% | 67.70% | 67.70% |