# Mayor of Taichung

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

| Date | English | Characters | Japanese | Mandarin | Taiwanese | Hakka |
| Oct 1920–Oct 1940 | Mayor of Taichū | 臺中市市尹 | Taichū-shi Shiin | | Tâi-tiong-chhī Chhī-ún | Thòi-chûng-sṳ Sṳ-yún |
| Oct 1940–Oct 1945 | Mayor of Taichū | 臺中市市長 | Taichū-shi Shichō | | Tâi-tiong-chhī Chhī-tiúⁿ | Thòi-chûng-sṳ Sṳ-chhòng |
| Oct 1945–present | Mayor of Taichung | 臺中市市長 | | Táizhōng Shì Shìzhǎng | Tâi-tiong-chhī Chhī-tiúⁿ | Thòi-chûng-sṳ Sṳ-chhòng |

## 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.
Independent  Kuomintang  Chinese Youth Party  Democratic Progressive Party

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

| No. | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Term |
| 5 | Yang Chi-hsien 楊基先 Yáng Jīxiān (Mandarin) Yòng Kî-siên (Hakka) (1903–1961) | 1 February 1951 | 2 June 1954 | Independent | 1 |
| 6 | Lin Chin-piao 林金標 Lín Jīnbiāo (Mandarin) Lìm Kîm-pêu (Hakka) (?–?) | 2 June 1954 | 2 June 1957 | Kuomintang | 2 |
| 6 | Lin Chin-piao 林金標 Lín Jīnbiāo (Mandarin) Lìm Kîm-pêu (Hakka) (?–?) | 2 June 1957 | 2 June 1960 | Kuomintang | 3 |
| 6 | Lin Chin-piao 林金標 Lín Jīnbiāo (Mandarin) Lìm Kîm-pêu (Hakka) (?–?) | 7 | | Kuomintang | Chiou Chin-chou 邱欽洲 Qiū Qīnzhōu (Mandarin) Hiû Khîm-chû (Hakka) (?–?) | 2 June 1960 | 2 June 1964 | Kuomintang | 4 |
| 8 | Chang Chi-chung 張啟仲 Zhāng Qǐzhòng (Mandarin) Chông Khí-chhung (Hakka) (1916–2009) | 2 June 1964 | 6 December 1966 | Kuomintang | 5 |
| –– | Luo Li-ju 羅立儒 Luó Lìrú (Mandarin) Lò Li̍p-yì (Hakka) (?–?) | 6 December 1966 | 1 September 1967 | Kuomintang | 5 |
| 8 | Chang Chi-chung 張啟仲 Zhāng Qǐzhòng (Mandarin) Chông Khí-chhung (Hakka) (1916–2009) | 1 September 1967 | 18 December 1967 | Kuomintang | 5 |
| –- | Luo Li-ju 羅立儒 Luó Lìrú (Mandarin) Lò Li̍p-yì (Hakka) (?–?) | 18 December 1967 | 2 June 1968 | Kuomintang | 5 |
| 9 | Lin Cheng-chiou 林澄秋 Lín Chéngqiū (Mandarin) Lìm Chhṳ̀n-chhiû (Hakka) (?–1979) | 2 June 1968 | 1 February 1973 | Independent | 5 | 6 |
| 10 | Chen Tuan-tang 陳端堂 Chén Duāntáng (Mandarin) Chhṳ̀n Tôn-thòng (Hakka) (1920–2005) | 1 February 1973 | 20 December 1977 | Kuomintang | 5 | 7 |
| | Chen Tuan-tang 陳端堂 Chén Duāntáng (Mandarin) Chhṳ̀n Tôn-thòng (Hakka) (1920–2005) | 1 February 1973 | 20 December 1977 | Independent | 5 | 7 |
| 11 | Tzeng Wen-po 曾文坡 Zēng Wénpō (Mandarin) Chên Vùn-pô (Hakka) (1935–2002) | 20 December 1977 | 20 December 1981 | Independent | 8 |
| | Tzeng Wen-po 曾文坡 Zēng Wénpō (Mandarin) Chên Vùn-pô (Hakka) (1935–2002) | 20 December 1977 | 20 December 1981 | Chinese Youth Party | 8 |
| 12 | Lin Po-jung 林柏榕 Lín Bóróng (Mandarin) Lìm Pak-yùng (Hakka) (1936–) | 20 December 1981 | 20 December 1985 | Kuomintang | 9 |
| 13 | Chang Tzu-yuan 張子源 Zhãng Zǐyuán (Mandarin) Chông Chṳ́-ngièn (Hakka) (1942–2010) | 20 December 1985 | 20 July 1989 | Kuomintang | 10 |
| –– | Hwang Ching-fong 黃鏡峰 Huáng Jìngfēng (Mandarin) Vòng Kiang-fûng (Hakka) (1930–2012) | 20 July 1989 | 20 December 1989 | Kuomintang | 10 |
| 14 | Lin Po-jung 林柏榕 Lín Bóróng (Mandarin) Lìm Pak-yùng (Hakka) (1936–) | 20 December 1989 | 20 December 1993 | Kuomintang | 11 |
| 14 | Lin Po-jung 林柏榕 Lín Bóróng (Mandarin) Lìm Pak-yùng (Hakka) (1936–) | 20 December 1993 | 4 October 1995 | Kuomintang | 12 |
| –– | Chen Cheng-hsiung 陳正雄 Chén Zhèngxióng (Mandarin) Chhṳ̀n Chang-hiùng (Hakka) (?–?) | 4 October 1995 | 3 April 1996 | Kuomintang | 12 |
| 14 | Lin Po-jung 林柏榕 Lín Bóróng (Mandarin) Lìm Pak-yùng (Hakka) (1936–) | 3 April 1996 | 3 June 1996 | Kuomintang | 12 |
| –- | Lin Hsueh-cheng 林學正 Lín Xuézhèng (Mandarin) Lìm Ho̍k-chang (Hakka) (?–?) | 3 June 1996 | 29 July 1997 | Kuomintang | 12 |
| 14 | Lin Po-jung 林柏榕 Lín Bóróng (Mandarin) Lìm Pak-yùng (Hakka) (1936–) | 29 July 1997 | 20 December 1997 | Kuomintang | 12 |
| 15 | Chang Wen-ying 張溫鷹 Zhāng Wēnyīng (Mandarin) Chông Vûn-Ên (Hakka) (1950–) | 20 December 1997 | 20 December 2001 | Democratic Progressive Party | 13 |
| | Chang Wen-ying 張溫鷹 Zhāng Wēnyīng (Mandarin) Chông Vûn-Ên (Hakka) (1950–) | 20 December 1997 | 20 December 2001 | Independent | 13 |
| 16 | Jason Hu 胡志強 Hú Zhìqiáng (Mandarin) Fù Chṳ-khiòng (Hakka) (1948–) | 20 December 2001 | 20 December 2005 | Kuomintang | 14 |
| 16 | Jason Hu 胡志強 Hú Zhìqiáng (Mandarin) Fù Chṳ-khiòng (Hakka) (1948–) | 20 December 2005 | 25 December 2010 | Kuomintang | 15 |

### Mayor of Taichung (Special municipality)

| No. | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Term |
| 1 | Jason Hu 胡志強 Hú Zhìqiáng (Mandarin) Fù Chṳ-khiòng (Hakka) (1948–) | 25 December 2010 | 25 December 2014 | Kuomintang | 1 |
| 2 | Lin Chia-lung 林佳龍 Lín Jialóng (Mandarin) Lìm Kâ-liùng (Hakka) (1964–) | 25 December 2014 | 25 December 2018 | Democratic Progressive Party | 2 |
| 3 | Lu Shiow-yen 盧秀燕 Lú Xiùyàn (Mandarin) Lù Siu-yen (Hakka) (1961–) | 25 December 2018 | 25 December 2022 | Kuomintang | 3 |
| 3 | Lu Shiow-yen 盧秀燕 Lú Xiùyàn (Mandarin) Lù Siu-yen (Hakka) (1961–) | 25 December 2022 | Incumbent | Kuomintang | 4 |

## Timeline

* ↑ Term extended to 4 years.
* 1 2 Suspended.
* 1 2 3 4 5 As acting.
* 1 2 3 4 Provincial council member.
* 1 2 Reinstated.
* ↑ Removed from office.
* ↑ Term extended to accommodate joint elections.
* ↑ Nephew of Chiou Chin-chou.
* ↑ Left office to serve as deputy commissioner of the State-owned Enterprises Commission.
* ↑ Impeached.
* ↑ Suspended due to corruption charges.
* ↑ Found not guilty; reinstated.
* ↑ First woman and DPP mayor of Taichung. Daughter-in-law of Chen Tuan-tang.
* 1 2 3 Lost reelection.
* ↑ Left DPP to run for reelection.
* ↑ Term extended for joint elections with special municipalities.
* ↑ Longest serving mayor in Taiwan by continuous tenure.