Mayor of Kaohsiung

Mayor of the City of Kaohsiung
Mayor of the City of Kaohsiung
	Seal of Kaohsiung
	Flag of Kaohsiung
	Incumbent; Chen Chi-mai; since 24 August 2020
Term length	four 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

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	Mayor of Takao	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	Ko-hiông-chhī Chhī-tiúⁿ	Kô-hiùng-sṳ Sṳ-chhòng

List of mayors

Empire of Japan Kuomintang China Democratic Socialist Party Democratic Progressive Party

Prefectural city era (appointed mayors)

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

No.	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)

No.	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)

No.	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
6	Hsieh Cheng-chiang 謝掙強 (1915–1979)	2 June 1954	2 June 1957	2	Kuomintang
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
8	Chen Chi-chuan 陳啟川 (1899–1993)	2 June 1964	2 June 1968	5	Kuomintang
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
10	Wang Yu-yun 王玉雲 (1925–2009)	20 December 1977	1 July 1979	8	Kuomintang

Special municipality era (appointed mayors)

No.	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)

No.	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]
7	Frank Hsieh 謝長廷 (1946–)	25 December 2002	1 February 2005^[13]	3	Democratic Progressive Party^[12]
—	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)

No.	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
1	Chen Chu 陳菊 (1950–)	25 December 2014	20 April 2018^[17]	2
—	Hsu Li-ming^[14]^[18] 許立明 (1969–)	20 April 2018	25 December 2018	2
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
3	Chen Chi-mai 陳其邁 (1964–)	25 December 2022	Incumbent	4	Democratic Progressive Party

Timeline

Notes

^ Recalled.
^ 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

^ Given name may have been read Genjirō
^ Given name may have been read Shōji or Masaji
^ Given name may have been read Gizaburō
^ Given name may have been read Shigeji
^ Family name may have been read Munefuji
^ Family name may have been read Koshima
^ Given name may have been read Otsuhiko
^ Term extended to 4 years.
^ Term extended to accommodate combined elections.
^ First non-KMT Kaohsiung mayor.
^ Lost re-election.
^ First DPP mayor of Kaohsiung.
^ Resigned to serve as premier.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d As acting.
^ First female mayor of a special municipality.
^ First elected female mayor of a special municipality.
^ Resigned to serve as presidential secretary-general.
^ Deputy mayor.
^ Kaohsiung City Government counselor.

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[19] Recalled.

[20] 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.

[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.

[act-14] 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.

[21] Kaohsiung City Government counselor.

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Mayor of Kaohsiung

Titles

List of mayors

Prefectural city era (appointed mayors)

Provincial city era (appointed mayors)

Provincial city era (directly elected mayors)

Special municipality era (appointed mayors)

Special municipality era (directly elected mayors)

Special municipality era (consolidated Kaohsiung)

Timeline

See also

Notes

References

External links

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