Mayor of Taipei

Mayor of the City of Taipei
Flag of the City of Taipei
Incumbent Ko Wen-je since December 25, 2014
Term length	four years; may serve 1 consecutive terms
Inaugural holder	Gao Yu-shu
Formation	December 25, 2010
Website	Office of the Mayor

Non-Kuomintang Taiwanese politician Wu San-lien (2L) celebrated his landslide victory (65.5%) in the first-time Taipei city mayoral election in January 1951 with his supporters. Taipei has been the seat of central government of the Republic of China since December 1949.

The Mayor of Taipei is the head of the Taipei City Government and is elected to a four-year term. Presidents Lee Teng-hui, Chen Shui-bian and Ma Ying-jeou have all held this position prior to being elected President of the Republic of China.

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 Ko Wen-je.

List of Mayors

Non-Kuomintang Taiwanese politician Wu San-lien (2L) celebrated his landslide victory (65.5%) in the first-time Taipei city mayoral election in January 1951 with his supporters. Taipei is the capital of the Republic of China (Taiwan) since December 1949.

      Kuomintang       Independent       Democratic Progressive

Japanese rule era

• zh:木原圓次 (1940–1941)
• zh:藤村寬太 (1941–1942)
• zh:廣谷致員 (1942–1943)
• zh:土居美水 (1944–1945)

Provincial city era (appointed mayors)

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Political Party
1		Huang Chao-chin 黃朝琴 Huáng Cháoqín (1897–1972)	1 November 1945	1 March 1946	Kuomintang
2		Yu Mi-hsien 游彌堅 Yóu Míjiān (1897–1971)	1 March 1946	6 February 1950	Kuomintang
3		Wu San-lien 吳三連 Wú Sānlián (1899–1988)	6 February 1950	1 November 1950	Independent
-		Hsiang Chang-chuan [1][2] 項昌權 Xiàng Chāngquán (1903–2000)	1 November 1950	1 February 1951	Independent

Provincial city era (direct elected mayors)

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Term	Political Party
4		Wu San-lien 吳三連 Wú Sānlián (1899–1988)	1 February 1951	2 June 1954	1	Independent[3]
5		Kao Yu-shu (Henry Kao) 高玉樹 Gaō Yǜshù (1913–2005)	2 June 1954	2 June 1957	2	Independent[3]
6		Huang Chi-jui 黃啟瑞 Huáng Qǐruì (1910–1976)	2 June 1957	2 June 1960	3	Kuomintang
2 June 1960	August 1961 [4]	4
-			Chou Pai-lien [1][5] 周百鍊 Zhōu Bǎiliàn (1909–1991)	August 1961	14 December 1963	Kuomintang
6		Huang Chi-jui 黃啟瑞 Huáng Qǐruì (1910–1976)	14 December 1963[6]	2 June 1964 [7]	Kuomintang
7		Kao Yu-shu (Henry Kao) 高玉樹 Gaō Yǜshù (1913–2005)	2 June 1964	30 June 1967	5	Independent

Special municipality era (appointed mayors)

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Political Party
1		Kao Yu-shu (Henry Kao) 高玉樹 Gaō Yǜshù (1913–2005)	1 July 1967	10 June 1972	Independent
2		Chang Feng-hsu 張豐緒 Zhāng Fēngxù (1928–2014)	10 June 1972	11 June 1976	Kuomintang
3		Lin Yang-kang 林洋港 Lín Yánggǎng (1927–2013)	11 June 1976	9 June 1978	Kuomintang
4		Lee Teng-hui 李登輝 Lǐ Dēnghuī (1923–)	9 June 1978	5 December 1981	Kuomintang
5		Shao En-hsin 邵恩新 Shaò Ēnxīn (1924–2014)	5 December 1981	19 April 1982	Kuomintang
6		Yang Chin-tsung 楊金欉 Yáng Jīncóng (1923–1990)	19 April 1982	30 May 1985	Kuomintang
7		Hsu Shui-teh 許水德 Xǚ Shuǐdé (1931- )	30 May 1985	25 July 1988	Kuomintang
8		Wu Po-hsiung 吳伯雄 Wú Bóxióng (1939- )	25 July 1988	2 June 1990	Kuomintang
-		Huang Ta-chou (Thomas Huang)[1][8] 黃大洲 Huáng Dàzhōu (1936- )	2 June 1990	14 October 1990	Kuomintang
9			15 October 1990	25 December 1994

Special municipality era (direct elected mayors)

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Term	Political Party
10		Chen Shui-bian 陳水扁 Chén Shuǐbiǎn (1950–)	25 December 1994	25 December 1998	1	Democratic Progressive Party [9]
11		Ma Ying-jeou 馬英九 Mǎ Yīngjiǔ (1950–)	25 December 1998	25 December 2002	2	Kuomintang
			25 December 2002	25 December 2006	3
12		Hau Lung-pin 郝龍斌 Hǎo Lóngbīn (1952–)	25 December 2006	25 December 2010	4	Kuomintang
			25 December 2010	25 December 2014	5
13		Ko Wen-je 柯文哲 Kē Wénzhé (1959–)	25 December 2014	Incumbent	6	Independent

Electoral history

Taipei Mayoral Election, 1994

Taipei Mayoral Election, 1994
Party		#	Candidate	Votes	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				1,408,554	100.00%
Voter turnout				78.53%

Taipei Mayoral Election, 1998

Taipei Mayoral Election, 1998
Party		#	Candidate	Votes	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				1,498,901	100.00%
Voter turnout				80.89%

Taipei Mayoral Election, 2002

Taipei Mayoral Election, 2002
Party		#	Candidate	Votes	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				1,361,913	100.00%
Voter turnout				70.61%

Taipei Mayoral Election, 2006

Taipei Mayoral Election, 2006
Party		#	Candidate	Votes	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				1,284,549	100.00%
Voter turnout

Taipei Mayoral Election, 2010

Taipei Mayoral Election, 2010
Party		#	Candidate	Votes	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				1,433,736	100.00%
Voter turnout				70.65%

Taipei Mayoral Election, 2014

Taipei Mayoral Election, 2014
Party		#	Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Independent [10]	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				1,494,046	100.00%
Voter turnout				70.46%

See also

• Taipei
• List of mayors of Taipei

References

1. As acting.
2. Deputy commissioner, Taiwan province civil affairs department.
3. China Democratic Socialist Party member; ran as independent.
4. Removed from office due to corruption charges.
5. Provincial council member.
6. Reinstated.
7. Term extended to 4 years.
8. Secretary general of the Taipei City Government.
9. First elected non-Kuomintang mayor in special municipality era of Taipei.
10. Supported by the Democratic Progressive Party, Taiwan Solidarity Union, People First Party and other parties.

Bibliography

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