Mayor of Tainan

See also: List of magistrates of Tainan County
Mayor of the City of Tainan
Flag of Tainan
Incumbent
Huang Wei-che
since 25 December 2018
Term lengthfour years; may serve 1 consecutive terms

The Mayor of Tainan is the head of the Tainan City Government, Taiwan and is elected to a four-year term. The current mayor is Huang Wei-cher of the Democratic Progressive Party since 25 December 2018.

Titles of the Mayor

Date English Characters Japanese Mandarin Taiwanese Hakka
Oct 1920–Oct 1940 Mayor of Tainan 臺南市市尹 Tainan-shi Shiin Tâi-lâm-chhī Chhī-ún Thòi-nàm-sṳ Sṳ-yún
Oct 1940–Oct 1945 臺南市市長 Tainan-shi Shichō Tâi-lâm-chhī
Chhī-tiúⁿ		 Thòi-nàm-sṳ
Sṳ-chhòng
Oct 1945–present 臺南市市長 Táinán Shì Shìzhǎng

List of Mayors

This list includes only those persons who served as mayors of Tainan City 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 the Republic of China (Taiwan).

The numerals indicate the consecutive time in office served by a single elected mayor. For example, Su Nan-cheng served two consecutive terms and is counted as the tenth mayor (not the eighth and ninth). Yeh Ting-kuei served three non-consecutive terms and is counted chronologically as the 3rd, the 5th, and the 7th mayor. Because of this, the list below contains 14 mayoralties, but only 12 people.

  Kuomintang   Independent/ unknown   Democratic Progressive Party

Mayor of Tainan (Provincial city)

Appointed mayors

№ Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term of Office Political Party
1 Han Lien-he
韓聯和
Hán Liánhé
(?-?) 		26 November 1945 26 August 1946 Kuomintang
2 Chuo Kao-hsuen
卓高煊
Zhuó Gāoxuān
(?-?) 		26 August 1946 1 February 1951 Kuomintang

Elected mayors

№ Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term of Office Term Political Party
Yeh Ting-kuei
葉廷珪
Yè Tíngguī
(1905-1977) 		1 February 1951 2 June 1954[1] 1 Independent
3 Kuomintang
Independent[2]
4 Yang Ching
楊請
Yáng Qǐng
(1906–1971) 		2 June 1954 2 June 1957[1] 2 Kuomintang
5 Yeh Ting-kuei
葉廷珪
Yè Tíngguī
(1905-1977) 		2 June 1957 2 June 1960[1] 3 Independent
6 Hsin Wen-bing
辛文炳
Xīn Wénbǐng
(1912–1999) 		2 June 1960 2 June 1964[3] 4 Kuomintang
7 Yeh Ting-kuei
葉廷珪
Yè Tíngguī
(1905-1977) 		2 June 1964 2 June 1968 5 Independent
Kuomintang[4]
8 Lin Hsi-shan
林錫山
Lín Xíshān
(1928–?) 		2 June 1968 1 February 1973[5] 6 Kuomintang
9 Chang Li-tang
張麗堂
Zhāng Lìtáng
(1935–) 		1 February 1973 20 December 1977 7 Kuomintang
10 Su Nan-cheng
蘇南成
Sū Nánchéng
(1936–2014) 		20 December 1977 20 December 1981 8 Independent
20 December 1981 30 May 1985[6] 9
Kuomintang[7]
— Chen Kuei-miao[8][9]
陳癸淼
Chén Guǐmiǎo
(1934–2014) 		30 May 1985 20 December 1985 Kuomintang
11 Lin Wen-hsiung
林文雄
Lín Wénxióng
(1942–) 		20 December 1985 20 December 1989[10] 10 Kuomintang
12 Shih Chih-ming
施治明
Shī Zhìmíng
(1952–) 		20 December 1989 20 December 1993 11 Kuomintang
20 December 1993 20 December 1997 12
13 George Chang
張燦鍙
Zhāng Cànhòng
(1936–) 		20 December 1997 20 December 2001[1] 13 Democratic Progressive Party[11]
Independent[12]
14 Hsu Tain-tsair
許添財
Xǔ Tiāncái
(1951–) 		20 December 2001 20 December 2005 14 Democratic Progressive Party
20 December 2005 25 December 2010[13] 15

Mayor of Tainan (Special municipality)

№ Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term of Office Term Political Party
1 Lai Ching-te
(William Lai)
賴清德
Lài Qīngdé
(1958–) 		25 December 2010

25 December 2014

25 December 2014

7 September 2017 [14]

1 Democratic Progressive Party
— Li Meng-yen[8][15]
李孟諺
Lǐ Mèngyàn
(1966–) 		8 September 2017 25 December 2018 2 Independent
2 Huang Wei-che
黃偉哲
Huáng Wěizhé
(1963–) 		25 December 2018 25 December 2022 3 Democratic Progressive Party
25 December 2022 Incumbent 4

Timeline

Huang Wei-cherLee Meng-yenWilliam LaiHsu Tain-tsairGeorge ChangShih CHih-mingChen Kuei-miaoSu Nan-chengShin Wen-bing

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Lost reelection.
  2. ^ Left KMT to run for reelection.
  3. ^ Term extended to 4 years.
  4. ^ Joined KMT in 1965.
  5. ^ Term extended to accommodate joint elections.
  6. ^ Left office to serve as Kaohsiung mayor.
  7. ^ Joined KMT in 1982.
  8. ^ a b As acting.
  9. ^ Provincial council member.
  10. ^ Retired.
  11. ^ First DPP mayor of Tainan.
  12. ^ Left DPP to run for reelection.
  13. ^ Term extended for joint elections with special municipalities.
  14. ^ Left office to serve as Premier.
  15. ^ Secretary-general of the Mayor's Office.
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