Mayor of New Taipei

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The Mayor of New Taipei is the chief political executive of the city of New Taipei in Taiwan. The mayor, a new position created when the predecessor entity of New Taipei, Taipei County, was elevated to a special municipality in 2010, is elected to a four-year term. The equivalent position in the former county was Taipei County Magistrate. The incumbent mayor is Hou Yu-ih, who returned to office on 14 January 2024 after a temporary leave of absence for the 2024 Taiwanese presidential election as the Kuomintang nominee.[1]

Mayor of the City of New Taipei
Flag of the Mayor
Incumbent
Hou Yu-ih
since 14 January 2024
Term length4 years; may serve 1 consecutive terms
Inaugural holderEric Chu
Formation25 December 2010
Websitewww.ntpc.gov.tw

Titles of the Mayor edit

Date English Characters Mandarin Taiwanese Hakka
Oct 1950–Dec 2014 Magistrate of Taipei 臺北縣縣長 Táiběi Xiàn Xiànzhǎng Tâi-pak-koān Koān-tiúⁿ Thòi-pet-yen Yen-chhòng
Dec 2014–present Mayor of New Taipei 新北市市長 Xīnběi Shì Shìzhǎng Sin-pak-chhī Chhī-tiúⁿ Sîn-pet-sṳ Sṳ-chhòng

List of mayors edit

  Kuomintang (KMT)   Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)

Taipei County Magistrate edit

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Political party Term
1   Mei Ta-fu
梅達夫
Méi Dáfū (Mandarin)
Mòi Tha̍t-fû (Hakka)
(1900–1980)
1 May 1951 2 June 1954 Kuomintang 1
2   Tai Te-fa
戴德發
Dài Défā (Mandarin)
Tai Tet-fat (Hakka)
(1903–1998)
2 June 1954 2 June 1957 Kuomintang 2
2 June 1957 2 June 1960 3
3   Hsieh Wen-cheng
謝文程
Xiè Wénchéng (Mandarin)
Chhia Vùn-chhàng (Hakka)
(1886–1963)
2 June 1960 31 October 1963[a][b] Kuomintang 4
--   Lee Wen-yu[c]
李文玉
Lǐ Wényù (Mandarin)
Lí Vùn-ngiu̍k (Hakka)
(1910–1998)
31 October 1963 2 June 1964 Kuomintang
4   Su Ching-po
蘇清波
Sū Qīngbō (Mandarin)
Sû Chhîn-pô (Hakka)
(1911–1990)
2 June 1964 2 June 1968 Kuomintang 5
2 June 1968 1 July 1969 [d] 6
--   Lee Wen-yu [c]
李文玉
Lǐ Wényù (Mandarin)
Lí Vùn-ngiu̍k (Hakka)
(1910–1998)
1 July 1969 1 May 1970 Kuomintang
--   Su Ching-po [e]
蘇清波
Sū Qīngbō (Mandarin)
Sû Chhîn-pô (Hakka)
(1910–1998)
1 May 1970 1 February 1973[f] Kuomintang
5   Shao En-hsin
邵恩新
Shaò Ēnxīn (Mandarin)
Seu Ên-sîn (Hakka)
(1924–2014)
1 February 1973 20 December 1977 Kuomintang 7
20 December 1977 14 September 1981[g] 8
--   Wu Tseng-wen[h]
武增文
Wǔ Zēngwén (Mandarin)
Vú Chen-vùn (Hakka)
(1919–1987)
14 September 1981 20 December 1981 Kuomintang
6   Lin Fong-cheng
林豐正
Lín Fēngzhèng (Mandarin)
Lìm Fûng-chṳn (Hakka)
(1940–)
20 December 1981 20 December 1985 Kuomintang 9
20 December 1985 20 December 1989 10
7 You Ching
尤清
Yóu Qīng (Mandarin)
Yù Chhîn (Hakka)
(1942–)
20 December 1989 20 December 1993 Democratic Progressive Party 11
20 December 1993 20 December 1997 12
8   Su Tseng-chang
蘇貞昌
Sū Zhēnchāng (Mandarin)
Sû Chṳ̂n-chhông (Hakka)
(1947–)
20 December 1997 20 December 2001 Democratic Progressive Party 13
20 December 2001 20 May 2004[i] 14
  Lin Hsi-yao[j]
林錫耀
Lín Xíyào (Mandarin)
Lìm Siak-yeu (Hakka)
(1961–)
20 May 2004 20 December 2005 Democratic Progressive Party
9   Chou Hsi-wei
周錫瑋
Zhōu Xíwěi (Mandarin)
Chû Siak-ví (Hakka)
(1958–)
20 December 2005 25 December 2010 Kuomintang 15

Mayor of New Taipei edit

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Political party Term
1   Eric Chu
朱立倫
Zhū Lìlún (Mandarin)
Chû Li̍p-lùn (Hakka)
(1961–)
25 December 2010 25 December 2014 Kuomintang 1
25 December 2014 20 October 2015[k] 2
  Hou Yu-ih[l]
侯友宜
Hóu Yŏuyí (Mandarin)
Hèu Yû-ngì (Hakka)
(1956–)
20 October 2015 18 January 2016 Kuomintang
1   Eric Chu
朱立倫
Zhū Lìlún (Mandarin)
Chû Li̍p-lùn (Hakka)
(1961–)
18 January 2016 25 December 2018 Kuomintang
2   Hou Yu-ih
侯友宜
Hóu Yŏuyí (Mandarin)
Hèu Yû-ngì (Hakka)
(1956–)
25 December 2018 25 December 2022 Kuomintang 3
25 December 2022 23 September 2023[k] 4
  Liu Ho-jan[l]

劉和然
Liú Hérán (Mandarin)
(1966–)

23 September 2023 14 January 2024
2   Hou Yu-ih
侯友宜
Hóu Yŏuyí (Mandarin)
Hèu Yû-ngì (Hakka)
(1956–)
14 January 2024 Incumbent Kuomintang

Timeline edit

Hou Yu-ihEric ChuChou Hsi-weiLin Hsi-yaoSu Tseng-changYou ChingLin Fong-cheng

References edit

  1. ^ "After losing Taiwan presidential elections, Hou Yu-ih returns to mayoral duties in Taipei City". Asian News International. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.

Notes edit

  1. ^ Term extended to 4 years.
  2. ^ Died in office.
  3. ^ a b As acting; secretary general of the county government.
  4. ^ Suspended due to corruption charges.
  5. ^ Found not guilty; reinstated.
  6. ^ Term extended to accommodate joint elections.
  7. ^ Left office to serve as Taiwan Province Civil Affairs Department Commissioner.
  8. ^ As acting; provincial council member.
  9. ^ Left office to serve as Secretary General of the Office of the President.
  10. ^ As acting; designated by Executive Yuan
  11. ^ a b On leave to run for President.
  12. ^ a b As acting; deputy mayor.

See also edit