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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v t e Mayor of Kaohsiung
Japanese era	Tasuke Iwamoto Gentoshio Saitō Masaharu Imai Gisaburō Kobayashi Shigeharu Matsuo Tairiku Munetō Mō Koshima Takeo Yokoyama Otohiko Nakamatsu
Provincial municipality era	Lien Mou Huang Chung-tu Huang Chiang Liou Hsiang Chen Pau-tai Hsieh Cheng-chiang Chen Wu-chang Chen Chi-chuan Yang Chin-hu
Special municipality era	Wang Yu-yun Yang Chin-tsung Hsu Shui-teh Su Nan-cheng Wu Den-yih Frank Hsieh Chen Chi-mai* Yeh Chu-lan* Chen Chu
Special municipality era (Greater Kaohsiung)	Chen Chu Hsu Li-ming* Han Kuo-yu Yang Ming-jou* Chen Chi-mai
* acting