Mayor_of_New_Taipei

Mayor of the City of New Taipei
Mayor of the City of New Taipei
	Flag of the Mayor
	Incumbent; Hou Yu-ih; since 14 January 2024
Term length	4 years; may serve 1 consecutive terms
Inaugural holder	Eric Chu
Formation	25 December 2010
Website	www.ntpc.gov.tw

Mayor of New Taipei

Political executive in Taiwan

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]

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"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.

[2] Term extended to 4 years.

[3] Died in office.

[actSG-4] As acting; secretary general of the county government.

[5] Suspended due to corruption charges.

[6] Found not guilty; reinstated.

[7] Term extended to accommodate joint elections.

[8] Left office to serve as Taiwan Province Civil Affairs Department Commissioner.

[9] As acting; provincial council member.

[10] Left office to serve as Secretary General of the Office of the President.

[11] As acting; designated by Executive Yuan

[prez-12] On leave to run for President.

[actDM-13] As acting; deputy mayor.

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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

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					Kuomintang
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^{[lower-alpha 1]}^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Kuomintang	4
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--		Lee Wen-yu^{[lower-alpha 3]} 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
4					Kuomintang
2 June 1968	1 July 1969 ^{[lower-alpha 4]}	6

--			Lee Wen-yu ^{[lower-alpha 3]} 李文玉 Lǐ Wényù (Mandarin) Lí Vùn-ngiu̍k (Hakka) (1910–1998)	1 July 1969	1 May 1970	Kuomintang
--		Su Ching-po ^{[lower-alpha 5]} 蘇清波 Sū Qīngbō (Mandarin) Sû Chhîn-pô (Hakka) (1910–1998)	1 May 1970	1 February 1973^{[lower-alpha 6]}	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
5					Kuomintang
20 December 1977	14 September 1981^{[lower-alpha 7]}	8
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--		Wu Tseng-wen^{[lower-alpha 8]} 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
6					Kuomintang
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
7					Democratic Progressive Party
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
8					Democratic Progressive Party
20 December 2001	20 May 2004^{[lower-alpha 9]}	14
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—		Lin Hsi-yao^{[lower-alpha 10]} 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

No.	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
1		25 December 2014	20 October 2015^{[lower-alpha 11]}	Kuomintang	2

–	Hou Yu-ih^{[lower-alpha 12]} 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
2		25 December 2022	23 September 2023^{[lower-alpha 11]}	Kuomintang	4
–	Liu Ho-jan^{[lower-alpha 12]} 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

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Mayor of the City of New Taipei
Flag of the Mayor
Incumbent Hou Yu-ih since 14 January 2024
Term length	4 years; may serve 1 consecutive terms
Inaugural holder	Eric Chu
Formation	25 December 2010
Website	www.ntpc.gov.tw