This article lists the current magistrates and mayors, the head of government, of the 22 primary administrative divisions of the Republic of China (Taiwan). After the streamlining of provinces in 1998, local autonomous bodies including the 6 special municipalities, 13

counties A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...

and 3 provincial cities are directly administrated by the central government (

Executive Yuan The Executive Yuan () is the executive branch of the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Its leader is the Premier, who is appointed by the President of the Republic of China, and requires confirmation by the Legislative Yuan. ...

) according to the ''Local Government Act''.地方制度法
(Local Government Act), Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of China, 3 February 2010.

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of the local autonomous bodies are led by a

mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ...

magistrate The term magistrate is used in a variety of systems of governments and laws to refer to a civilian officer who administers the law. In ancient Rome, a '' magistratus'' was one of the highest ranking government officers, and possessed both judici ...

. Each mayor or magistrate is elected by the population of their corresponding division with a maximum term of four years and the possibility of reelection to one more term. Currently, all of the mayors of special municipalities and provincial cities and all of the county magistrates in the republic have won in the 2022 mayoral and magistratical elections and were sworn into office on 25 December 2022. Of the twenty-two current incumbents, ten are women—

Lu Shiow-yen Lu Shiow-yen (; born 31 August 1961) is a Taiwanese politician and former television presenter. She is the incumbent Mayor of Taichung since 25 December 2018. Education and early career Lu earned a bachelor's degree from National Chengchi Unive ...

in Taichung City,

Huang Min-hui Huang Min-hui (; ) is a Taiwanese politician. She was a member of the Legislative Yuan from 1999 to 2005. Her tenure as vice chairperson of the Kuomintang (2008–16) overlapped with two terms as Mayor of Chiayi City (2005–14). Education Huan ...

in Chiayi City, and

Ann Kao Ann Kao Hung-an (; born 25 January 1984) is a Taiwanese business executive and politician. She earned bachelor's and master's degrees from National Taiwan Normal University and National Taiwan University, respectively, before working as a resear ...

in Hsinchu City, as well as all seven magistrates for counties in central Taiwan and along the east coast.

Yang Wen-ke Yang Wen-ke (; born 22 March 1951) is a Taiwanese politician. He is the Magistrate of Hsinchu County since 25 December 2018 after winning the 2018 municipality election of the Republic of China on 24 November 2018. Political career Hsinchu Co ...

of Hsinchu County is the oldest official ( of age), while Hsinchu City's

is the youngest ( old). Fourteen incumbents belong to the

Kuomintang The Kuomintang (KMT), also referred to as the Guomindang (GMD), the Nationalist Party of China (NPC) or the Chinese Nationalist Party (CNP), is a major political party in the Republic of China, initially on the Chinese mainland and in Tai ...

, five from the

Democratic Progressive Party The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is a Taiwanese nationalist and centre-left political party in the Republic of China (Taiwan). Controlling both the Republic of China presidency and the unicameral Legislative Yuan, it is the majori ...

, one from the

Taiwan People's Party The Taiwan People's Party is a political party in Taiwan, formally established on 6 August 2019 by Ko Wen-je, who serves as its first and current chairman. Application process The party was proposed in August 2019 by Mayor of Taipei Ko Wen-je ...

, and two are non-partisan.

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