The Mayor of Kaohsiung is the head of the
Kaohsiung City Government
The Kaohsiung City Government is the municipal government of Kaohsiung. It was formed after the merger of Kaohsiung County and Kaohsiung City in December 2010. Its chief administrator is the directly elected Mayor of Kaohsiung.
History
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Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
and is elected to a four-year term. The current mayor is
Chen Chi-mai
Chen Chi-mai (; born December 23, 1964) is a Taiwanese politician and the current Mayor of Kaoshiung since August 24, 2020. He has served as spokesperson of the Democratic Progressive Party and the chief executive officer of its Policy Research ...
who took office since 24 August 2020.
Titles
List of mayors
Prefectural city era (appointed mayors)
During this era, Kaohsiung was called . All of the mayors were appointed by the Empire of Japan.
Provincial city era (appointed mayors)
Provincial city era (directly elected mayors)
Special municipality era (appointed mayors)
Special municipality era (directly elected mayors)
Special municipality era (consolidated Kaohsiung)
Timeline
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Kaohsiung City Government
The Kaohsiung City Government is the municipal government of Kaohsiung. It was formed after the merger of Kaohsiung County and Kaohsiung City in December 2010. Its chief administrator is the directly elected Mayor of Kaohsiung.
History
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Kaohsiung City Council
Kaohsiung City Council () is the city council of Kaohsiung City, Republic of China. It is currently composed of 65 councilors, each serving a four-year term, elected using the single non-transferable vote system. Speaker and deputy speaker of ...
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Kaohsiung City
Kaohsiung City (Mandarin Chinese: ; Wade–Giles: ''Kao¹-hsiung²;'' Pinyin: ''Gāoxióng'') is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsiu ...
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List of county magistrates of Kaohsiung
This is a list of magistrates of the former Kaohsiung County:
See also
* Kaohsiung County
* Kaohsiung
* List of mayors of Kaohsiung
{{The current heads of the local government in ROC (Taiwan)
Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung City (Mandarin Chine ...
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Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung City (Mandarin Chinese: ; Wade–Giles: ''Kao¹-hsiung²;'' Pinyin: ''Gāoxióng'') is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsi ...