The Mayor of Taichung is the head of the

Taichung City Government The Taichung City Government () is the municipal government of Taichung, Taiwan. History Taichū City Government was established by the Governor-General of Taiwan and the Japanese colonial authorities on 1 October 1920. Following the hando ...

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and is elected to a four-year term. The current mayor is

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 ...

of the

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since 25 December 2018.

Titles of the Mayor

List of mayors

This list includes only those persons who served as mayors of Taichung after the end of

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, during the

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. The first two mayors served were appointed by the

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of Taiwan.

Mayor of Taichung (Provincial city, directly-elected)

Mayor of Taichung (Special municipality)

Timeline

References

Mayors of Tainan - Memo.com.tw

Taichung City Government
{{The current heads of the local government in ROC (Taiwan)

Tainan Tainan (), officially Tainan City, is a Special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality in southern Taiwan facing the Taiwan Strait on its western coast. Tainan is the oldest city on the island and also commonly known as the "Capital City" ...