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]
| Mayor of the City of New Taipei | |
|---|---|
 Flag of the Mayor | |
| Term length | 4 years; may serve 1 consecutive terms |
| Inaugural holder | Eric Chu |
| Formation | 25 December 2010 |
| Website | www.ntpc.gov.tw |
Titles of the Mayor
| 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 |
List of mayors
Kuomintang (KMT) Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)
Taipei County Magistrate
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .jpg) | Mei Ta-fu 梅達夫 Méi Dáfū (Mandarin) Mòi Tha̍t-fû (Hakka) (1900–1980) | 1 May 1951 | 2 June 1954 | Kuomintang | 1 |
| 2 | .jpg) | Tai Te-fa 戴德發 Dài Défā (Mandarin) Tai Tet-fat (Hakka) (1903–1998) | 2 June 1954 | 2 June 1957 | Kuomintang | 2 |
| 2 June 1957 | 2 June 1960 | 3 | ||||
| 3 | .jpg) | Hsieh Wen-cheng 謝文程 Xiè Wénchéng (Mandarin) Chhia Vùn-chhàng (Hakka) (1886–1963) | 2 June 1960 | 31 October 1963[a][b] | Kuomintang | 4 |
| -- |  | Lee Wen-yu[c] 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 |
| 2 June 1968 | 1 July 1969 [d] | 6 | ||||
| -- | | Lee Wen-yu [c] 李文玉 Lǐ Wényù (Mandarin) Lí Vùn-ngiu̍k (Hakka) (1910–1998) | 1 July 1969 | 1 May 1970 | Kuomintang | |
| -- | | Su Ching-po [e] 蘇清波 Sū Qīngbō (Mandarin) Sû Chhîn-pô (Hakka) (1910–1998) | 1 May 1970 | 1 February 1973[f] | Kuomintang | |
| 5 | .jpg) | Shao En-hsin 邵恩新 Shaò Ēnxīn (Mandarin) Seu Ên-sîn (Hakka) (1924–2014) | 1 February 1973 | 20 December 1977 | Kuomintang | 7 |
| 20 December 1977 | 14 September 1981[g] | 8 | ||||
| -- | .jpg) | Wu Tseng-wen[h] 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 20 December 2001 | 20 May 2004[i] | 14 | ||||
| — |  | Lin Hsi-yao[j] 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 |
Mayor of New Taipei
| No. | Portrait | 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 |
| 25 December 2014 | 20 October 2015[k] | 2 | ||||
| – |  | Hou Yu-ih[l] 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 | .jpg) | Hou Yu-ih 侯友宜 Hóu Yŏuyí (Mandarin) Hèu Yû-ngì (Hakka) (1956–) | 25 December 2018 | 25 December 2022 | Kuomintang | 3 |
| 25 December 2022 | 23 September 2023[k] | 4 | ||||
| – | .jpg) | Liu Ho-jan[l] 劉和然 | 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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