Directly elected magistrates
In the multi-party era (1987 onwards) the post has been held three times by the Kuomintang and six times by the Democratic Progressive Party. Under current rules magistrates serve four-year terms, and can stand for re-election once.
Kuomintang Independent Chinese Youth Party Democratic Progressive Party
| № | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of Office | Term | Political Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
Lin Chin-sheng 林金生 Lín Jīnshēng (1916-2001) |
1 June 1951 | 2 June 1954 [1] | 1 | Kuomintang |
|
Lee Mao-sung 李茂松 Lǐ Màosōng |
2 June 1954 | November 1955[2] | 2 | Independent | |
| 2 | Chinese Youth Party | |||||
| — |
|
Chin Lu[3][4] 金輅 Jīn Lù |
November 1955 | 2 June 1957 | Kuomintang | |
| 3 | 
|
Huang Tzung-kun 黃宗焜 Huáng Zōngkūn (1910–1997) |
2 June 1957 | 2 June 1960 | 3 | Kuomintang |
| 2 June 1960 | 4 April 1963[5] | 4 | ||||
| — |
|
Hou Chuan-cheng[3][4] 侯全成 Hóu Quánchéng |
5 April 1963 | 13 April 1964 | Kuomintang | |
| 3 |
|
Huang Tzung-kun[6] 黃宗焜 Huáng Zōngkūn (1910–1997) |
13 April 1964 | 2 June 1964 [7] | Kuomintang | |
| 4 |
|
Ho Mao-chu 何茂取 Hé Màoqǔ (1900–1980) |
2 June 1964 | 2 June 1968 | 5 | Kuomintang |
| 5 |
|
Huang Lao-ta 黃老達 Huáng Lǎodá (1908–1981) |
2 June 1968 | 1 February 1973 [8] | 6 | Kuomintang |
| 6 |
|
Chen Chia-hsiung 陳嘉雄 Chén Jiāxióng (1927–1976) |
1 February 1973 | 7 May 1976[9] | 7 | Kuomintang |
| — |
|
Chang Ping-nan[3][4] 張柄楠 Zhāng Bǐngnán |
13 May 1976 | 20 December 1977 | Kuomintang | |
| 7 |
|
Tu Te-chi 涂德錡 Tú Déqí (1934-2011) |
20 December 1977 | 20 December 1981 | 8 | Kuomintang |
| 20 December 1981 | 20 December 1985 | 9 | ||||
| 8 | 
|
Ho Chia-jung 何嘉榮 Hé Jiāróng (1945–) |
20 December 1985 | 20 December 1989[1] | 10 | Kuomintang |
| 9 | 
|
Chen Shih-yung 陳適庸 Chén Shìyōng (1948–2022) |
20 December 1989 | 20 December 1993[1] | 11 | Kuomintang |
| 10 | 
|
Li Ya-ching 李雅景 Lǐ Yǎjǐng (1949-) |
20 December 1993 | 20 December 1997 | 12 | Kuomintang |
| 20 December 1997 | 20 December 2001 | 13 | ||||
| 11 | 
|
Chen Ming-wen 陳明文 Chén Míngwén (1955-) |
20 December 2001 | 20 December 2005 | 14 | Democratic Progressive Party |
| 20 December 2005 | 29 October 2008 | 15 | ||||
| — |
|
Huang Kuei-nan[3][10] 黃癸楠 Huáng Guǐnán |
29 October 2008 | 9 December 2008 | ||
| 11 |
|
Chen Ming-wen[11] 陳明文 Chén Míngwén (1955-) |
9 December 2008 | 20 December 2009 | Democratic Progressive Party | |
| 12 | 
|
Helen Chang[12] 張花冠 Zhāng Huāguān (1954-) |
20 December 2009 | 25 December 2014 [13] | 16 | Democratic Progressive Party |
| 25 December 2014 | 25 December 2018 | 17 | ||||
| 13 |
|
Weng Chang-liang 翁章梁 Wēng Zhāngliáng (1965-) |
25 December 2018 | 25 December 2022 | 18 | Democratic Progressive Party |
| 25 December 2022 | Incumbent | 19 | ||||
