The magistrate of Hsinchu County is the chief executive of the government of Hsinchu County. This list includes directly elected magistrates of the county. The incumbent Magistrate is Yang Wen-ke of Kuomintang since 25 December 2018.

Directly elected County Magistrates

  Kuomintang   Independent   Democratic Progressive Party

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Political Party	Term
1		Chu Sheng-chi 朱盛淇 Zhū Shèngqí	1 May 1951	2 June 1954	Kuomintang	1
			1 May 1954	2 June 1957		2
2		Tsou Ti-chih 鄒滌之 Zōu Dízhī	2 June 1957	2 June 1960	Kuomintang	3
3		Peng Jui-lu 彭瑞鷺 Péng Ruìlù	2 June 1960	2 June 1964[1]	Kuomintang	4
			2 June 1964	2 June 1968		5
4		Liu Hsieh-hsun 劉榭燻 Liú Xièxūn	2 June 1968	1 February 1973[2]	Independent	6
5		Lin Pao-jen 林保仁 Lín Bǎorén	1 February 1973	20 December 1977	Kuomintang	7
			20 December 1977	20 December 1981		8
6		Chen Chin-hsing 陳進興 Chén Jìnxīng (1933-)	20 December 1981	20 December 1985	Kuomintang	9
			20 December 1985	20 December 1989		10
7		Fan Chen-tsung 范振宗 Fàn Zhènzōng (1942-)	20 December 1989	20 December 1993	Democratic Progressive Party	11
			20 December 1993	20 December 1997		12
8		Lin Kuang-hua 林光華 Lín Guānghuá (1945-)	20 December 1997	20 December 2001	Democratic Progressive Party	13
9		Cheng Yung-chin 鄭永金 Zhèng Yǒngjīn (1949-)	20 December 2001	20 December 2005	Kuomintang[3]	14
			20 December 2005	20 December 2009		15
					Independent
10		Chiu Ching-chun 邱鏡淳 Qiū Jìngchún (1949-)	20 December 2009	25 December 2014	Kuomintang	16
			25 December 2014	25 December 2018		17
11		Yang Wen-ke 楊文科 Yáng Wénkē (1951-)	25 December 2018	25 December 2022	Kuomintang	18
			25 December 2022	Incumbent		19

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