The magistrate of Miaoli is the chief executive of the government of Miaoli County. This list includes directly elected magistrates of the county. The incumbent Magistrate is independent Chung Tung-chin since 25 December 2022.

Directly elected County Magistrates

  Kuomintang   Independent

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Term	Political Party
1		Lai Shun-sheng 賴順生 Lài Shùnshēng (1908-1992)	15 August 1951	16 August 1954	1	Kuomintang
2		Liu Ting-kuo 劉定國 Liú Dìngguó (1913-1997)	16 August 1954	2 June 1957	2	Kuomintang
			2 June 1957	2 June 1960	3
3		Lin Wei-kung 林為恭 Lín Wéigōng (1908-1982)	2 June 1960	2 June 1964[1]	4	Kuomintang
			2 June 1964	2 June 1968	5
4		Huang Wen-fa 黃文發 Huáng Wénfā (1906-1986)	2 June 1968	1 February 1973[2]	6	Kuomintang
5		Chiu Wen-kuang 邱文光 Qiū Wénguāng (1928-1990)	1 February 1973	20 December 1977	7	Kuomintang
			20 December 1977	20 December 1981	8
6		Hsieh Chin-ting 謝金汀 Xiè Jīntīng (1936-2017)	20 December 1981	30 May 1985	9	Kuomintang
			20 December 1985	20 December 1989	10
7		Chang Chiu-hua 張秋華 Zhāng Qiūhuá (1937-2020)	20 December 1989	20 December 1993[3]	11	Kuomintang
8		Ho Chih-hui 何智輝 Hé Zhìhuī (1950-)	20 December 1993	20 December 1997[3]	12	Independent
						Kuomintang
9		Fu Hsueh-peng 傅學鵬 Fù Xuépéng (1951-)	20 December 1997	20 December 2001	13	Independent
			20 December 2001	20 December 2005	14
10		Liu Cheng-hung 劉政鴻 Liú Zhènghóng (1947-)	20 December 2005	20 December 2009	15	Kuomintang
			20 December 2009	25 December 2014[4]	16
11		Hsu Yao-chang 徐耀昌 Xú Yàochāng (1955-)	25 December 2014	25 December 2018	17	Kuomintang
			25 December 2018	25 December 2022	18
12		Chung Tung-chin 鍾東錦 Zhōng Dōngjǐn (1963-)	25 December 2022	Incumbent	19	Independent

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