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FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaMayoroftheCityofTaipeiEmblemoftheCityofTaipeiTermlengthfouryears;mayserve1consecutivetermsInauguralholderMutōShingorōFormation1920WebsiteOfficeoftheMayorTheMayorofTaipeiistheheadoftheTaipeiCityGovernmentandiselectedtoafour-yearterm.UntiltheelectionofTsaiIng-wen,theofficewasseenasasteppingstonetothepresidency:presidentsLeeTeng-hui,ChenShui-bianandMaYing-jeouhaveallheldthispositionpriortobeingelectedpresident.Taipeiwaselevatedasaspecialmunicipalityfrom1967.Them...
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Mayor of the City of TaipeiEmblem of the City of Taipei
Term lengthfour years; may serve 1 consecutive termsInaugural holderMutō ShingorōFormation1920WebsiteOffice of the MayorThe Mayor of Taipei is the head of the Taipei City Government and is elected to a four-year term. Until the election of Tsai Ing-wen, the office was seen as a stepping stone to the presidency: presidents Lee Teng-hui, Chen Shui-bian and Ma Ying-jeou have all held this position prior to being elected president.
Taipei was elevated as a special municipality from 1967. The mayor was a position appointed by the central government from 1967 to 1994, and the first public election for Mayor of Taipei was held in 1994.
The incumbent mayor is Chiang Wan-an.
Titles of the Mayor[edit] Date English Characters Japanese Mandarin Taiwanese Hakka Oct 1920–Oct 1940 Mayor of Taihoku 臺北市市尹 Taihoku-shi Shiin Tâi-pak-chhī Chhī-ún Thòi-pet-s...