Mayor of Kaohsiung

The Mayor of Kaohsiung is the head of the Kaohsiung City Government, Taiwan and is elected to a four-year term. The current mayor is Chen Chi-mai who took office since 24 August 2020.

Prefectural city era (appointed mayors)
During this era, Kaohsiung was called "Takao" (高雄; たかお). All of the mayors were appointed by the Empire of Japan.