Chen Chi-mai

Chen Chi-mai (Chinese: 陳其邁; pinyin: Chén Qímài; Wade–Giles: Ch'ên2 Ch'i2-mai4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Kî-māi; born December 23, 1964), also known as Comay Chen, is a Taiwanese politician and physician who has served as the 3rd mayor of Kaohsiung since 2020. He has previously served as the spokesperson of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). A physician from Keelung, Chen began his political career as a member of the Legislative Yuan. He served as legislator for almost eight years before becoming the spokesperson of the Executive Yuan. In 2005, Chen became acting mayor of Kaohsiung after Frank Hsieh's appointment as premier. Chen became the deputy secretary-general of the Presidential Office in 2007 and served until the inauguration of President Ma Ying-jeou. Following his December 2018 loss in the Kaohsiung mayoral election, Chen was appointed Vice Premier of the Republic of China by President Tsai Ing-wen. Chen yielded the vice premiership to Shen Jong-chin in June 2020, and won the Kaohsiung mayoralty in a by-election on August 15, 2020 after former mayor Han Kuo-yu was recalled.