Chiang Wan-an

Chiang Wan-an (Chinese: 蔣萬安; pinyin: Jiǎng Wàn'ān; Wade–Giles: Chiang3 Wan4-an1; born 26 December 1978), also known as Wayne Chiang, is a Taiwanese politician who has served as the mayor of Taipei since December 2022. He is the son of former Vice Premier John Chiang, and is believed to be a great-grandson of former President Chiang Kai-shek. He is the youngest mayor of Taipei since the appointment of Chang Feng-hsu.

Chiang Wan-an
蔣萬安
Official portrait, 2022
5th Mayor of Taipei
Assumed office
25 December 2022
Deputy
See list
Preceded byKo Wen-je
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 2016  10 November 2022
Preceded byLo Shu-lei
Succeeded byWang Hung-wei
ConstituencyTaipei III
Personal details
Born (1978-12-26) 26 December 1978
Taipei, Taiwan
NationalityTaiwan
Political partyKuomintang
Spouse
Shih Fang-hsuan
(m. 2009)
Children3
Parents
Alma materNational Chengchi University
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Occupation
  • Politician
  • lawyer
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese蔣萬安
Simplified Chinese蒋万安
Original Name
Traditional Chinese章萬安
Simplified Chinese章万安

Upon graduation from National Chengchi University and the University of Pennsylvania, Chiang worked as a corporate lawyer in the United States before returning to Taiwan for politics.

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