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Chiang Wan-an (Chinese: 蔣萬安; born Chang Wan-an; 26 December 1978), also known by his English name Wayne Chiang, is a Taiwanese politician and lawyer who has served as the mayor of Taipei since December 2022. A member of the Kuomintang (KMT), he is the youngest mayor of Taipei in its history.
Born to a prominent political family in Taipei, Chiang is the son of Chiang Hsiao-yen, who served as Vice Chairman of the Kuomintang from 2008 to 2014. Because Chiang's father claims lineage to the prominent Chiang family, Chiang is believed to be a great-grandson of Chiang Kai-shek, who ruled Taiwan after the Retreat of the Republic of China.
Before entering politics, Chiang graduated from National Chengchi University, earned three law degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, and worked as a corporate lawyer in the United States. He represented Taipei City Constituency 3 as a member of the Legislative Yuan from 2016 to 2022, then ran for the mayoralty, defeating Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate Chen Shih-chung.
Wan-an's contested familial relationship with Chiang Kai-shek, who ruled Taiwan after the Great Retreat, has been controversial due to Chiang's divisive legacy as either a symbol of anti-communism or dictatorship. At age six, he was introduced to Soong Mei-ling. However, he was unaware of his familial relation to Chiang until high school, when his father made claims of being an illegitimate son of Chiang Ching-kuo. Following the announcement, the family changed their surname from Chang to Chiang. 蒋万安 "律政男神"从政记 Retrieved 2016-09-11
After graduating from Taipei Municipal Chien Kuo High School, Chiang studied law and international relations as an undergraduate at National Chengchi University (NCCU), where he Academic major in both subjects and earned both a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree. Chiang, Wan-An profile from Taipei City Government. Because he graduated at the top of his high school class, he was automatically admitted to the university.
After graduating from NCCU, Chiang spent a year and a half working as an attorney for Lee and Li, the largest law firm in Taiwan, and became a legislative aide in the National Assembly, where he wrote a petition to legalize flights between Taiwan and mainland China. In 2001, he was named a "young leader of Taiwan" and was introduced to U.S. president Bill Clinton. In 2002, Chiang left Taiwan to pursue graduate studies in the United States at the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied under law professor Jacques deLisle. He earned his Master of Laws (LL.M.) in 2004, his Juris Doctor (J.D.) in 2006, and a Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.), all from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. He frequently traveled between New York City and Philadelphia while a law student.
In January 2018, Chiang stated that he would not seek to represent the Kuomintang in the Taipei mayoral election scheduled for November. Chiang ran for reelection in 2020, defeating his closest opponent, Democratic Progressive Party candidate Enoch Wu, by six percent of votes, 51–45%.
| Kuomintang | 6 | Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) | 575,590 | 42.29% | id:gray value:rgb(0.85,0.85,0.85)
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| Democratic Progressive (DPP) | 12 | Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) | 434,558 | 31.93% | id:gray value:rgb(0.85,0.85,0.85)
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| Independent | 8 | Huang Shan-shan (黃珊珊) | 342,141 | 25.14% | id:gray value:rgb(0.85,0.85,0.85)
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| Others | 8,662 | 0.64% | id:gray value:rgb(0.85,0.85,0.85)
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| Total | 1,360,951 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 67.70% | |||||
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