List of county magistrates of Kaohsiung
This is a list of magistrates of the former Kaohsiung County:
| # | Name | Office | Political Party |
| 1 | Hsieh Tung-min | 8 January 1946 – 1 October 1947 | |
| 2 | Mao Chen-huan | 1 October 1947 – 18 October 1948 | |
| 3 | Huang Chien-fen | 18 October 1948 – 21 April 1950 | |
| 4 | Dong Chung-sheng | 21 April 1950 – 30 April 1951 | |
| 5 | Hung Jung-hua | 1 May 1951 – 2 June 1954 | |
| 6 | Chen Hsin-an | 2 June 1954 – 2 June 1957 | |
| 7 | Chen Chi-hsing | 2 June 1957 – 2 June 1960 | |
| 8 | Yu Teng-fa | 2 June 1960 – 27 September 1963 | Independent |
| Acting | Lin Shih-cheng | 27 September 1963 – 2 June 1964 | |
| 9 | Tai Liang-ching | 2 June 1964 – 2 June 1968 | |
| 10 | Lin Yuan-yuan | 2 June 1968 – 20 December 1977 | |
| 11 | Huang Yu-jen | 20 December 1977 – 20 December 1981 | Independent |
| 12 | Tsai Ming-yao | 20 December 1981 – 20 December 1985 | |
| 13 | Yu Chen Yueh-ying | 20 December 1985 – 20 December 1993 | |
| 14 | Yu Cheng-hsien | 20 December 1993 – 20 December 2001 | |
| 15 | Yang Chiu-hsing | 20 December 2001 – 25 December 2010 |