Chou Chun-mi, the Democratic Progressive Party legislator made history as Taiwan’s southernmost county, Pingtung’s very first female magistrate-elect. She was also the only successfully elected female mayor/magistrate of her party, the DPP, in the Taiwan 2022 local elections. Chou spoke in an exclusive interview with Taiwan Talks on what this means for gender equality in Taiwanese politics and how the DPP will move forward in light of its setbacks in this election.