臺中縣歷任縣長個人背景與施政重心之探討（1951～1989）

The Personal Background and Administrative Focuses of County Magistrates in Taichung County, 1951-1989

王靜儀(Ching-I Wang)

《弘光人文社會學報》 8期 (2008/05) Pp. 1-24

https://doi.org/10.29933/SHSS.200805.0001

摘要

由於縣長掌握一縣之行政權力，足以影響縣政發展方向，本文以戰後臺灣開始實施地方自治以迄解嚴的臺中縣為研究對象，嘗試探討三十餘年間，歷任縣長個人施政理念及背景與其施政的關連性，並探討其施政對臺中縣經濟產業、教育文化、公共建設、社會福利等方面所造成的影響。本文透過文獻史料及歷任縣長的訪談記錄，瞭解縣長個人之出生及學經歷背景，再由相關官方文獻檔案分析歷任縣長的施政重心與主要政績，最後則分析其施政對臺中縣縣政發展的影響。根據本文之討論，縣長個人背景與其施政重心有密切關係，第一、三、五屆縣長林鶴年是音樂家背景，其施政較重視文化及社教建設；第二屆縣長陳水潭為醫生，任內則著重醫療建設；第四屆縣長何金生曾擔任教師，也曾任職國民黨臺中縣黨部主委，任內特別重視教育建設及行政革新業務；第六屆縣長王子癸為第一位臺中縣海線地區出身之縣長，對推動臺中港之重建工作不遺餘力，也曾擔任農會總幹事，對農業增產及農業機械化之推廣亦有貢獻；第七、八屆縣長陳孟鈴曾擔任教師，是蔣經國刻意提拔的人選，任內亦特別重視教育建設及行政革新業務；第九、十屆縣長陳庚金是第一位客家縣長，亦曾擔任教師，也在研考會、考選部等中央政府單位及國民黨中央黨部社工會任職過，任內重視客家地區的建設，以及教育、文化建設及典章制度的建立。幾位縣長之施政對臺中縣的縣政發展造成一定程度的影響，如何金生、陳孟鈴、陳庚金奠定臺中縣教育、文化建設之基礎；王子癸、陳孟鈴執政時代則奠定農業發展基礎。

關鍵字

臺中縣 ； 縣長 ； 個人背景 ； 施政重心

並列摘要

Objective - County magistrate has profound influence on the county development as he/she holds the administrative authority. This study attempted to explore the influences of county magistrate's personal background on the focus of county affairs of Taichung County between 1951 and 1989.Methods - The backgrounds of the county magistrate were obtained from the published interviews and previous records, and information of the county development was retrieved from county official documents.Results - County magistrate Lin (1^st, 3^rd and 5^th), who was a musician before being in the position, put more efforts in culture and social development during his terms. County magistrate Chen (2^nd) focused on medical development as he was also a physician. County magistrate Ho (4^th) put more resources in education and administrative reform since he used to be a school teacher and work as the chair of the local chapter of KMT. County magistrate Wang (6^th), used to reside near the seashore area, contributed a lot to rebuild Taichung Harbor. He also focused on agricultural production and automation as he was the head of local farmers union. County magistrate Chen (7^th and 8^th), similar to County magistrate Ho, did much efforts in education and administrative reform as he was also a teacher and got full support from President Chang. County magistrate Chen (9^th and 10^th), put more resources in local Hakka community as he was the first Hakka County magistrate, did much efforts in education and culture as he was also a teacher and established the government systems as he worked in Ministry of Examination and Research, Development and Evaluation Commission.Conclusions - The focuses of the county development are closely related to the background of the county magistrate. These focuses had a great impact of the county overall development. Specifically, County magistrate Ho and Chen (7^th,8^th, 9^th and 10^th) have built a good foundation on education, while County magistrate Wang and Chen (7^th and 8^th) on agriculture.

並列關鍵字

Taichung County ； County Magistrate ； Personal Background Administrative Focuses