List of Heads of Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan)

The following list of Heads of Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) lists the presidents of the Executive Yuan in the Republic of China (Taiwan) in chronological order. This role corresponds to that of a prime minister and this designation, which is also mostly used in the international press, is used in the following for the sake of simplicity. The list begins with the entry into force of the Constitution of the Republic of China in Taiwan on December 25, 1947.

For the period before 1948, see the List of Heads of Government of the Republic of China (1912–1949) .

Tabular list and explanations

Up to the year 2000, the prime ministers came exclusively from the ranks of the Kuomintang (with the exception of Wang Yun-wu , who, as a formally non-party member, served as a transitional premier for 2½ months in 1963). During the presidency of Chen Shui-bian ( Democratic Progressive Party , DPP) 2000-2008, the prime ministers came from the ranks of the DPP for the first time. However, these governments had a hard time, as the parties in opposition to the DPP and President Chen consistently retained a majority in parliament (the legislative yuan ). In the years 2008-2016 the Kuomintang filled the presidency and, accordingly, the prime ministerial post. After the presidential election in 2016 , which was won by the DPP candidate Tsai Ing-wen , a certain softening of the party political polarization was observed for the first time when President Tsai, despite the absolute DPP parliamentary majority, was not a DPP party member after the 2016 election , but the Non-party Lin Chuan appointed Prime Minister.

While in the first decades of the Republic of China's existence in Taiwan, almost all prime ministers were born not in Taiwan but in mainland China, this ratio has reversed since the turn of the millennium.

In the numbering in the table below, people who only held a brief executive office because the incumbent was divorced from office were not counted with their own numbers. The numbering is personal and not related to the term of office, ie persons who were again head of government at a later time are marked with the number assigned to them first. Sun Fo and Chen Cheng held the post of head of government for a while during the Republic of China (1912–1949) .

No.	image	Name (life data)	Appointment and end of office		Days	Political party		president
1		Weng Wenhao 翁文灝 Wēng Wénhào (1889–1971)	May 24, 1948	November 26, 1948	186		Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek
2		Sun Fo 孫 科 Sūn Kē (1891–1973)	November 26, 1948	March 12, 1949	106		Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek , Li Zongren
3		He Yingqin 何應欽 Hé Yìngqīn (1890–1987)	March 12, 1949	June 3, 1949	83		Kuomintang	Li Zongren
4th		Yan Xishan 閻錫山 Yán Xíshān (1883-1960)	June 3, 1949	March 7, 1950	277		Kuomintang	Li Zongren , Chiang Kai-shek
5		Chen Cheng 陳誠 Chén Chéng (1897–1965)	March 7, 1950	June 7, 1954	1553		Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek
			First term.
6th		Yu Hung-Chun 俞鴻鈞 Yú Hóngjūn (1897-1960)	June 7, 1954	June 30, 1958	1484		Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek
(5)		Chen Cheng 陳誠 Chén Chéng (1897–1965)	June 30, 1958	July 1, 1963	1827		Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek
			Second term.
-		Wang Yun-wu 王雲 五 Wáng Yúnwǔ (1888–1979)	July 1, 1963	September 16, 1963	77		More independent	Chiang Kai-shek
			Executive. Former Vice Prime Minister.
(5)		Chen Cheng 陳誠 Chén Chéng (1897–1965)	September 16, 1963	December 15, 1963	90		Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek
			Third term.
7th		Yen Chia-kan (CK Yen) 嚴家淦 Yán Jiāgàn (1905–1993)	December 15, 1963	May 29, 1972	3088		Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek
8th		Chiang Ching-kuo 蔣經國 Jiǎng Jīngguó (1910–1988)	May 29, 1972	May 19, 1978	2181		Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek , CK Yen
-		Hsu Ching-chung 徐慶 鐘 Xú Qìngzhōng (1907-1996)	May 19, 1978	June 1, 1978	13		Kuomintang	CK Yen , Chiang Ching-kuo
			Executive. The first person born in Taiwan to hold this position.
9		Sun Yun-suan 孫 運 璿 Sūn Yùnxuán (1913-2006)	June 1, 1978	May 20, 1984	2180		Kuomintang	Chiang Ching-kuo
10		Yu Kuo-hwa 俞國華 Yú Guóhuá (1914-2000)	May 20, 1984	May 21, 1989	1827		Kuomintang	Chiang Ching-kuo , Lee Teng-hui
11		Lee Huan 李煥 Lǐ Huàn (1917-2010)	May 21, 1989	June 1, 1990	376		Kuomintang	Lee Teng-hui
12		Hau Pei-tsun 郝柏村 hǎo Bócūn (1919-2020)	June 1, 1990	February 10, 1993	985		Kuomintang	Lee Teng-hui
13		Lien Chan 連戰 Lián Zhàn (1936–)	February 10, 1993	September 1, 1997	1664		Kuomintang	Lee Teng-hui
14th		Siew Wan-chang (Vincent Siew) 蕭萬長 Xiāo Wàncháng (1939–)	September 1, 1997	May 20, 2000	992		Kuomintang	Lee Teng-hui
15th		Tang Fei 唐飛 Táng Fēi (1932–)	May 20, 2000	October 6, 2000	139		Kuomintang	Chen Shui-bian
			Parliamentary majority of the Kuomintang under President Chen Shui-bian ( DPP ) with a cabinet in the style of a grand coalition .
16		Chang Chun-hsiung 張俊雄 Zhāng Jùnxióng (1938–)	October 6, 2000	February 1, 2002	483		DPP	Chen Shui-bian
			First prime minister who was not a member of the KMT. Led a minority DPP government under President Chen Shui-bian .
17th		Yu Shyi-kun 游錫堃 Yóu Xíkūn (1948–)	February 1, 2002	February 1, 2005	1096		DPP	Chen Shui-bian
18th		Hsieh Chang-ting (Frank Hsieh) 謝長廷 Xiè Chángtíng (1946–)	February 1, 2005	January 25, 2006	358		DPP	Chen Shui-bian
19th		Su Tseng-chang 蘇貞昌 Sū Zhēnchāng (1947–)	January 25, 2006	May 21, 2007	481		DPP	Chen Shui-bian
20th		Chang Chun-hsiung 張俊雄 Zhāng Jùnxióng (1938–)	May 21, 2007	May 20, 2008	365		DPP	Chen Shui-bian
21st		Liu Chao-shiuan 劉兆玄 Liú Zhàoxuán (1943–)	May 20, 2008	September 10, 2009	478		Kuomintang	Ma Ying-jeou
22nd		Wu Den-yih 吳敦義 Wú Dūnyì (1948–)	September 10, 2009	February 6, 2012	879		Kuomintang	Ma Ying-jeou
23		Sean Chen (Chen Chun) 陳冲 Chén Chōng (1949–)	February 6, 2012	February 18, 2013	378		Kuomintang	Ma Ying-jeou
24		Jiang Yi-huah 江宜樺 Jiāng Yīhuá (1960–)	February 18, 2013	December 8, 2014	658		Kuomintang	Ma Ying-jeou
			Youngest Prime Minister to date to take office.
25th		Mao Chi-kuo 毛治國 Máo Zhìguó (1948–)	December 8, 2014	February 1, 2016	420		Kuomintang	Ma Ying-jeou
			Resignation submitted on January 18, 2016 and on leave until the end of the term of office.
26th		Chang San-cheng 張善政 Zhāng Shànzhèng (1954–)	February 1, 2016	May 20, 2016	109		More independent	Ma Ying-jeou
			First prime minister without party affiliation. First government with a parliamentary majority of the DPP.
27		Lin Chuan 林 全 Lín Quán (1951–)	May 20, 2016	September 8, 2017	476		More independent	Tsai Ing-wen
28		Lai Ching-te 賴清德 Lài Qīngdé (1959–)	September 8, 2017	January 14, 2019	493		DPP	Tsai Ing-wen
29		Su Tseng-chang 蘇貞昌 Sū Zhēnchāng (1947–)	January 14, 2019	in office	596		DPP	Tsai Ing-wen

Timeline

See also

• Prime Minister of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
• President of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
• List of Presidents of the Republic of China (Taiwan)

Web links and sources

• History Exhibit: Premiers , all Prime Ministers on the Executive Yuan's pages
• Taiwan (Republic of China) , list of heads of government on worldstatesmen.org (English)
• Taiwan , List of Heads of Government on rulers.org

Individual evidence

1. ^ Lin Chuan named premier of new government (update). Focus Taiwan, March 15, 2016, accessed November 19, 2016 . 
2. ↑ Taiwan profile - Timeline. BBC News, January 20, 2016, accessed November 19, 2016 (Brief overview of Taiwanese history). 
3. ^ Taiwan's 400 years of history: Important milestones from the early 1600s to the present. taiwandc.org, accessed November 19, 2016 (Brief overview of Taiwanese history).