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List of vice presidents of the Republic of China

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Portrait of Li Zongren
Portrait of Lien Chan
Portrait of Annette Lu
Portrait of Hsiao Bi-khim
  • Top left: Li Zongren was the first vice president under the 1947 Constitution and the only vice president to have acted as president.
  • Top right: Lien Chan was the first vice president directly elected by popular vote.
  • Bottom left: Annette Lu was the first female vice president and the only individual to have served two full terms in the post.
  • Bottom right: Hsiao Bi-khim is the incumbent officeholder and the first biracial vice president.
To avoid confusion, all the names on this list follow the Eastern order convention (family name first, given name second) for consistency.

This is a list of all the vice presidents of the Republic of China (1912–present).

Name Chinese Mandarin
Pinyin
Taiwanese
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ
Vice President 副總統 Fùzǒngtǒng Hù-chóng-thóng Fu-chúng-thúng

Timeline

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Hsiao Bi-khimLai Ching-teChen Chien-jenWu Den-yihVincent SiewAnnette LuLien ChanLi Yuan-tsuLee Teng-huiHsieh Tung-minYen Chia-kanChen ChengLi Zongren

List

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Provisional Government:   Tongmenghui   Beiyang clique, etc.   Independent
Beiyang Government:   Beiyang clique, etc.   Progressive Party
Constitutional Government:   Kuomintang (KMT)   Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)   Independent

Vice presidents of the Provisional Government

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Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Political party President Assembly
(elected)
1 Li Yuanhong
黎元洪
(1864–1928)
1 January 1912 10 October 1913 Independent Sun Yat-sen
(Tongmenghui)
Provisional (1911)
Yuan Shikai
(Beiyang clique)
Provisional (1912)

Vice presidents of the Beiyang Government

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Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Political party President Assembly
(elected)
1 Li Yuanhong
黎元洪
(1864–1928)
10 October 1913 6 June 1916 Progressive Party Yuan Shikai
(Beiyang clique)
1st (1913)
2 Feng Guozhang
馮國璋
(1859–1919)
6 June 1916 17 July 1917 Beiyang clique Li Yuanhong
(Progressive Party)
1st (1916)

Vice presidents after the 1947 Constitution

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Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Political party President Term
(elected)
1 Li Zongren
李宗仁
(1890–1969)
20 May 1948[note 1] 12 March 1954[note 2][1] Kuomintang Chiang Kai-shek
(Kuomintang)
1 (1948)
Office vacant 12 March – 19 May 1954
2 Chen Cheng
陳誠
(1898–1965)
20 May 1954 5 March 1965[note 3] Kuomintang 2 (1954)
3 (1960)
Office vacant 5 March 1965 – 19 May 1966
3 Yen Chia-kan
(C. K. Yen)

嚴家淦
(1905–1993)
20 May 1966 5 April 1975 Kuomintang 4 (1966)
5 (1972)
Office vacant 5 April 1975 – 19 May 1978 Yen Chia-kan
(Kuomintang)
4 Hsieh Tung-min
謝東閔
(1908–2001)
20 May 1978 19 May 1984 Kuomintang Chiang Ching-kuo
(Kuomintang)
6 (1978)
5 Lee Teng-hui
李登輝
(1923–2020)
20 May 1984 13 January 1988 Kuomintang 7 (1984)
Office vacant 13 January 1988 – 19 May 1990 Lee Teng-hui
(Kuomintang)
6 Li Yuan-tsu
李元簇
(1923–2017)
20 May 1990 20 May 1996 Kuomintang 8 (1990)

Vice presidents after the introduction of direct election

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Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Political party President Term
(elected)
7 Lien Chan
連戰
(born 1936)
20 May 1996 20 May 2000 Kuomintang Lee Teng-hui
(Kuomintang)
9 (1996)
8 Annette Lu
(Lü Hsiu-lien)

呂秀蓮
(born 1944)
20 May 2000 20 May 2008 Democratic Progressive Chen Shui-bian
(DPP)
10 (2000)
11 (2004)
9 Vincent Siew
(Siew Wan-chang)

蕭萬長
(born 1939)
20 May 2008 20 May 2012 Kuomintang Ma Ying-jeou
(Kuomintang)
12 (2008)
10 Wu Den-yih
吳敦義
(born 1948)
20 May 2012 20 May 2016 Kuomintang 13 (2012)
11 Chen Chien-jen
陳建仁
(born 1951)
20 May 2016 20 May 2020 Independent Tsai Ing-wen
(DPP)
14 (2016)
12 Lai Ching-te
賴清德
(born 1959)
20 May 2020 20 May 2024 Democratic Progressive 15 (2020)
13 Hsiao Bi-khim
蕭美琴
(born 1971)
20 May 2024 Incumbent Democratic Progressive Lai Ching-te
(DPP)
16 (2024)
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# Vice President Born Age at
start of vice presidency
Age at
end of vice presidency
Post-vice presidency
timespan
Lifespan
Died Age
01 Li Zongren Aug 13, 1890 57 years, 281 days
May 20, 1948
63 years, 209 days
Mar 10, 1954
14 years, 326 days Jan 30, 1969 78 years, 170 days
02 Chen Cheng Jan 4, 1898 56 years, 136 days
May 20, 1954
67 years, 60 days
Mar 5, 1965
0 days Mar 5, 1965 67 years, 60 days
03 Yen Chia-kan Oct 23, 1905 60 years, 209 days
May 20, 1966
69 years, 164 days
Apr 5, 1975
18 years, 263 days Dec 24, 1993 88 years, 62 days
04 Hsieh Tung-min Jan 25, 1908 70 years, 115 days
May 20, 1978
76 years, 116 days
May 20, 1984
16 years, 324 days Apr 9, 2001 93 years, 74 days
05 Lee Teng-hui Jan 15, 1923 61 years, 126 days
May 20, 1984
64 years, 363 days
Jan 13, 1988
32 years, 199 days Jul 30, 2020 97 years, 197 days
06 Lee Yuan-tsu Sep 24, 1923 66 years, 238 days
May 20, 1990
72 years, 239 days
May 20, 1996
20 years, 292 days Mar 8, 2017 93 years, 165 days
07 Lien Chan Aug 27, 1936 59 years, 267 days
May 20, 1996
63 years, 267 days
May 20, 2000
24 years, 218 days 2024-12-24(living) 88 years, 119 days
08 Annette Lu Jun 7, 1944 55 years, 348 days
May 20, 2000
63 years, 348 days
May 20, 2008
16 years, 218 days 2024-12-24(living) 80 years, 200 days
09 Vincent Siew Jan 3, 1939 69 years, 138 days
May 20, 2008
73 years, 138 days
May 20, 2012
12 years, 218 days 2024-12-24(living) 85 years, 356 days
10 Wu Den-yih Jan 30, 1948 64 years, 111 days
May 20, 2012
68 years, 111 days
May 20, 2016
8 years, 218 days 2024-12-24(living) 76 years, 329 days
11 Chen Chien-jen Jun 6, 1951 64 years, 349 days
May 20, 2016
68 years, 349 days
May 20, 2020
4 years, 218 days 2024-12-24(living) 73 years, 201 days
12 Lai Ching-te Oct 6, 1959 60 years, 227 days
May 20, 2020
64 years, 227 days
May 20, 2024
218 days 2024-12-24(living) 65 years, 79 days
13 Hsiao Bi-khim Aug 7, 1971 52 years, 287 days
May 20, 2024
53 years, 139 days(incumbent) (incumbent) 2024-12-24(living) 53 years, 139 days

Oldest living

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Green text and an asterisk mark the inauguration date of a vice president older than any living ex-vice president. Other dates are the deaths of the then-oldest vice president.

President Date range Age at start Age at end Time span
Li Zongren May 20, 1948* – January 30, 1969 57 years, 281 days 78 years, 170 days 20 years, 255 days
Yen Chia-kan January 30, 1969 – December 24, 1993 63 years, 99 days 88 years, 62 days 24 years, 328 days
Lee Teng-hui December 24, 1993 – July 30, 2020 70 years, 343 days 97 years, 197 days 26 years, 219 days
Lien Chan July 30, 2020 – present 83 years, 338 days 88 years, 119 days(living) 4 years, 147 days

Notes

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  1. ^ Acting president from 21 January 1949 to 1 March 1950 on Chiang Kai-shek's declaration of incapacity.
  2. ^ Vacancy by recall motion.
  3. ^ Died in office.

See also

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  1. ^ 中央選舉委員會:《中華民國選舉史》,台北:中央選舉委員會印行,1987年