List of Vice Presidents of the Republic of China

To avoid confusion, all the names on this list follow the Eastern order convention (family name first, given name second) for consistency.
Wu Den-yih was elected Vice President in January 2012.

This is a list of all the Vice Presidents of the Republic of China (1912–present). The Republic of China is more commonly known as "Taiwan" due to its move from mainland Asia to Taiwan in the 1940s. The Republic of China Vice President is called 副總統 (fùzǒngtǒng).

The list

      Beiyang clique, etc.       Progressive       Kuomintang (Nationalist)       Democratic Progressive

Vice Presidents of the Provisional Government and Beiyang Government

№ Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of Office Political Party President
1 Li Yuanhong
黎元洪
Lí Yuánhóng
(1864–1928)		 1 January 1912 6 June 1916 Non-partisan (1912–1913)
Progressive Party (1913–1916)		 Sun Yat-sen (1912)
Yuan Shikai (1912–1916)
The first Vice President of the Republic of China.
2 Feng Guozhang
馮國璋
Féng Guózhāng
(1859–1919)		 6 June 1916 17 July 1917 Zhili clique Li Yuanhong
Post abolished

Vice Presidents after the 1947 Constitution

№ Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of Office Term Elections Political Party President
1 Li Zongren
李宗仁
Lǐ Zōngrén
(1890–1969)		 20 May 1948 12 March 1954 1 1948 (52.62%) Kuomintang Chiang Kai-shek
Impeached; recalled.
Vacancy by recall motion
2 Chen Cheng
陳誠
Chén Chéng
(1897–1965)		 20 May 1954 19 May 1960 2 1954 (92.86%) Kuomintang Chiang Kai-shek
20 May 1960 5 March 1965 3 1960 (91.76%)
Died in office.
Vacancy by death
3 Yen Chia-kan
(C.K. Yen)
嚴家淦
Yán Jiāgàn
(1905–1993)		 20 May 1966 19 May 1972 4 1966 (55.19%) Kuomintang Chiang Kai-shek
20 May 1972 5 April 1975 5 1972 (83.78%)
Vacancy by ascension
4 Hsieh Tung-min
謝東閔
Xiè Dōngmǐn
(1908–2001)		 20 May 1978 19 May 1984 6 1978 (79.14%) Kuomintang Chiang Ching-kuo
First native Taiwanese Vice President.
5 Lee Teng-hui
李登輝
Lǐ Dēnghuī
(1923– )		 20 May 1984 13 January 1988 7 1984 (82.05%) Kuomintang Chiang Ching-kuo
Vacancy by ascension
6 Li Yuan-tsu
李元簇
Lǐ Yuáncù
(1923– )		 20 May 1990 19 May 1996 8 1990 (80.05%) Kuomintang Lee Teng-hui

Vice Presidents after the introduction of Direct Election

№ Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of Office Term Electoral mandates Political Party President
7 Lien Chan
連戰
Lián Zhàn
(1936– )		 20 May 1996 19 May 2000 9 1996 5,813,699 (54.0%) Kuomintang Lee Teng-hui
Ambassador to El Salvador (1975–1976), Minister of Communications and Transportation (1981–1987), Vice Premier (1987–1988), Foreign Minister (1988–1990) before becoming Governor of Taiwan Province (1990–1993) and Premier (1993–1997).
8 Lü Hsiu-lien
(Annette Lu)
呂秀蓮
Lǚ Xiùlián
(1944– )		 20 May 2000 19 May 2004 10 2000 4,977,737 (39.3%) Democratic Progressive Party Chen Shui-bian
20 May 2004 19 May 2008 11 2004 6,446,900 (50.11%)
First female vice president. Member of the Legislative Yuan for Taoyuan County District (1993–1996), Magistrate of Taoyuan County (1997–2000).
9 Siew Wan-chang
(Vincent Siew)
蕭萬長
Xiāo Wànchǎng
(1939– )		 20 May 2008 19 May 2012 12 2008 7,658,724 (58.45%) Kuomintang Ma Ying-jeou
Economic Affairs Minister (1990–1993), Member of the Legislative Yuan for Kuomintang Party list (1993–1996), Premier (1997–2000)
10 Wu Den-yih
吳敦義
Wú Dūnyì
(1948– )		 20 May 2012 Incumbent 13 2012 6,891,139 (51.60%) Kuomintang Ma Ying-jeou
Taipei Councilmen (1973–1981), Magistrate of Nantou County (1981–1989), Mayor of Kaohsiung (1990–1998), Member of the Legislative Yuan for Kuomintang Party list (2002–2009), Premier (2009–2012).
11 Chen Chien-jen
陳建仁
Chén Jiànrén
(1951–)		 Elect 14 2016 6,894,744 (56.1%) Independent Tsai Ing-wen
Minister of Health (2003–2005), Minister of the National Science Council (2006–2008). First independent Vice President.

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