President of the Legislative Yuan

President of the Legislative Yuan
Flag of the Republic of China
Incumbent Su Jia-chyuan since 1 February 2016
Appointer	Elected by the Legislative Yuan
Term length	4 years, no term limits
Inaugural holder	Hu Hanmin
Formation	13 March 1928

The President of the Legislative Yuan (Chinese: 立法院長; pinyin: Lì fǎ Yuàn Zhǎng; Wade–Giles: Li Fa Yüan Chang) is the presiding officer of the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China. The current President is Su Jia-chyuan, a Democratic Progressive Party at-large legislator.

Election

The President is elected by and from among all members of the Yuan in a preparatory meeting held on the first reporting day of the first session of each Legislative Yuan, and he shall serve a term the same length as that of other members.

Duty

The President presides over the Yuan Sittings and the meetings of the Committee of the Entire Yuan and is responsible for the administration of the Yuan. In the cases in which the President of the Legislative Yuan is unable to attend to his or her duties, the Vice President acts in his or her place.

List of President of the Legislative Yuan

      Kuomintang (Nationalist)       Democratic Progressive Party

Pre-1947 Constitution

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took Office	Left Office	Term	Electoral mandates	Political Party	President
1		Hu Hanmin 胡漢民 Hú Hànmín	8 Oct 1928	2 Mar 1931	—	—	KMT	Tan Yankai Chiang Kai-shek
2		Lin Sen 林森 Lín Sēn	2 Mar 1931	1 Jan 1932	—	—	KMT	Chiang Kai-shek Lin Sen
		Did not assume post.
-		Shao Yuanchong 邵元沖 Shào Yuánchōng	2 Mar 1931	1 Jan 1932	—	—	KMT	Lin Sen
		As acting; vice president of the LY.
3		Chang Chi 張繼 Zhang Ji	1 Jan 1932	28 Jan 1932	—	—	KMT	Lin Sen
		Did not assume post.
-		Tan Zhen 覃振 Tán Zhèn	1 Jan 1932	14 May 1932	—	—	KMT	Lin Sen
		As acting; vice president of the LY.
-		Shao Yuanchong 邵元沖 Shào Yuánchōng	14 May 1932	1 Dec 1933	—	—	KMT	Lin Sen
		As acting; vice president of the LY.
4		Sun Fo 孫科 Sūn Kē	29 Jan 1932	17 May 1948	—	—	KMT	Lin Sen Chiang Kai-shek

Post-1947 Constitution

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took Office	Left Office	Term	Electoral mandates	Political Party	President
1		Sun Fo 孫科 Sūn Kē (1891-1973) MLY for Canton at-large	17 May 1948	23 Dec 1948	1	1948	KMT	Chiang Kai-shek
		Son of Dr. Sun Yat-sen. Only individual to have been president of three government branches.
2		Tung Gun-shin 童冠賢 Tóng Guānxián (1894-1981) MLY for Chahar at-large	24 Dec 1948	7 Oct 1950	1	—	KMT	Chiang Kai-shek
3		Liu Jin-chin 劉健群 Liú Jiànqún (1903-1972) MLY for Kweichow 2nd District	7 Oct 1950	19 Oct 1951	1	—	KMT	Chiang Kai-shek
–		Huang Guo-shu 黃國書 Huáng Guóshū (1905-1987) MLY for Taiwan at-large	19 Oct 1951	11 Mar 1952	1	—	KMT	Chiang Kai-shek
		As acting.
4		Chang Tao-fan 張道藩 Zhāng Dàofān (1897-1968) MLY for Kweichow 2nd District	11 Mar 1952	24 Feb 1961	1	—	KMT	Chiang Kai-shek
5		Huang Guo-shu 黃國書 Huáng Guóshū (1905-1987) MLY for Taiwan at-large	24 Feb 1961	22 Feb 1972	1	1969	KMT	Chiang Kai-shek
		First native Taiwanese head of any government branch.
–		Ni Wen-ya 倪文亞 Ní Wényà (1902-2006) MLY for Chekiang 3rd District	22 Feb 1972	28 Apr 1972	1	—	KMT	Chiang Kai-shek
		As acting.
6		Ni Wen-ya 倪文亞 Ní Wényà (1902-2006) MLY for Chekiang 3rd District	2 May 1972	18 Oct 1988	1	1972 1975 1980 1983 1986	KMT	Chiang Kai-shek Yen Chia-kan Chiang Ching-kuo Lee Teng-hui
-		Liu Kwo-tsai 劉闊才 Liú Kuòcái (1911-1993) MLY for Taiwan 1st District	18 Oct 1988	24 Feb 1989	1	—	KMT	Lee Teng-hui
		As acting.
7		Liu Kwo-tsai 劉闊才 Liú Kuòcái (1911-1993) MLY for Taiwan 1st District	24 Feb 1989	2 Dec 1990	1	1989	KMT	Lee Teng-hui
-		Liang Su-yung 梁肅戎 (1920-2004) Liáng Sùróng MLY for Liaopeh at-large	2 Dec 1990	27 Feb 1991	1	—	KMT	Lee Teng-hui
		As acting.
8		Liang Su-yung 梁肅戎 (1920-2004) Liáng Sùróng MLY for Liaopeh at-large	27 Feb 1991	31 Dec 1991	1	—	KMT	Lee Teng-hui
		Retired with all Mainland legislators.
9		Liu Sung-pan 劉松藩 Liú Sōngfān (1931-) MLY for Taiwan 6th District	17 Jan 1992	1 Feb 1993	1	—	KMT	Lee Teng-hui

Direct Democratic Election

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took Office	Left Office	Term	Electoral mandates	Political Party	President
9		Liu Sung-pan 劉松藩 Liú Sōngfān (1931-) MLY for Taichung County	1 Feb 1993	1 Feb 1996	2	1992 53.0%	KMT	Lee Teng-hui
			1 Feb 1996	1 Feb 1999	3	1995 46.1%
10		Wang Jin-pyng 王金平 Wáng Jīnpíng (1941-) MLY for Kaohsiung County until 2005 MLY for Nationwide KMT at-large №1 from 2005	1 Feb 1999	1 Feb 2002	4	1998 46.4%	KMT	Lee Teng-hui Chen Shui-bian Ma Ying-jeou
			1 Feb 2002	1 Feb 2005	5	2001 31.3% + 23.2% (Pan-Blue Coalition)
			1 Feb 2005	1 Feb 2008	6	2004 34.9% + 14.9% (Pan-Blue Coalition)
		1 Feb 2008	1 Feb 2012	7	2008 53.5%
1 Feb 2012	1 Feb 2016	8	2012 44.5%
Longest-serving president of the Legislative Yuan.
11		Su Jia-chyuan 蘇嘉全 Sū Jiāquán (1956-) MLY for Nationwide DPP at-large №9	1 Feb 2016	Incumbent	9	2016 44.1%	DPP	Ma Ying-jeou Tsai Ing-wen
		First non-KMT President of the Legislative Yuan.

See also

• Legislative Yuan
• Legislative Yuan elections in Taiwan
• Government of the Republic of China