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.

Chen Chien-jen, the incumbent Vice President since 20 May 2016.

This is a list of all the Vice Presidents of the Republic of China (1912–present). 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

• period: 1 January 1912 – 10 October 1913; 10 October 1913 – 17 July 1917

№	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

• period: 20 May 1948 – 20 May 1996

№	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

• period: 20 May 1996 – Present

№	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). Only vice president to have served two full terms.
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	19 May 2016	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–)	20 May 2016	Incumbent	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.

Timeline

See also

• List of Presidents of the Republic of China
• List of premiers of the Republic of China
• List of vice premiers of the Republic of China

References