Vice President of the Republic of China

position of Taiwan

The vice president of the Republic of China, commonly referred to as the vice president of Taiwan, is the second-highest constitutional office of the Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan.

Vice President of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
中華民國副總統
Incumbent
Hsiao Bi-khim

since 20 May 2024
Office of the President
StyleMr Vice President (informal)
His Excellency (diplomatic)
Member ofNational Security Council
ResidenceWanli Residence
SeatPresidential Office, Taipei
AppointerDirect election
Term length4 years; renewable once
Formation20 May 1948; 76 years ago (1948-05-20)
First holderLi Zongren
Unofficial namesVice President of Taiwan
Deputy Leader of the Taiwan Area (by the PRC)
SalaryNT$4,080,000 annually
Websiteenglish.president.gov.tw

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 Nonpartisan 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
(KMT)
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
(KMT)
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   William Lai
(Lai Ching-te)

賴清德
(born 1959)
20 May 2020 20 May 2024 Democratic Progressive 15 (2020)
12   Hsiao Bi-khim
蕭美琴
(born 1971)
20 May 2024 Incumbent Democratic Progressive William Lai
(DPP)
16 (2024)
  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.

References

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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