Vice President of the Republic of China

Vice President of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
中華民國副總統
National Emblem of Taiwan
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

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.

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 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)

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.

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