List of premiers of the Republic of China
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- To avoid confusion, all the names on this list follow the Eastern order convention (family name first, given name second) for consistency.
This is a list of the Premier of the Republic of China
Premier of the Republic of China
The President of the Executive Yuan , commonly known as the Premier of the Republic of China , is the head of the Executive Yuan, the executive branch of the Republic of China , which currently administers Taiwan, Matsu, and Kinmen. The premier is appointed by the President of the Republic of China...
since 1912.
Premiers also known as Presidents of Executive Yuan are appointed by Presidents in the Republic of China
Republic of China
The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...
, but some premiers were even more powerful than the presidents, during the early age of the Republic of China
Republic of China
The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...
. Some presidents were even expelled by the premiers they appointed.
The title of premier in China had been changed several times, so this list is divided into several sections.
- Multiple terms in office, consecutive or otherwise, are listed and counted in the first column (term number) and the second column counts individuals.
Premiers of Cabinet of the Republic of ChinaRepublic of ChinaThe Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...
(1912-1914)
According to the Provisional Constitution of Republic of China, which passed in 1912, the leader of the majority party or the majority coalition should be appointed premier by the president.| T# | I# | Name | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Days | Party | |
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| 1 | 1 | Tang Shaoyi Tang Shaoyi Táng Shàoyí , was a Chinese diplomat, politician. He was the father-in-law of Wellington Koo and Lee Seng Gee.-Career:... |
唐紹儀 / 唐绍仪 | 13 March 1912 | 27 June 1912 | Beiyang clique | ||
| 2 | 2 | Lou Tseng-tsiang Lou Tseng-Tsiang Lou Tseng-Tsiang was a Chinese diplomat and a Roman Catholic monk. He was twice Premier of the Republic of China and led his country's delegation at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919... |
陸徵祥 / 陸征祥 |  |
29 June 1912 | 22 September 1912 | Beiyang clique | |
| 3 | 3 | Zhao Bingjun Zhao Bingjun Zhao Bingjun was the third premier of the Republic of China from 25 September 1912 to 1 May 1913. Zhao was previously a public security official during the Qing dynasty and became minister of the interior during the republic before becoming premier. He was directly implicated in the... |
趙秉鈞 / 赵秉钧 |  |
25 September 1912 | 1 May 1913 | Beiyang clique | |
| - | - | Duan Qirui Duan Qirui Duan Qirui was a Chinese warlord and politician, commander in the Beiyang Army, and the Provisional Chief Executive of Republic of China from November 24, 1924 to April 20, 1926. He was arguably the most powerful man in China from 1916 to 1920.- Early life :Born in Hefei as Duan Qirui , his... (acting) |
段祺瑞 |  |
1 May 1913 | 31 July 1913 | Beiyang clique | |
| 4 | 4 | Xiong Xiling Xiong Xiling Xiong Xiling , Premier of the Republic of China from July 1913 to February 1914.-Biography:... |
熊希龄 | 31 July 1913 | 12 February 1914 | Beiyang clique | ||
| - | - | Sun Baoqi (acting) |
孫寶琦 / 孙宝琦 | 12 February 1914 | 1 May 1914 | Beiyang clique | ||
Secretaries of State of the Republic of China (1914-1916)
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| 1 | 1 | Xu Shichang | 徐世昌 |  |
1 May 1914 | 22 December 1915 | Beiyang clique | |
| - | - | Lou Tseng-tsiang Lou Tseng-Tsiang Lou Tseng-Tsiang was a Chinese diplomat and a Roman Catholic monk. He was twice Premier of the Republic of China and led his country's delegation at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919... (acting) |
陸徵祥 / 陸征祥 | |
22 December 1915 | 22 March 1916 | Hongxian Government | |
| 2 | 2 | Xu Shichang (2nd term) |
徐世昌 | |
22 March 1916 | 23 April 1916 | Beiyang clique | |
| 3 | 3 | Duan Qirui Duan Qirui Duan Qirui was a Chinese warlord and politician, commander in the Beiyang Army, and the Provisional Chief Executive of Republic of China from November 24, 1924 to April 20, 1926. He was arguably the most powerful man in China from 1916 to 1920.- Early life :Born in Hefei as Duan Qirui , his... |
段祺瑞 | |
23 April 1916 | 29 June 1916 | Beiyang clique | |
Premiers of State Council of the Republic of China (1916-1917)
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| 1 | 1 | Duan Qirui Duan Qirui Duan Qirui was a Chinese warlord and politician, commander in the Beiyang Army, and the Provisional Chief Executive of Republic of China from November 24, 1924 to April 20, 1926. He was arguably the most powerful man in China from 1916 to 1920.- Early life :Born in Hefei as Duan Qirui , his... |
段祺瑞 | |
29 June 1916 | 23 May 1917 | Progressive Progressive Party (China) - Origins :Chinese constitutionalism was a movement that originated after the First Sino-Japanese War . A young group of intellectuals in China led by Kang Youwei argued that China's defeat was due to its lack of modern institutions and legal framework which the Self-Strengthening Movement had... |
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| - | - | Wu Tingfang Wu Tingfang Wu Tingfang was a Chinese diplomat and politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and briefly as Acting Premier during the early years of the Republic of China. He is also known under his Cantonese name Ng Choy -Biography:... (acting) |
伍廷芳 | 23 May 1917 | 28 May 1917 | Progressive Progressive Party (China) - Origins :Chinese constitutionalism was a movement that originated after the First Sino-Japanese War . A young group of intellectuals in China led by Kang Youwei argued that China's defeat was due to its lack of modern institutions and legal framework which the Self-Strengthening Movement had... |
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| 2 | 2 | Li Jingxi | 李經羲 / 李经羲 | |
28 May 1917 | 1 July 1917 | Progressive Progressive Party (China) - Origins :Chinese constitutionalism was a movement that originated after the First Sino-Japanese War . A young group of intellectuals in China led by Kang Youwei argued that China's defeat was due to its lack of modern institutions and legal framework which the Self-Strengthening Movement had... |
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Prime Minister of Restored Qing Imperial Government (1917)
A coup d'état in order to restore the Qing monarchy occurred on 1 July 1917. The leader of the coup, Zhang XunZhang Xun (Republic of China)
Zhang Xun was a Qing-loyalist general who attempted to restore the abdicated emperor Puyi in 1917. He supported Yuan Shikai during his time as president....
, was immediately rewarded the premiership by Emperor Puyi
Puyi
Puyi , of the Manchu Aisin Gioro clan, was the last Emperor of China, and the twelfth and final ruler of the Qing Dynasty. He ruled as the Xuantong Emperor from 1908 until his abdication on 12 February 1912. From 1 to 12 July 1917 he was briefly restored to the throne as a nominal emperor by the...
. But Chang was defeated by Duan Qirui on 12 July and the Republic of China restored.
| T# | I# | Name | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Days | Party | |
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| 1 | 1 | Zhang Xun Zhang Xun (Republic of China) Zhang Xun was a Qing-loyalist general who attempted to restore the abdicated emperor Puyi in 1917. He supported Yuan Shikai during his time as president.... |
張勳 / 张勋 | 1 July 1917 | 12 July 1917 | None | ||
Premiers of State Council of the Republic of China (1917-1925)
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| 4 | - | Duan Qirui Duan Qirui Duan Qirui was a Chinese warlord and politician, commander in the Beiyang Army, and the Provisional Chief Executive of Republic of China from November 24, 1924 to April 20, 1926. He was arguably the most powerful man in China from 1916 to 1920.- Early life :Born in Hefei as Duan Qirui , his... (2nd term) |
段祺瑞 | |
14 July 1917 | 22 November 1917 | Zhili clique | |
| - | - | Wang Daxie (acting) |
汪大燮 | |
22 November 1917 | 30 November 1917 | Zhili clique | |
| - | - | Wang Shizhen Wang Shizhen Wang Shizhen was a Chinese general and politician of the Republic of China.-Biography:Wang was born in Zhengding, Hebei in 1861. He was the Minister of War in the Republic of China three times, 1915–1916 and twice in 1917. He was the Premier of China from 1917 to 1918.... (acting) |
王士珍 | 30 November 1917 | 20 February 1918 | Zhili clique | ||
| - | - | Qian Nengxun (acting) |
錢能訓 / 钱能训 | 20 February 1918 | 23 March 1918 | Zhili clique | ||
| 5 | - | Duan Qirui Duan Qirui Duan Qirui was a Chinese warlord and politician, commander in the Beiyang Army, and the Provisional Chief Executive of Republic of China from November 24, 1924 to April 20, 1926. He was arguably the most powerful man in China from 1916 to 1920.- Early life :Born in Hefei as Duan Qirui , his... (3rd term) |
段祺瑞 | |
23 March 1918 | 10 October 1918 | Zhili clique | |
| - | - | Qian Nengxun (acting) |
錢能訓 / 钱能训 | 10 October 1918 | 13 June 1919 | Zhili clique | ||
| - | - | Gong Xinzhan Gong Xinzhan Gong Xinzhan was a politician in the end of Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. He was a professional of finance in the Beijing Government, and was regarded a member of the Anhui clique. He also worked as the acting Prime Minister temporarily... (acting) |
龔心湛 / 龚心湛 | 13 June 1919 | 24 September 1919 | Anfu Club | ||
| - | - | Jin Yunpeng Jin Yunpeng Jin Yunpeng was a Chinese General and politician of the Warlord Era of the Republic of China. He served as both Minister of War and then Premier of China several times.... (acting) |
靳雲鵬 / 靳云鹏 | 24 September 1919 | 5 November 1919 | Anfu Club | ||
| 6 | 3 | Jin Yunpeng Jin Yunpeng Jin Yunpeng was a Chinese General and politician of the Warlord Era of the Republic of China. He served as both Minister of War and then Premier of China several times.... |
靳雲鵬 / 靳云鹏 | 5 November 1919 | 14 May 1920 | Anfu Club | ||
| 7 | 4 | Sa Zhenbing Sa Zhenbing Sa Zhenbing KCMG was a prominent Chinese admiral. He lived through four governments in China, and had been appointed to various senior naval and political offices.-Early life:... |
薩鎮冰 / 萨镇冰 | 14 May 1920 | 9 August 1920 | Anfu Club | ||
| 8 | - | Jin Yunpeng Jin Yunpeng Jin Yunpeng was a Chinese General and politician of the Warlord Era of the Republic of China. He served as both Minister of War and then Premier of China several times.... |
靳雲鵬 / 靳云鹏 | 9 August 1920 | 18 December 1921 | Anfu Club | ||
| - | - | Yan Huiqing Yan Huiqing Yan Huiqing Yan Huiqing Yan Huiqing (Wade-Giles: Yen Hui-Ching, (also known as W.W. Yen) 顏惠慶 (1877-1950) was a Chinese writer, politician, and diplomat from Shanghai.-Biography:... (acting) |
顏惠慶 / 颜惠庆 | 18 December 1921 | 24 December 1921 | Anfu Club | ||
| 9 | 5 | Liang Shiyi Liang Shiyi Liang Shiyi was premier of China's Beiyang government from 1921 to 1922.-Biography:Liang Shiyi was born in Sanshui, Guangdong in 1869. In the Qing dynasty, he was put in charge of railways, the most profitable ministry of the government. This allowed him to create the influential Communications... |
梁士詒 / 梁士诒 | 24 December 1921 | 25 January 1922 | Communications Clique Communications Clique The Communications Clique was a powerful interest group of politicians, bureaucrats, technocrats, businessmen, engineers, and labour unionists in China's Beiyang government . It is also known as the Cantonese Clique because many of its leaders hail from Guangdong... |
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| - | - | Yan Huiqing Yan Huiqing Yan Huiqing Yan Huiqing Yan Huiqing (Wade-Giles: Yen Hui-Ching, (also known as W.W. Yen) 顏惠慶 (1877-1950) was a Chinese writer, politician, and diplomat from Shanghai.-Biography:... (acting) |
顏惠慶 / 颜惠庆 | 25 January 1922 | 8 April 1922 | Anfu Club | ||
| - | - | Zhou Ziqi Zhou Ziqi Zhōu Zìqí 周自齊 , was a Chinese politician in the late Qing dynasty and early republican period. He was a member of the Communications Clique.-Biography:... (acting) |
周自齊 / 周自齐 |  |
8 April 1922 | 11 June 1922 | Anfu Club | |
| 10 | 6 | Yan Huiqing Yan Huiqing Yan Huiqing Yan Huiqing Yan Huiqing (Wade-Giles: Yen Hui-Ching, (also known as W.W. Yen) 顏惠慶 (1877-1950) was a Chinese writer, politician, and diplomat from Shanghai.-Biography:... |
顏惠慶 / 颜惠庆 | 11 June 1922 | 5 August 1922 | Anfu Club | ||
| - | - | Wang Chonghui (acting) |
王寵惠 / 王宠惠 | 5 August 1922 | 29 November 1922 | None | ||
| - | - | Wang Daxie (acting) |
汪大燮 | |
29 November 1922 | 11 December 1922 | Zhili clique | |
| - | - | Wang Zhengting (acting) |
王正廷 | 11 December 1922 | 4 January 1923 | None | ||
| 11 | 7 | Zhang Shaozeng Zhang Shaozeng Zhang Shaozeng was a Beiyang Army general in charge of the 20th Division.-Biography:... |
張紹曾 / 张绍曾 |  |
4 January 1923 | 9 September 1923 | Beiyang clique | |
| 12 | 8 | Gao Lingwei Gao Lingwei Gāo Língwèi was a Chinese politician during the late Qing dynasty and the Republic of China.A Tianjin native, he was appointed to Hubei where he held many offices relating to finance and education including a stint as superintendent of the provincial military academy... |
高凌霨 |  |
9 September 1923 | 12 January 1924 | None | |
| 13 | 9 | Sun Baoqi | 孫寶琦 / 孙宝琦 | 12 January 1924 | 2 July 1924 | Beiyang clique | ||
| - | - | Koo Vi-kyuin (V.K. Wellington Koo) (acting) |
顧維鈞 / 顾维钧 |  |
2 July 1924 | 14 September 1924 | None | |
| 14 | 10 | Yan Huiqing Yan Huiqing Yan Huiqing Yan Huiqing Yan Huiqing (Wade-Giles: Yen Hui-Ching, (also known as W.W. Yen) 顏惠慶 (1877-1950) was a Chinese writer, politician, and diplomat from Shanghai.-Biography:... |
顏惠慶 / 颜惠庆 | 14 September 1924 | 31 October 1924 | Anfu Club | ||
| - | - | Huang Fu Huang Fu Huáng Fú was a general and politician in early republican China. He was born in Hangzhou.-Biography:Huang studied at Zhejiang Military College and Qiushi Academy , later went to Japan. Huang came in contact with the Revolutionary Alliance while studying in a military academy in the Empire of Japan... |
黃郛 |  |
31 October 1924 | 24 November 1924 | None | |
Note: The Premiership was abolished from 25 November 1924 to 26 December 1925. The head of the cabinet during this period was Duan Qirui, Provisional Chief Executive of the Republic of China.
Premiers of State Council of the Republic of China (1925-1928)
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| 15 | 11 | Xu Shiying | 許世英 / 许世英 |  |
26 December 1925 | 4 March 1926 | None | |
| - | - | Jia Deyao (acting) |
賈德耀 / 贾德耀 | 4 March 1926 | 20 April 1926 | None | ||
| - | - | Hu Weide Hu Weide rightHú Wéidé , , was a Chinese politician and diplomat during the Qing dynasty and the Republic of China.-Biography:... (acting) |
胡惟德 |  |
20 April 1926 | 13 May 1926 | None | |
| 16 | - | Yan Huiqing Yan Huiqing Yan Huiqing Yan Huiqing Yan Huiqing (Wade-Giles: Yen Hui-Ching, (also known as W.W. Yen) 顏惠慶 (1877-1950) was a Chinese writer, politician, and diplomat from Shanghai.-Biography:... (2nd term) |
顏惠慶 / 颜惠庆 | 13 May 1926 | 22 June 1926 | None | ||
| - | - | Du Xigui Du Xigui Du Xigui was a Chinese admiral during the warlord era.-Biography:Born in Fuzhou, he graduated from Nanjing's naval college in 1902. In 1922, he was made chief of the navy and helped the Zhili clique defeat Zhang Zuolin. In the spring of 1923, Shanghai's fleet rebelled and Du took responsibility... (acting) |
杜錫珪 / 杜锡珪 |  |
22 June 1926 | 1 October 1926 | None | |
| - | - | Koo Vi-kyuin (V.K. Wellington Koo) (acting) |
顧維鈞 / 顾维钧 | |
1 October 1926 | 18 June 1927 | None | |
| Pan Fu (acting) |
潘復 / 潘复 | 18 June 1927 | 2 June 1928 | None | ||||
Presidents of Executive Yuan of the Republic of China (1928-1948)
When Chiang Kai-shekChiang Kai-shek
Chiang Kai-shek was a political and military leader of 20th century China. He is known as Jiǎng Jièshí or Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng in Mandarin....
established the Nanking Nationalist Government in 1928, he created a presidency for Executive Yuan instead of a premiership, in order to show the difference between his government and the previous one in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
(then renamed Beiping). This government moved to Chongqing
Chongqing
Chongqing is a major city in Southwest China and one of the five national central cities of China. Administratively, it is one of the PRC's four direct-controlled municipalities , and the only such municipality in inland China.The municipality was created on 14 March 1997, succeeding the...
during the Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) and during the Chinese Civil War
Chinese Civil War
The Chinese Civil War was a civil war fought between the Kuomintang , the governing party of the Republic of China, and the Communist Party of China , for the control of China which eventually led to China's division into two Chinas, Republic of China and People's Republic of...
relocated to Taipei
Taipei
Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...
where it exists today.
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| 1 | 1 | Tan Yankai Tan Yankai Tan Yankai was a Chinese politician from Hunan.-Biography:A member of Liang Qichao's Constitutionalist Party, he campaigned for a parliament and restrained monarchy... |
譚延闓 / 谭延闿 |  |
25 October 1928 | 22 September 1930 | Kuomintang Kuomintang The Kuomintang of China , sometimes romanized as Guomindang via the Pinyin transcription system or GMD for short, and translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party is a founding and ruling political party of the Republic of China . Its guiding ideology is the Three Principles of the People, espoused... (Chinese Nationalist Party) |
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| 2 | 2 | Soong Tse-ven (T. V. Soong) T. V. Soong Soong Tse-ven or Soong Tzu-wen , was a prominent businessman and politician in the early 20th century Republic of China. His father was Charlie Soong and his siblings were the Soong sisters. His Christian name was Paul, but he is generally known in English as T. V. Soong. As brother to the three... |
宋子文 | 25 September 1930 | 4 December 1930 | Kuomintang Kuomintang The Kuomintang of China , sometimes romanized as Guomindang via the Pinyin transcription system or GMD for short, and translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party is a founding and ruling political party of the Republic of China . Its guiding ideology is the Three Principles of the People, espoused... (Chinese Nationalist Party) |
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| 3 | 3 | Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Kai-shek was a political and military leader of 20th century China. He is known as Jiǎng Jièshí or Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng in Mandarin.... |
蔣介石 / 蒋介石 |  |
4 December 1930 | 15 December 1931 | Kuomintang Kuomintang The Kuomintang of China , sometimes romanized as Guomindang via the Pinyin transcription system or GMD for short, and translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party is a founding and ruling political party of the Republic of China . Its guiding ideology is the Three Principles of the People, espoused... (Chinese Nationalist Party) |
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| 4 | 4 | Chen Mingshu Chen Mingshu Chen Mingshu was a Chinese general and politician. He graduated from Baoding Military Academy and participated in the Northern Expedition. He was briefly premier after Chiang Kai-shek stepped down in December 1931... |
陳銘樞 / 陈铭枢 | 15 December 1931 | 1 January 1932 | Kuomintang Kuomintang The Kuomintang of China , sometimes romanized as Guomindang via the Pinyin transcription system or GMD for short, and translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party is a founding and ruling political party of the Republic of China . Its guiding ideology is the Three Principles of the People, espoused... (Chinese Nationalist Party) |
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| 5 | 5 | Sun Fo | 孫科 / 孙科 | |
1 January 1932 | 28 January 1932 | Kuomintang Kuomintang The Kuomintang of China , sometimes romanized as Guomindang via the Pinyin transcription system or GMD for short, and translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party is a founding and ruling political party of the Republic of China . Its guiding ideology is the Three Principles of the People, espoused... (Chinese Nationalist Party) |
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| 6 | 6 | Wang Jingwei Wang Jingwei Wang Jingwei , alternate name Wang Zhaoming, was a Chinese politician. He was initially known as a member of the left wing of the Kuomintang , but later became increasingly anti-Communist after his efforts to collaborate with the CCP ended in political failure... |
汪兆銘 / 汪兆铭 |  |
28 January 1932 | 1 December 1935 | Kuomintang Kuomintang The Kuomintang of China , sometimes romanized as Guomindang via the Pinyin transcription system or GMD for short, and translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party is a founding and ruling political party of the Republic of China . Its guiding ideology is the Three Principles of the People, espoused... (Chinese Nationalist Party) |
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| 7 | - | Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Kai-shek was a political and military leader of 20th century China. He is known as Jiǎng Jièshí or Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng in Mandarin.... (2nd term) |
蔣介石 / 蒋介石 |  |
7 December 1935 | 1 January 1938 | Kuomintang Kuomintang The Kuomintang of China , sometimes romanized as Guomindang via the Pinyin transcription system or GMD for short, and translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party is a founding and ruling political party of the Republic of China . Its guiding ideology is the Three Principles of the People, espoused... (Chinese Nationalist Party) |
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| 8 | 7 | Kung Hsiang-hsi (H. H. Kung) H. H. Kung K'ung Hsiang-hsi , often known as Dr. H. H. Kung, was a wealthy Chinese banker and politician in the early 20th century. He was highly influential in determining the economic policies of the KMT government in the 1930s and 1940s... |
孔祥熙 |  |
1 January 1938 | 11 December 1939 | Kuomintang Kuomintang The Kuomintang of China , sometimes romanized as Guomindang via the Pinyin transcription system or GMD for short, and translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party is a founding and ruling political party of the Republic of China . Its guiding ideology is the Three Principles of the People, espoused... (Chinese Nationalist Party) |
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| 9 | - | Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Kai-shek was a political and military leader of 20th century China. He is known as Jiǎng Jièshí or Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng in Mandarin.... (3rd term) |
蔣介石 / 蒋介石 | |
11 December 1939 | 31 May 1945 | Kuomintang Kuomintang The Kuomintang of China , sometimes romanized as Guomindang via the Pinyin transcription system or GMD for short, and translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party is a founding and ruling political party of the Republic of China . Its guiding ideology is the Three Principles of the People, espoused... (Chinese Nationalist Party) |
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| 10 | - | Soong Tse-ven (T. V. Soong) T. V. Soong Soong Tse-ven or Soong Tzu-wen , was a prominent businessman and politician in the early 20th century Republic of China. His father was Charlie Soong and his siblings were the Soong sisters. His Christian name was Paul, but he is generally known in English as T. V. Soong. As brother to the three... (2nd term) |
宋子文 | 31 May 1945 | 1 March 1947 | Kuomintang Kuomintang The Kuomintang of China , sometimes romanized as Guomindang via the Pinyin transcription system or GMD for short, and translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party is a founding and ruling political party of the Republic of China . Its guiding ideology is the Three Principles of the People, espoused... (Chinese Nationalist Party) |
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| 11 | - | Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Kai-shek was a political and military leader of 20th century China. He is known as Jiǎng Jièshí or Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng in Mandarin.... (4th term) |
蔣介石 / 蒋介石 | |
1 March 1947 | 18 April 1947 | Kuomintang Kuomintang The Kuomintang of China , sometimes romanized as Guomindang via the Pinyin transcription system or GMD for short, and translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party is a founding and ruling political party of the Republic of China . Its guiding ideology is the Three Principles of the People, espoused... (Chinese Nationalist Party) |
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| 12 | 8 | Chang Chun | 張群 / 张群 | 18 April 1947 | 24 May 1948 | Kuomintang Kuomintang The Kuomintang of China , sometimes romanized as Guomindang via the Pinyin transcription system or GMD for short, and translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party is a founding and ruling political party of the Republic of China . Its guiding ideology is the Three Principles of the People, espoused... (Chinese Nationalist Party) |
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Presidents of Executive Yuan of the Republic of China (1948-present)
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| 13 | 9 | Weng Wenhao Weng Wenhao Weng Wenhao was a Chinese geologist, educator, and paramount politician.... |
翁文灝 / 翁文灏 | 24 May 1948 | 26 November 1948 | Kuomintang Kuomintang The Kuomintang of China , sometimes romanized as Guomindang via the Pinyin transcription system or GMD for short, and translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party is a founding and ruling political party of the Republic of China . Its guiding ideology is the Three Principles of the People, espoused... (Chinese Nationalist Party) |
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| 14 | - | Sun Fo (2nd term) |
孫科 / 孙科 | |
26 November 1948 | 12 March 1949 | Kuomintang Kuomintang The Kuomintang of China , sometimes romanized as Guomindang via the Pinyin transcription system or GMD for short, and translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party is a founding and ruling political party of the Republic of China . Its guiding ideology is the Three Principles of the People, espoused... (Chinese Nationalist Party) |
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| 15 | 10 | He Yingqin He Yingqin He Yingqin , also spelled Ho Ying-chin, was one of the most senior generals of the Kuomintang during Republican China, and a close ally of Chiang Kai-shek.-Early years:A native of Guizhou, He was healthy and bookish in his childhood... |
何應欽 / 何应钦 | 12 March 1949 | 3 June 1949 | Kuomintang Kuomintang The Kuomintang of China , sometimes romanized as Guomindang via the Pinyin transcription system or GMD for short, and translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party is a founding and ruling political party of the Republic of China . Its guiding ideology is the Three Principles of the People, espoused... (Chinese Nationalist Party) |
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| 16 | 11 | Yan Xishan Yan Xishan Yan Xishan, was a Chinese warlord who served in the government of the Republic of China. Yan effectively controlled the province of Shanxi from the 1911 Xinhai Revolution to the 1949 Communist victory in the Chinese Civil War... |
閻錫山 / 阎锡山 |  |
3 June 1949 | 7 March 1950 | Kuomintang Kuomintang The Kuomintang of China , sometimes romanized as Guomindang via the Pinyin transcription system or GMD for short, and translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party is a founding and ruling political party of the Republic of China . Its guiding ideology is the Three Principles of the People, espoused... (Chinese Nationalist Party) |
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| 17 | 12 | Chen Cheng Chen Cheng Chen Cheng , was a Chinese political and military leader, and one of the main National Revolutionary Army commanders during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War. After moving to Taiwan at the end of the Civil War, he served as the Governor of Taiwan Province, Vice President and... |
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7 March 1950 | 7 June 1954 | Kuomintang Kuomintang The Kuomintang of China , sometimes romanized as Guomindang via the Pinyin transcription system or GMD for short, and translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party is a founding and ruling political party of the Republic of China . Its guiding ideology is the Three Principles of the People, espoused... (Chinese Nationalist Party) |
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| 18 | 13 | Yu Hung-Chun Yu Hung-Chun Yu Hung-Chun was a Chinese political figure who served as premier of the Republic of China on Taiwan between 1954 and 1958.... |
俞鴻鈞 / 俞鸿钧 | 7 June 1954 | 30 June 1958 | Kuomintang Kuomintang The Kuomintang of China , sometimes romanized as Guomindang via the Pinyin transcription system or GMD for short, and translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party is a founding and ruling political party of the Republic of China . Its guiding ideology is the Three Principles of the People, espoused... (Chinese Nationalist Party) |
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| 19 | - | Chen Cheng Chen Cheng Chen Cheng , was a Chinese political and military leader, and one of the main National Revolutionary Army commanders during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War. After moving to Taiwan at the end of the Civil War, he served as the Governor of Taiwan Province, Vice President and... (2nd term) |
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30 June 1958 | 15 December 1963 | Kuomintang Kuomintang The Kuomintang of China , sometimes romanized as Guomindang via the Pinyin transcription system or GMD for short, and translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party is a founding and ruling political party of the Republic of China . Its guiding ideology is the Three Principles of the People, espoused... (Chinese Nationalist Party) |
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| 20 | 14 | Yen Chia-kan Yen Chia-kan Yen Chia-kan , or Yen Chia-jin , better known as C. K. Yen, succeeded Chiang Kai-shek as President of the Republic of China upon Chiang's death on April 5, 1975. He served out the remainder of Chiang's term until May 20, 1978.-Biography:C. K... |
嚴家淦 / 严家淦 | 15 December 1963 | 29 May 1972 | Kuomintang Kuomintang The Kuomintang of China , sometimes romanized as Guomindang via the Pinyin transcription system or GMD for short, and translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party is a founding and ruling political party of the Republic of China . Its guiding ideology is the Three Principles of the People, espoused... (Chinese Nationalist Party) |
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| 21 | 15 | Chiang Ching-kuo Chiang Ching-kuo Chiang Ching-kuo , Kuomintang politician and leader, was the son of President Chiang Kai-shek and held numerous posts in the government of the Republic of China... |
蔣經國 / 蒋经国 | 29 May 1972 | 28 May 1978 | Kuomintang Kuomintang The Kuomintang of China , sometimes romanized as Guomindang via the Pinyin transcription system or GMD for short, and translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party is a founding and ruling political party of the Republic of China . Its guiding ideology is the Three Principles of the People, espoused... (Chinese Nationalist Party) |
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| 22 | 16 | Sun Yun-suan Sun Yun-suan Sun Yun-suan was a Chinese engineer and politician. As minister of economic affairs from 1969 to 1978 and Premier of the Republic of China from 1978 to 1984, he was credited for overseeing the transformation of Taiwan from being a mainly agricultural economy to an export powerhouse.-Early life... |
孫運璿 / 孙运璇 |  |
30 May 1978 | 20 May 1984 | Kuomintang Kuomintang The Kuomintang of China , sometimes romanized as Guomindang via the Pinyin transcription system or GMD for short, and translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party is a founding and ruling political party of the Republic of China . Its guiding ideology is the Three Principles of the People, espoused... (Chinese Nationalist Party) |
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| 23 | 17 | Yu Kuo-hwa Yu Kuo-hwa Yu Kuo-hwa was the Premier of the Republic of China from 1984 to 1989.-Biography:He was born on 10 January 1914 in Fenghua, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China... |
俞國華 / 俞国华 |  |
20 May 1984 | 21 May 1989 | Kuomintang Kuomintang The Kuomintang of China , sometimes romanized as Guomindang via the Pinyin transcription system or GMD for short, and translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party is a founding and ruling political party of the Republic of China . Its guiding ideology is the Three Principles of the People, espoused... (Chinese Nationalist Party) |
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| 24 | 18 | Lee Huan Lee Huan Lee Huan was a politician in the Republic of China. He was Premier of the Republic of China from 1989 to 1990, serving for one year under former President Lee Teng-hui. He was the father of current KMT legislators Lee Ching-hua and Diane Lee... |
李煥 / 李焕 | |
21 May 1989 | 30 May 1990 | Kuomintang Kuomintang The Kuomintang of China , sometimes romanized as Guomindang via the Pinyin transcription system or GMD for short, and translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party is a founding and ruling political party of the Republic of China . Its guiding ideology is the Three Principles of the People, espoused... (Chinese Nationalist Party) |
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| 25 | 19 | Hau Pei-tsun Hau Pei-tsun Hau Pei-tsun was Premier of the Republic of China from May 30, 1990 to February 10, 1993 and a 4-star general in the ROC Army.-Biography:Born to a well-to-do family in Yancheng, Jiangsu, Hau received a military education from the Chinese Military Academy, Chinese Army University, U.S. Army Command... |
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30 May 1990 | 10 February 1993 | Kuomintang Kuomintang The Kuomintang of China , sometimes romanized as Guomindang via the Pinyin transcription system or GMD for short, and translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party is a founding and ruling political party of the Republic of China . Its guiding ideology is the Three Principles of the People, espoused... (Chinese Nationalist Party) |
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| 26 | 20 | Lien Chan Lien Chan Lien Chan is a politician in Taiwan. He was Premier of the Republic of China from 1993 to 1997, Vice President of the Republic of China from 1996 to 2000, and was the Chairman of the Kuomintang from 2000 to 2005... |
連戰 / 连战 |  |
10 February 1993 | 1 September 1997 | Kuomintang Kuomintang The Kuomintang of China , sometimes romanized as Guomindang via the Pinyin transcription system or GMD for short, and translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party is a founding and ruling political party of the Republic of China . Its guiding ideology is the Three Principles of the People, espoused... (Chinese Nationalist Party) |
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| 27 | 21 | Siew Wan-chang (Vincent Siew) Vincent Siew Vincent C. Siew Wan-chang is the incumbent Vice President of the Republic of China. He was the first Taiwanese-born Premier of the Republic of China and former vice-chairman of the Kuomintang .-Biography:... |
蕭萬長 / 萧万长 |  |
1 September 1997 | 20 May 2000 | Kuomintang Kuomintang The Kuomintang of China , sometimes romanized as Guomindang via the Pinyin transcription system or GMD for short, and translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party is a founding and ruling political party of the Republic of China . Its guiding ideology is the Three Principles of the People, espoused... (Chinese Nationalist Party) |
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| 28 | 22 | Tang Fei Tang Fei Tang Fei is a retired ROC Air Force General and the Premier of the Republic of China between May 20 and October 6, 2000 under the Chen Shui-bian Government, even though he was a member of the Kuomintang during his tenure as premier.-Biography:... |
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20 May 2000 | 6 October 2000 | Kuomintang Kuomintang The Kuomintang of China , sometimes romanized as Guomindang via the Pinyin transcription system or GMD for short, and translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party is a founding and ruling political party of the Republic of China . Its guiding ideology is the Three Principles of the People, espoused... (Chinese Nationalist Party) |
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| 29 | 23 | Chang Chun-hsiung Chang Chun-hsiung Chang Chun-hsiung , born March 23, 1938, a politician in Taiwan, is a former Premier of the Republic of China. Chang was appointed to two separate terms as Premier, both under Chen Shui-bian... |
張俊雄 / 张俊雄 |  |
6 October 2000 | 1 February 2002 | Democratic Progressive Democratic Progressive Party The Democratic Progressive Party is a political party in Taiwan, and the dominant party in the Pan-Green Coalition. Founded in 1986, DPP is the first meaningful opposition party in Taiwan. It has traditionally been associated with strong advocacy of human rights and a distinct Taiwanese identity,... |
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| 30 | 24 | Yu Shyi-kun Yu Shyi-kun Yu Shyi-kun , a Taiwanese politician of the Democratic Progressive Party, is a former chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party in Taiwan. He previously served as Premier of the Republic of China from 2002 to 2005... |
游錫堃 / 游锡堃 |  |
1 February 2002 | 1 February 2005 | Democratic Progressive Democratic Progressive Party The Democratic Progressive Party is a political party in Taiwan, and the dominant party in the Pan-Green Coalition. Founded in 1986, DPP is the first meaningful opposition party in Taiwan. It has traditionally been associated with strong advocacy of human rights and a distinct Taiwanese identity,... |
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| 31 | 25 | Hsieh Chang-ting (Frank Hsieh) Frank Hsieh Frank Hsieh Chang-ting is a Taiwanese politician of the Democratic Progressive Party in the Republic of China. He was the mayor of Kaohsiung City until his appointment as President of the Executive Yuan by president Chen Shui-bian on February 1, 2005. He announced his resignation from the post of... |
謝長廷 / 谢长廷 |  |
1 February 2005 | 25 January 2006 | Democratic Progressive Democratic Progressive Party The Democratic Progressive Party is a political party in Taiwan, and the dominant party in the Pan-Green Coalition. Founded in 1986, DPP is the first meaningful opposition party in Taiwan. It has traditionally been associated with strong advocacy of human rights and a distinct Taiwanese identity,... |
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| 32 | 26 | Su Tseng-chang Su Tseng-chang Su Tseng-chang is a Taiwanese politician of the Democratic Progressive Party. He is the former Premier of the Republic of China. Su actively campaigned for the Presidential nomination of the DPP, but finished second to Frank Hsieh in the nomination process... |
蘇貞昌 / 苏贞昌 |  |
25 January 2006 | 21 May 2007 | Democratic Progressive Democratic Progressive Party The Democratic Progressive Party is a political party in Taiwan, and the dominant party in the Pan-Green Coalition. Founded in 1986, DPP is the first meaningful opposition party in Taiwan. It has traditionally been associated with strong advocacy of human rights and a distinct Taiwanese identity,... |
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| 33 | - | Chang Chun-hsiung Chang Chun-hsiung Chang Chun-hsiung , born March 23, 1938, a politician in Taiwan, is a former Premier of the Republic of China. Chang was appointed to two separate terms as Premier, both under Chen Shui-bian... (2nd term) |
張俊雄 / 张俊雄 | |
21 May 2007 | 20 May 2008 | Democratic Progressive Democratic Progressive Party The Democratic Progressive Party is a political party in Taiwan, and the dominant party in the Pan-Green Coalition. Founded in 1986, DPP is the first meaningful opposition party in Taiwan. It has traditionally been associated with strong advocacy of human rights and a distinct Taiwanese identity,... |
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| 34 | 27 | Liu Chao-shiuan Liu Chao-shiuan Liu Chao-shiuan is a Taiwanese educator and politician. He is a former president of the National Tsing Hua University and Soochow University and a former Premier of the Republic of China.-Biography:... |
劉兆玄 / 刘兆玄 |  |
20 May 2008 | 10 September 2009 | Kuomintang Kuomintang The Kuomintang of China , sometimes romanized as Guomindang via the Pinyin transcription system or GMD for short, and translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party is a founding and ruling political party of the Republic of China . Its guiding ideology is the Three Principles of the People, espoused... (Chinese Nationalist Party) |
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| 35 | 28 | Wu Den-yih Wu Den-yih Wu Den-yih is a Taiwanese politician of the Kuomintang Party, and the current Premier of the Republic of China.-Personal:Wu was born in Tsaotun, Nantou County, Taiwan... |
吳敦義 / 吴敦义 | 10 September 2009 | Present | Kuomintang Kuomintang The Kuomintang of China , sometimes romanized as Guomindang via the Pinyin transcription system or GMD for short, and translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party is a founding and ruling political party of the Republic of China . Its guiding ideology is the Three Principles of the People, espoused... (Chinese Nationalist Party) |
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See also
- List of premiers of the People's Republic of China
- List of Chinese leaders
- Chancellor of ChinaChancellor of ChinaThe Chancellor , variously translated as Prime Minister, Chancellor of State, Premier or Chief Councillor, was a generic name given to the highest-ranking official in the imperial government in ancient China...
- Paramount LeaderParamount leaderParamount leader literally "the highest leader of the party and the state ", in modern Chinese political science, unofficially refers to the political leader of the People's Republic of China....