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

List change

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 change

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePolitical partyPresidentAssembly
(elected)
1 Li Yuanhong
黎元洪
(1864–1928)
1 January 191210 October 1913NonpartisanSun Yat-sen
(Tongmenghui)
Provisional (1911)
Yuan Shikai
(Beiyang clique)
Provisional (1912)

Vice presidents of the Beiyang Government change

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePolitical partyPresidentAssembly
(elected)
1 Li Yuanhong
黎元洪
(1864–1928)
10 October 19136 June 1916Progressive PartyYuan Shikai
(Beiyang clique)
1st (1913)
2 Feng Guozhang
馮國璋
(1859–1919)
6 June 191617 July 1917Beiyang cliqueLi Yuanhong
(Progressive Party)
1st (1916)

Vice presidents after the 1947 Constitution change

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePolitical partyPresidentTerm
(elected)
1 Li Zongren
李宗仁
(1890–1969)
20 May 1948[note 1]12 March 1954[note 2][1]KuomintangChiang Kai-shek
(Kuomintang)
1 (1948)
Office vacant 12 March – 19 May 1954
2 Chen Cheng
陳誠
(1898–1965)
20 May 19545 March 1965[note 3]Kuomintang2 (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 19665 April 1975Kuomintang4 (1966)
5 (1972)
Office vacant 5 April 1975 – 19 May 1978Yen Chia-kan
(Kuomintang)
4 Hsieh Tung-min
謝東閔
(1908–2001)
20 May 197819 May 1984KuomintangChiang Ching-kuo
(Kuomintang)
6 (1978)
5 Lee Teng-hui
李登輝
(1923–2020)
20 May 198413 January 1988Kuomintang7 (1984)
Office vacant 13 January 1988 – 19 May 1990Lee Teng-hui
(Kuomintang)
6 Li Yuan-tsu
李元簇
(1923–2017)
20 May 199020 May 1996Kuomintang8 (1990)

Vice presidents after the introduction of direct election change

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePolitical partyPresidentTerm
(elected)
7 Lien Chan
連戰
(born 1936)
20 May 199620 May 2000KuomintangLee Teng-hui
(KMT)
9 (1996)
8 Annette Lu
(Lü Hsiu-lien)

呂秀蓮
(born 1944)
20 May 200020 May 2008Democratic ProgressiveChen Shui-bian
(DPP)
10 (2000)
11 (2004)
9 Vincent Siew
(Siew Wan-chang)

蕭萬長
(born 1939)
20 May 200820 May 2012KuomintangMa Ying-jeou
(KMT)
12 (2008)
10 Wu Den-yih
吳敦義
(born 1948)
20 May 201220 May 2016Kuomintang13 (2012)
11 Chen Chien-jen
陳建仁
(born 1951)
20 May 201620 May 2020IndependentTsai Ing-wen
(DPP)
14 (2016)
12 William Lai
(Lai Ching-te)

賴清德
(born 1959)
20 May 202020 May 2024Democratic Progressive15 (2020)
12 Hsiao Bi-khim
蕭美琴
(born 1971)
20 May 2024IncumbentDemocratic ProgressiveWilliam Lai
(DPP)
16 (2024)

Notes change

  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 change

  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