Leader of the Kuomintang
| Leader of the Kuomintang | |
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 Logo of the Kuomintang | |
 Flag of the Kuomintang | |
 Incumbent Wu Den-yih since 20 August 2017 | |
| Kuomintang | |
| Type | Party leader |
| Term length | Two consecutive 4-year terms |
| Formation | 1912 |
The post of the leader of the Kuomintang has been titled as President (1912–1914), Premier (1919–1925), Chairman of Central Executive Committee (1925–1938), Director-General (1938–1975), and Chairperson (1975–present). The post is currently held by Wu Den-yih, who succeeded Lin Junq-tzer on 20 August 2017. The Chairperson is now directly elected by party members for a term of four years, and may be re-elected for a second term.
Contents
1 List of party leaders
1.1 President (1912–1914)
1.2 Premier (1919–1925)
1.3 Chairman of Central Executive Committee (1925–1938)
1.4 Director-General (1938–1975)
1.5 Chairperson (1975–present)
2 List of deputy party leaders
2.1 Vice Chairman of Central Executive Committee (1935–1938)
2.2 Vice Director-General (1938–1939; 1957–1965)
2.3 Vice Chairperson (1993–present)
3 See also
4 References
List of party leaders
President (1912–1914)
| Order | Portrait | Name | Term of Office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Sun Yat-sen | 25 August 1912 | 8 July 1914 |
| — |  | Song Jiaoren | 25 August 1912 | 22 March 1913 |
Premier (1919–1925)
| Order | Portrait | Name | Term of Office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Sun Yat-sen | 10 October 1919 | 12 March 1925 |
Chairman of Central Executive Committee (1925–1938)
| Order | Portrait | Name | Term of Office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — |  | Liao Zhongkai | 12 March 1925 | 20 August 1925 |
| 1 |  | Zhang Renjie | 19 May 1926 | 6 July 1926 |
| 2 |  | Chiang Kai-shek | 6 July 1926 | 11 March 1927 |
| 3 |   | Woo Tsin-hang → Li Yuying | 17 October 1927 | 7 December 1935 |
| 4 |  | Hu Hanmin | 7 December 1935 | 12 May 1936 |
| — | | Chiang Kai-shek | 12 May 1936 | 1 April 1938 |
Director-General (1938–1975)
| Order | Portrait | Name | Term of Office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Chiang Kai-shek | 1 April 1938 | 5 April 1975 |
Chairperson (1975–present)
| Order | Term | Portrait | Name | Term of Office | Elected | Party Congress | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  | Chiang Ching-kuo | 28 April 1975 | 13 January 1988 (Died in office) | (unopposed) | 12th |
| — |  | Lee Teng-hui resigned | 27 January 1988 | 8 July 1988 | acting | ||
| 2 | 2 | 8 July 1988 | 22 August 1993 | (unopposed) | 13th | ||
3 | 22 August 1993 | 28 August 1997 | (unopposed) | 14th | |||
4 | 28 August 1997 | 24 March 2000 | (unopposed) | 15th | |||
| — |  | Lien Chan | 24 March 2000 | 30 July 2001 | acting | ||
| 3 | 5 | 30 July 2001 | 19 August 2005 | see 2001 election | 16th | ||
| 4 | 6 |  | Ma Ying-jeou resigned | 19 August 2005 | 13 February 2007 | see 2005 election | 17th |
| — |  | Wu Po-hsiung interim | 13 February 2007 | 14 March 2007 | acting | ||
| — |  | Chiang Pin-kung interim | 14 March 2007 | 11 April 2007 | acting | ||
| 5 | | Wu Po-hsiung | 11 April 2007 | 17 October 2009 | see 2007 by-election | ||
(4) | 7 | | Ma Ying-jeou resigned | 17 October 2009 | 29 September 2013 | see 2009 election | 18th |
8 | 29 September 2013 | 3 December 2014[1] | see 2013 election | 19th | |||
| — |  | Wu Den-yih interim | 3 December 2014 | 19 January 2015 | acting | ||
| 6 |  | Eric Chu Chu Li-luan resigned | 19 January 2015 | 16 January 2016 | see 2015 by-election | ||
| — | Huang Min-hui interim | 16 January 2016 | 30 March 2016 | acting | |||
| 7 |  | Hung Hsiu-chu resigned | 30 March 2016 | 1 July 2017 | see 2016 by-election | ||
| — |  | Lin Junq-tzer interim | 1 July 2017 | 19 August 2017 | acting | ||
| 8 | 9 | | Wu Den-yih | 20 August 2017 | Incumbent | see 2017 election | 20th |
List of deputy party leaders
Vice Chairman of Central Executive Committee (1935–1938)
| Order | Portrait | Name | Term of Office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Chiang Kai-shek | 7 December 1935 | 1 April 1938 |
Vice Director-General (1938–1939; 1957–1965)
| Order | Portrait | Name | Term of Office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Wang Jingwei | 1 April 1938 | 1 January 1939 |
| 2 |  | Chen Cheng (Died in post) | 23 October 1957 | 5 March 1965 |
Vice Chairperson (1993–present)
| Term (1st time elected) | Name | Term of Office | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Li Yuan-tsu | 18 August 1993 | 27 August 1997 | |
| 27 August 1997 | 18 June 2000 | |||
Hau Pei-tsun | 18 August 1993 | 14 December 1995 | Expelled by the party in 1995 for an independent presidential campaign. Returned in 2005. | |
Lin Yang-kang | 18 August 1993 | 14 December 1995 | Expelled by the party in 1995 for an independent presidential campaign. Returned in 2005. | |
Lien Chan | 18 August 1993 | 27 August 1997 | As Premier of the Executive Yuan (1993-1997), Vice President (1996-2000).
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| 27 August 1997 | 18 June 2000 | As Vice President (1996-2000), 2000 Kuomintang presidential nominee.
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| 4 | Yu Kuo-hwa | 27 August 1997 | 18 June 2000 | |
| 18 June 2000 | 4 October 2000 | (Died in post) | ||
Chiu Chuang-huan | 27 August 1997 | 18 June 2000 | ||
| 5 | Chiang Pin-kung | 30 March 2000 | 30 March 2003 |
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| 30 March 2003 | 19 August 2005 |
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| 19 August 2005 | 27 February 2007 |
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| 27 February 2007 | 17 October 2009 |
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| 17 October 2009 | 19 September 2012 |
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Vincent Siew Siew Wan-chang | 18 June 2000 | 29 July 2001 | ||
| 29 July 2001 | 23 March 2005 | |||
Wang Jin-pyng | 18 June 2000 | 29 July 2001 | As President of the Legislative Yuan. | |
| 29 July 2001 | 19 August 2005 | As President of the Legislative Yuan. | ||
Chiang Chung-ling | 18 June 2000 | 29 July 2001 | ||
| 29 July 2001 | 30 March 2003 | |||
Wu Po-hsiung | 18 June 2000 | 29 July 2001 |
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| 29 July 2001 | 19 August 2005 | |||
| 19 August 2005 | 11 April 2007 | |||
Lin Cheng-chih (林澄枝) | 18 June 2000 | 29 July 2001 | ||
| 29 July 2001 | 19 August 2005 | |||
| 19 August 2005 | 19 April 2006 | |||
| 6 | Ma Ying-jeou | 30 March 2003 | 19 August 2005 | As Mayor of Taipei City. |
| 7 | John Kuan Kuan Chung | 19 August 2005 | 22 November 2008 | |
Lin Yi-shih | 12 April 2006 | 24 January 2008 | ||
Chang Jen-hsiang (章仁香) | 19 April 2006 | 20 May 2008 | ||
Chan Chun-po | 12 January 2007 | 17 October 2009 | ||
| 17 October 2009 | 30 April 2014 | |||
Lin Fong-cheng | 11 April 2007 | 17 October 2009 | ||
| 17 October 2009 | 30 April 2014 | |||
| 8 | John Chiang Chiang Hsiao-yen | 22 November 2008 | 17 October 2009 | |
| 17 October 2009 | 30 April 2014 | |||
Wu Den-yih | 22 November 2008 | 17 October 2009 | ||
| 4 June 2014 | 19 January 2015 | As Vice President.
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Tseng Yung-chuan | 22 November 2008 | 17 October 2009 |
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| 17 October 2009 | 15 February 2012 |
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| 15 February 2012 | 19 January 2015 |
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| 20 August 2017 | Incumbent | |||
Eric Chu Chu Li-luan | 22 November 2008 | 17 October 2009 | ||
| 26 May 2010 | 23 December 2010 | |||
| 30 April 2014 | 19 January 2015 | As Mayor of New Taipei City. | ||
Huang Min-hui | 22 November 2008 | 17 October 2009 | ||
| 17 October 2009 | 16 January 2016 | |||
Hung Hsiu-chu | 15 February 2012 | 19 January 2015 | ||
Jason Hu Hu Chih-chiang | 30 April 2014 | 19 January 2015 | ||
| 18 May 2016 | 30 June 2017 | |||
Hau Lung-pin | 30 April 2014 | 16 January 2016 |
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| 18 May 2016 | 30 June 2017 | |||
| 20 August 2017 | Incumbent | |||
Lin Junq-tzer | 18 May 2016 | 30 June 2017 | ||
Steve Chan Chan Chi-hsien | 15 June 2016 | 7 January 2017 |
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Chen Chen-hsiang | 23 November 2016 | 30 June 2017 | ||
See also
 | Wikimedia Commons has media related to Leaders of the Kuomintang. |
- List of leaders of the Democratic Progressive Party
- List of Secretaries-General of the Kuomintang
- List of general secretaries and chairmen of the Communist Party of China
References
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