- List of party leaders Presidents (1912–1914) Premier (1919–1925) Chairmen of the Central Executive Committee (1925–1938) Director-General (1938–1975) Chairmen (from 1975)
- List of deputy party leaders Vice Chairman of the Central Executive Committee (1935–1938) Vice Directors-General (1938–1939; 1957–1965) Vice Chairmen (from 1993)
- Timeline
- See also
- References
{{Infobox official post |post = Chairman |body = the Kuomintang |native_name = |flag = Naval Jack of the Republic of China.svg |flagsize = 120px |flagcaption = Flag of the Kuomintang |insignia = Emblem of the Kuomintang.svg |insigniacaption = Logo of the Kuomintang |department = Central Committee of the Kuomintang |image = Wu Den-yih (Chopped).jpg |incumbent = Wu Den-yih |incumbentsince = 20 August 2017 |type = Party leader |nominator = |termlength = Two consecutive 4-year terms |reports_to = |constituting_instrument = |inaugural = Sun Yat-sen {{small|(as Premier of the Kuomintang)}} |appointer = |deputy = Vice Chairman of the Kuomintang |seat = |formation = 1912 }}The Chairman of the Kuomintang is the leader of the Kuomintang party of the Republic of China. The position has previously been titled as President (1912–1914), Premier (1919–1925), Chairman of the Central Executive Committee (1925–1938), Director-General (1938–1975), and Chairman (from 1975). The post is currently held by Wu Den-yih, who succeeded Lin Junq-tzer on 20 August 2017. The Chairman is now directly elected by party members for a term of four years, and may be re-elected for a second term. List of party leadersPresidents (1912–1914) Order | Portrait | Name | Term of Office |
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1 | | Sun Yat-sen | 25 August 1912 | 8 July 1914 |
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— | | Song Jiaoren | 25 August 1912 | 22 March 1913 |
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Premier (1919–1925) Order | Portrait | Name | Term of Office |
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1 | | Sun Yat-sen | 10 October 1919 | 12 March 1925 |
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Chairmen of the Central Executive Committee (1925–1938) Order | Portrait | Name | Term of Office |
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— | | Liao Zhongkai | 12 March 1925 | 20 August 1925 |
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1 | | Zhang Renjie | 19 May 1926 | 6 July 1926 |
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2 | | Chiang Kai-shek | 6 July 1926 | 11 March 1927 |
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3 | | Woo Tsin-hang → Li Yuying | 17 October 1927 | 7 December 1935 |
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4 | | Hu Hanmin | 7 December 1935 | 12 May 1936 |
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— | | Chiang Kai-shek | 12 May 1936 | 1 April 1938 |
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Director-General (1938–1975) Order | Portrait | Name | Term of Office | Notes |
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1 | | Chiang Kai-shek | 1 April 1938 | 5 April 1975 | Generalissimo of the Nationalist Government (1932–1946) Premier of the Republic of China (1935–1938, 1939–1945, 1947) Chairman of the National Government (1943–1948) President of the Republic of China (1948–1949, Mainland China) President of the Republic of China (1950–1975, Taiwan) Died in office. |
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Chairmen (from 1975) Order | Term | Portrait | Name | Term of Office | Elected | Party Congress | Notes |
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1 | 1 | | Chiang Ching-kuo | 28 April 1975 | {{small>(Died in office)}} | (unopposed)}} | 12th | Incumbent Premier (1972–1978) Incumbent President (1978–1988) Died in office. |
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— | | Lee Teng-hui {{small|resigned}} | 27 January 1988 | 8 July 1988 | acting | Incumbent Vice President (1984–1988) |
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2 | 2 | 8 July 1988 | 22 August 1993 | (unopposed)}} | 13th | Incumbent President (1988–2000) |
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3 | 22 August 1993 | 28 August 1997 | (unopposed)}} | 14th | 4 | 28 August 1997 | 24 March 2000 | (unopposed)}} | 15th | Resigned after defeat in the presidential election. | — | | Lien Chan | 24 March 2000 | 30 July 2001 | acting | Premier (1993–1997) Vice President (1996–2000) |
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3 | 5 | 30 July 2001 | 19 August 2005 | see 2001 election | 16th |
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4 | 6 | | Ma Ying-jeou {{small|resigned}} | 19 August 2005 | 13 February 2007 | see 2005 election | 17th | Incumbent Mayor of Taipei (1998–2006) |
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— | | Wu Po-hsiung {{small|interim}} | 13 February 2007 | 14 March 2007 | acting |
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— | | Chiang Pin-kung {{small|interim}} | 14 March 2007 | 11 April 2007 | acting |
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5 | | Wu Po-hsiung | 11 April 2007 | 17 October 2009 | see 2007 by-election |
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{{small|(4) | 7 | | Ma Ying-jeou {{small|resigned}} | 17 October 2009 | 29 September 2013 | see 2009 election | 18th | Incumbent President (2008–2016) |
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8 | 29 September 2013 | 3 December 2014[1] | see 2013 election | 19th | Resigned after defeat in the local election. | |
— | | Wu Den-yih {{small|interim}} | 3 December 2014 | 19 January 2015 | acting | Incumbent Vice President (2012–2016) |
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6 | | Eric Chu {{small|Chu Li-luan}} {{small|resigned}} | 19 January 2015 | 16 January 2016 | see 2015 by-election | Incumbent Mayor of New Taipei (2010–2018) Resigned after defeat in presidential and legislative elections. |
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— | | Huang Min-hui {{small|interim}} | 16 January 2016 | 30 March 2016 | acting |
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7 | | Hung Hsiu-chu {{small|resigned}} | 30 March 2016 | 3 July 2017 | see 2016 by-election | Member of the Legislative Yuan (1990–2016) Vice President of the Legislative Yuan (2012–2016) |
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— | | Lin Junq-tzer {{small|interim}} | 3 July 2017 | 19 August 2017 | acting |
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8 | 9 | | Wu Den-yih | 20 August 2017 | Incumbent | see 2017 election | 20th | Premier (2009–2012) Vice President (2012–2016) |
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List of deputy party leadersVice Chairman of the Central Executive Committee (1935–1938) Order | Portrait | Name | Term of Office |
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1 | | Chiang Kai-shek | 7 December 1935 | 1 April 1938 |
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Vice Directors-General (1938–1939; 1957–1965) Order | Portrait | Name | Term of Office |
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1 | | Wang Jingwei | 1 April 1938 | 1 January 1939 |
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2 | | Chen Cheng (Died in post) | 23 October 1957 | 5 March 1965 |
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Vice Chairmen (from 1993){{small>(1st time elected) | Name | Term of Office | Notes |
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3 | Li Yuan-tsu | 18 August 1993 | 27 August 1997 |
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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). | 27 August 1997 | 18 June 2000 | As Vice President (1996-2000), 2000 Kuomintang presidential nominee.- Senior Vice Chair
- Acting Chair (24 March - 18 June 2000)
| 4 | Yu Kuo-hwa | 27 August 1997 | 18 June 2000 |
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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 | 19 August 2005 | 27 February 2007- Senior Vice Chair
- Acting Chair (14 March - 11 April 2007)
| 27 February 2007 | 17 October 2009 | 17 October 2009 | 19 September 2012 | Vincent Siew {{small|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- Acting Chair (13 February - 14 March 2007)
| 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. |
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7 | John Kuan {{small|Kuan Chung}} | 19 August 2005 | 22 November 2008 |
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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 {{small|Chiang Hsiao-yen}} | 22 November 2008 | 17 October 2009 |
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17 October 2009 | 30 April 2014 | Wu Den-yih | 22 November 2008 | 17 October 2009 | 4 June 2014 | 19 January 2015 | As Vice President. | Tseng Yung-chuan | 22 November 2008 | 17 October 2009 | 17 October 2009 | 15 February 2012 | 15 February 2012 | 19 January 2015- Senior Vice Chair (until 4 June 2014)
| 20 August 2017 | Incumbent | Eric Chu {{small|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 {{small|Hu Chih-chiang}} | 30 April 2014 | 19 January 2015 | 18 May 2016 | 30 June 2017 | Hau Lung-pin | 30 April 2014 | 16 January 2016 | 18 May 2016 | 30 June 2017 | 20 August 2017 | Incumbent | Lin Junq-tzer | 18 May 2016 | 30 June 2017 | Steve Chan {{small|Chan Chi-hsien}} | 15 June 2016 | 7 January 2017 | Chen Chen-hsiang | 23 November 2016 | 30 June 2017 | |
TimelineImageSize = width:800 height:auto barincrement:12 PlotArea = top:10 bottom:50 right:130 left:20 AlignBars = late DateFormat = dd/mm/yyyy Period = from:1975 till:2019 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:5 start:1975 Colors = id:ind value:gray(0.8) id:kmt value:rgb(0,0,0.6) id:dpp value:rgb(0.1,0.58,0.19) id:vac value:tan2 BarData = bar:Chiang bar:Lee bar:Lien bar:Ma bar:WuP bar:Chu bar:Hung bar:WuD PlotData= bar:Chiang from: 28/04/1975 till: 13/01/1988 color:kmt text:"Chiang" fontsize:10 bar:Lee from: 08/07/1988 till: 24/03/2000 color:kmt text:"Lee" fontsize:10 bar:Lien from: 18/06/2000 till: 19/08/2005 color:kmt text:"Lien" fontsize:10 bar:Ma from: 19/08/2005 till: 13/02/2007 color:kmt from: 17/10/2009 till: 03/12/2014 color:kmt text:"Ma" fontsize:10 bar:WuP from: 11/04/2007 till: 17/10/2009 color:kmt text:"Wu P." fontsize:10 bar:Chu from: 19/01/2015 till: 18/01/2016 color:kmt text:"Chu" fontsize:10 bar:Hung from: 30/03/2016 till: 03/07/2017 color:kmt text:"Hung" fontsize:10 bar:WuD from: 20/08/2017 till: 01/01/2019 color:kmt text:"Wu D." fontsize:10 See also{{commons category|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
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