Leader of the Kuomintang

Leader of the Kuomintang
	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.

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	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
—	1		Lee Teng-hui resigned	27 January 1988	8 July 1988	acting	12th
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
—	4		Lien Chan	24 March 2000	30 July 2001	acting	15th
3	5		Lien Chan	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
(4)	8		Ma Ying-jeou resigned	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
	Li Yuan-tsu	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). Senior Vice Chair
	Lien Chan	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
	Yu Kuo-hwa	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	Senior Vice Chair
		30 March 2003	19 August 2005	Senior Vice Chair
		19 August 2005	27 February 2007	Senior Vice Chair Acting Chair (14 March - 11 April 2007)
		27 February 2007	17 October 2009	Senior Vice Chair
		17 October 2009	19 September 2012	Senior Vice Chair
	Vincent Siew Siew Wan-chang	18 June 2000	29 July 2001
	Vincent Siew Siew Wan-chang	29 July 2001	23 March 2005
	Wang Jin-pyng	18 June 2000	29 July 2001	As President of the Legislative Yuan.
	Wang Jin-pyng	29 July 2001	19 August 2005	As President of the Legislative Yuan.
	Chiang Chung-ling	18 June 2000	29 July 2001
	Chiang Chung-ling	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.
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
	Chan Chun-po	17 October 2009	30 April 2014
	Lin Fong-cheng	11 April 2007	17 October 2009
	Lin Fong-cheng	17 October 2009	30 April 2014
8	John Chiang Chiang Hsiao-yen	22 November 2008	17 October 2009
	John Chiang Chiang Hsiao-yen	17 October 2009	30 April 2014
	Wu Den-yih	22 November 2008	17 October 2009
	Wu Den-yih	4 June 2014	19 January 2015	As Vice President. Senior Vice Chair
	Tseng Yung-chuan	22 November 2008	17 October 2009	Senior Vice Chair
		17 October 2009	15 February 2012	Senior Vice Chair
		15 February 2012	19 January 2015	Senior Vice Chair (until 4 June 2014)
	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
	Huang Min-hui	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
	Jason Hu Hu Chih-chiang	18 May 2016	Incumbent
	Hau Lung-pin	30 April 2014	16 January 2016	Senior Vice Chair
	Hau Lung-pin	18 May 2016	Incumbent
	Lin Junq-tzer	18 May 2016	Incumbent
	Steve Chan Chan Chi-hsien	15 June 2016	7 January 2017	Senior Vice Chair
	Chen Chen-hsiang	23 November 2016	Incumbent

References

↑ 中國國民黨大事記 (in Chinese). 中國國民黨全球資訊網. Archived from the original on 2009-08-02. Retrieved 2009-07-26.

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Kuomintang Chairmanship Elections
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Leader of the Kuomintang
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