List of spouses of the presidents of the Republic of China

This is a list of spouses of the president of the Republic of China.[1]

Before 1947 Constitution
Spouse Image President Took office Left office
1 Lu Muzhen
(30 July 1867 – 7 September 1952)
 Sun Yat-sen 1 January 1912 10 March 1912
2 Yu Yishang
(1872-1956)
 Yuan Shikai 10 March 1912 6 June 1916
3 Oei Hui-lan
(2 December 1889 – 1992)
 V. K. Wellington Koo 1 October 1926 16 June 1927
4 Soong Mei-ling
(March 5, 1897 or 1898 – October 23, 2003)
 Chiang Kai-shek 1 August 1943 20 May 1948

After 1947 Constitution
No. Spouse Image Tenure Age at tenure start President
4 Soong Mei-ling
宋美齡
Birth country:  Qing dynasty
(5 March 1898 – 23 October 2003)
 20 May 1948
–
5 April 1975		 50 years, 76 days Chiang Kai-shek
m. December 1, 1927
5 Liu Chi-chun
劉期純
Birth country:  Qing dynasty
(1908-24 December 1999)
 6 April 1975
–
20 May 1978		 Yen Chia-kan
m. December 14, 1924
6 Chiang Fang-liang
方良
Faina Vakhreva
Birth country:  Russia
(present day  Belarus)
(15 May 1916 – 15 December 2004)
 20 May 1978
–
13 January 1988		 62 years, 5 days Chiang Ching-kuo
m. March 15, 1935
7 Tseng Wen-hui
曾文惠
Birth country: Japanese Taiwan
(born 31 March 1926)
 13 January 1988
–
20 May 2000		 61 years, 288 days Lee Teng-hui
m. February 9, 1949
8 Wu Shu-chen
吳淑珍
(born 11 July 1953)
 20 May 2000
–
20 May 2008		 46 years, 314 days Chen Shui-bian
m. February 20, 1975
9 Christine Chow Ma
(Chow Mei-ching)
周美青
Birth country:  Hong Kong
(born 30 November 1952)
 20 May 2008
–
20 May 2016		 55 years, 172 days Ma Ying-jeou
m. August 20, 1977
– None 20 May 2016
–
Incumbent		 Vacant Tsai Ing-wen
unmarried

See also

References
  1. Ko, Shu-ling (17 May 2010). "FEATURE: ROC's first ladies play varying roles". Taipei Times. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
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