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Chairman of the Kuomintang
Emblem of the Kuomintang
Flag of the Kuomintang
Incumbent
Eric Chu
since 5 October 2021
Central Committee of the Kuomintang
TypeParty leader
Term lengthFours years, renewable twice consecutively
Precursor
  • President (1912–1914)
  • Premier (1919–1925)
  • Chairman of the Central Executive Committee (1925–1938)
  • Director-General (1938–1975)
Inaugural holderSun Yat-sen
Formation25 August 1912; 112 years ago (1912-08-25)
DeputyVice Chairman of the Kuomintang

The Chairman of the Kuomintang is the leader of the Kuomintang in the Republic of China. The position used to be 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 Eric Chu, who assumed the post on 5 October 2021, following the tenth direct election of the party leadership. 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 leaders

Presidents (1912–1914)

Order Portrait Name Term of Office
1 Sun Yat-sen 25 August 1912 8 July 1914
— Song Jiaoren
interim
Died in office 		25 August 1912 22 March 1913

Premier (1919–1925)

Order Portrait Name Term of Office Party Congress
(1) Sun Yat-sen
Died in office 		10 October 1919 12 March 1925 1st

Chairmen of the Central Executive Committee (1925–1938)

Order Portrait Name Term of Office Party Congress
— Liao Zhongkai
interim 		12 March 1925 20 August 1925 1st
2 Zhang Renjie 19 May 1926 6 July 1926 2nd
3 Chiang Kai-shek 6 July 1926 11 March 1927
—  
 
vacant
 
  		17 October 1927 7 December 1935
3rd
4th
5th
4 Hu Hanmin
Died in office 		7 December 1935 12 May 1936
— Chiang Kai-shek
interim 		12 May 1936 1 April 1938

Director-General (1938–1975)

Order Term Portrait Name Term of Office Party Congress
(3) — Chiang Kai-shek
Died in office 		1 April 1938 17 May 1945 Emergency
1 17 May 1945 18 October 1952 6th
2 18 October 1952 20 October 1957 7th
3 20 October 1957 21 November 1963 8th
4 21 November 1963 8 April 1969 9th
5 8 April 1969 5 April 1975 10th

Chairpersons (from 1975)

Order Term Portrait Name Term of Office Elected Party Congress Notes
— 5 Chiang Ching-kuo
Died in office 		28 April 1975 November 1976 elevated from deputyship 10th Became the interim chairman after the death of Chiang Kai-shek.
5 6 16 November 1976 2 April 1981 (unopposed) 11th
7 2 April 1981 13 January 1988 (unopposed) 12th
— Lee Teng-hui
resigned 		27 January 1988 8 July 1988 elevated from deputyship Became the interim chairman after the death of Chiang Ching-kuo.
Resigned after defeat in the 2000 presidential election.
6 8 8 July 1988 22 August 1993 (unopposed) 13th
9 22 August 1993 28 August 1997 (unopposed) 14th
10 28 August 1997 24 March 2000 (unopposed) 15th
— Lien Chan 24 March 2000 30 July 2001 elevated from deputyship Became the interim chairman after the resignation of Lee Teng-hui.
7 11 30 July 2001 19 August 2005 see 2001 election 16th
8 12 Ma Ying-jeou
resigned 		19 August 2005 13 February 2007 see 2005 election 17th Resigned after being charged with corruption allegations
over his alleged misuse of a special expenses account as
Mayor of Taipei.
— Wu Po-hsiung
interim
resigned 		13 February 2007 14 March 2007 elevated from deputyship Became the interim chairman after the resignation of Ma Ying-jeou.
Resigned to run in the 2007 KMT chairmanship by-election.
Chiang Pin-kung
interim 		14 March 2007 11 April 2007 elevated from deputyship Became the interim chairman after the resignation of Wu Po-hsiung.
9 Wu Po-hsiung 11 April 2007 17 October 2009 see 2007 by-election
(8) 13 Ma Ying-jeou
resigned 		17 October 2009 29 September 2013 see 2009 election 18th Resigned after defeat in the 2014 local election.
14 29 September 2013 3 December 2014[1] see 2013 election 19th
— Wu Den-yih
interim 		3 December 2014 19 January 2015 elevated from deputyship Became the interim chairman after the resignation of Ma Ying-jeou.
10 Eric Chu
Chu Li-luan
resigned 		19 January 2015 16 January 2016 see 2015 by-election Resigned after defeat in 2016 presidential and 2016 legislative elections.
— Huang Min-hui
interim 		16 January 2016 30 March 2016 elevated from deputyship Became the interim chairwoman after the resignation of Eric Chu.
11 Hung Hsiu-chu
resigned 		30 March 2016 3 July 2017 see 2016 by-election Resigned after her defeat in the 2017 KMT chairmanship election
to speed up the transition process.
— Lin Junq-tzer
interim 		3 July 2017 19 August 2017 elevated from deputyship Became the interim chairman after the resignation of Hung Hsiu-chu.
12 15 Wu Den-yih 20 August 2017 15 January 2020 see 2017 election 20th Resigned after the 2020 presidential and 2020 legislative elections.
— Lin Rong-te
interim 		15 January 2020 9 March 2020 elected by Central Standing Committee members Member of the Central Standing Committee, elevated to the chairmanship after vice chairmen resigned alongside Wu Den-yih.
13 Johnny Chiang
Chiang Chi-chen 		9 March 2020 5 October 2021 see 2020 by-election
(10) 16 Eric Chu
Chu Li-luan 		5 October 2021 Incumbent see 2021 election 21st

List of deputy party leaders

Vice Chairman of the Central Executive Committee (1935–1938)

Order Portrait Name Term of Office
1 Chiang Kai-shek 7 December 1935 1 April 1938

Vice Directors-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 Chairmen (from 1993)

Term
(1st time elected) 		Name Term of Office Notes
3 Lee 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).
  • Senior Vice Chair
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
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
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
Helen Lin
Lin Cheng-chih 		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.
  • 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)
20 August 2017 15 January 2020
  • Senior Vice Chair
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
30 October 2021 Incumbent
  • Senior Vice Chair
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
  • Senior Vice Chair
18 May 2016 30 June 2017
20 August 2017 15 January 2020
Lin Junq-tzer 18 May 2016 30 June 2017
Steve Chan
Chan Chi-hsien 		15 June 2016 7 January 2017
  • Senior Vice Chair
Chen Chen-hsiang 23 November 2016 30 June 2017
10 Andrew Hsia 30 October 2021 Incumbent
Sean Lien 30 October 2021 Incumbent

Timeline

Johnny ChiangWu Den-yihHung Hsiu-chuEric ChuWu Po-hsiungMa Ying-jeouLien ChanLee Teng-huiChiang Ching-kuo

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Leaders of the Kuomintang.

References

  1. ^ 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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