President of the Legislative Yuan

President of the Legislative Yuan
President of the Legislative Yuan
Traditional Chinese	立法院院長
Simplified Chinese	立法院院长
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Lìfǎ Yuàn Yuànzhǎng
Wade–Giles	Li4-fa3-yüan4 Yüan4-chang3
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ	Li̍p-fap Yen Yen-tshòng
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Li̍p-hoat Īⁿ Īⁿ-tiúⁿ
Tâi-lô	Li̍p-huat Īnn Īnn-tiúnn

President of the Legislative Yuan
President of the Legislative Yuan
立法院院長
	Seal of the Legislative Yuan
	Incumbent; Yu Shyi-kun; since 1 February 2020
	Legislative Yuan
Style	Mr President (within Legislative Yuan)
Seat	Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan
Appointer	Legislative Yuan
Term length	4 years; renewable
Formation	8 October 1928; 95 years ago (original); 17 May 1948; 76 years ago (1947 Constitution)
First holder	Hu Hanmin
Deputy	Vice President
Website	www.ly.gov.tw

The president of the Legislative Yuan is the presiding officer of the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China. The incumbent president is Yu Shyi-kun, a Democratic Progressive Party legislator and the second DPP President of the Legislative Yuan.

Election

The president is elected by and from among all members of the Yuan in a preparatory meeting held on the first reporting day of the first session of each Legislative Yuan, and he shall serve a term the same length as that of other members.

Duty

The president presides over the Yuan Sittings and the meetings of the Committee of the Entire Yuan and is responsible for the administration of the Yuan. In the cases in which the president of the Legislative Yuan is unable to attend to his or her duties, the vice president acts in his or her place.

List of presidents of the Legislative Yuan

Pre-1947 Constitution

During the Nationalist government era, the President of Legislative Yuan was appointed by the Central Committee of the Kuomintang (Nationalist Party).

Kuomintang

No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Took Office	Left Office	Political Party
1	Hu Hanmin 胡漢民 Hú Hànmín	8 Oct 1928	2 Mar 1931	Kuomintang	Tan Yankai (Kuomintang)
1	Hu Hanmin 胡漢民 Hú Hànmín	8 Oct 1928	2 Mar 1931	Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek (Kuomintang)
2	Lin Sen^[1] 林森 Lín Sēn	2 Mar 1931	1 Jan 1932	Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek (Kuomintang)
2	Lin Sen^[1] 林森 Lín Sēn	2 Mar 1931	1 Jan 1932	Kuomintang	Lin Sen (Kuomintang)
—	Shao Yuanchong^[2] 邵元沖 Shào Yuánchōng	2 Mar 1931	1 Jan 1932	Kuomintang
3	Chang Chi^[1] 張繼 Zhāng Jì	1 Jan 1932	28 Jan 1932	Kuomintang
—	Qin Zhen^[2] 覃振 Qín Zhèn	1 Jan 1932	14 May 1932	Kuomintang
—	Shao Yuanchong^[2] 邵元沖 Shào Yuánchōng	14 May 1932	1 Dec 1932	Kuomintang
4	Sun Fo^[3] 孫科 Sūn Kē	29 Jan 1932^[4]	17 May 1948	Kuomintang
4	Sun Fo^[3] 孫科 Sūn Kē	29 Jan 1932^[4]	17 May 1948	Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek (Kuomintang)

1947 Constitution

The first Legislative Yuan election under the 1947 Constitution of the Republic of China was held in 1948.^[5] However, the government retreated to Taiwan in 1949. Members of the first Legislative Yuan had their terms extended indefinitely and the sessions of the first Legislative Yuan were conducted in Taiwan until December 31, 1991 while some supplementary members kept serving until January 31, 1993.

Kuomintang

№	Name (Birth–Death)	Took Office	Left Office	Term	Electoral mandates (Supplementary elections)	Political Party
1	Sun Fo 孫科 Sūn Kē (1891-1973) MLY for Canton at-large	17 May 1948	24 Dec 1948	1	1948	Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek (KMT)
2	Tung Gun-shin 童冠賢 Tóng Guānxián (1894-1981) MLY for Chahar at-large	24 Dec 1948	7 Oct 1950		—	Kuomintang
3	Liu Jin-chin 劉健群 Liú Jiànqún (1903-1972) MLY for Kweichow 2nd District	5 Dec 1950	19 Oct 1951		—	Kuomintang
—	Huang Guo-shu 黃國書 Huáng Guóshū (1905-1987) MLY for Taiwan at-large	19 Oct 1951^[2]	11 Mar 1952		—	Kuomintang
4	Chang Tao-fan 張道藩 Zhāng Dàofān (1897-1968) MLY for Kweichow 2nd District	11 Mar 1952	20 Feb 1961		—	Kuomintang
5	Huang Guo-shu^[6] 黃國書 Huáng Guóshū (1905-1987) MLY for Taiwan at-large	28 Feb 1961	19 Feb 1972		1948, 1969	Kuomintang
—	Ni Wen-ya 倪文亞 Ní Wényà (1902-2006) MLY for Chekiang 3rd District	19 Feb 1972^[2]	2 May 1972		—	Kuomintang
6		2 May 1972	20 Dec 1988		1948, 1969, 1972
					1948, 1969, 1975		Yen Chia-kan (KMT)
					1948, 1969, 1980 1948, 1969, 1983 1948, 1969, 1986		Chiang Ching-kuo (KMT)
					—		File:總統李登輝先生玉照 (國民大會實錄).jpg Lee Teng-hui (KMT)
—	Liu Kuo-tsai 劉闊才 Liú Kuòcái (1911-1993) MLY for Taiwan 1st District	20 Dec 1988^[2]	24 Feb 1989		—	Kuomintang
7		24 Feb 1989	20 Feb 1990		—	Kuomintang
—	Liang Su-yung 梁肅戎 (1920-2004) Liáng Sùróng MLY for Liaopeh at-large	20 Feb 1990^[2]	27 Feb 1990		1948, 1969, 1989	Kuomintang
8		27 Feb 1990	31 Dec 1991^[7]		1948, 1969, 1989	Kuomintang
9	Liu Sung-pan 劉松藩 Liú Sōngfān (1931-2016) MLY for Taiwan 6th District	17 Jan 1992	1 Feb 1993		1989^[8]	Kuomintang

1991 Constitution amendment

The Additional Articles of the Constitution promulgated in 1991 mandated the total re-election of Legislative Yuan in Taiwan.

Kuomintang Democratic Progressive Party

No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Took Office	Left Office	Term	Electoral mandates (Proportional vote share)	Political Party
(9)	Liu Sung-pan 劉松藩 Liú Sōngfān (Mandarin) Lâu Siông-phoan (Taiwanese) Liù Chhiùng-fân (Hakka) (1931-2016) MLY for Taichung County	1 Feb 1993	1 Feb 1996	2	1992 53.0%	Kuomintang	File:總統李登輝先生玉照 (國民大會實錄).jpg Lee Teng-hui (KMT) (Majority)
(9)		1 Feb 1996	1 Feb 1999	3	1995 46.1%	Kuomintang
10	Wang Jin-pyng^[9] 王金平 Wáng Jīnpíng (Mandarin) Ông Kim-pêng (Taiwanese) Vòng Kîm-phiàng (Hakka) (1941-) MLY for Kaohsiung County until 2005 MLY for Nationwide KMT at-large №1 from 2005	1 Feb 1999	1 Feb 2002	4	1998 46.4%	Kuomintang
		1 Feb 1999	1 Feb 2002	4	1998 46.4%		Chen Shui-bian (DPP) (Minority)
		1 Feb 2002	1 Feb 2005	5	2001 31.3% + 23.2% (Pan-Blue Coalition)
		1 Feb 2005	1 Feb 2008	6	2004 34.9% + 14.9% (Pan-Blue Coalition)
		1 Feb 2008	1 Feb 2012	7	2008 53.5%
		1 Feb 2008	1 Feb 2012	7	2008 53.5%		Ma Ying-jeou (KMT) (Majority: 2008-2016) (Minority: 2016)
		1 Feb 2012	1 Feb 2016	8	2012 44.5%
11	Su Jia-chyuan^[10] 蘇嘉全 Sū Jiāquán (Mandarin) So͘ Ka-choân (Taiwanese) Sû Kâ-chhiòn (Hakka) (1956-) MLY for Nationwide DPP at-large №9	1 Feb 2016	1 Feb 2020	9	2016 44.1%	Democratic Progressive
11		1 Feb 2016	1 Feb 2020	9	2016 44.1%	Democratic Progressive	Tsai Ing-wen (DPP) (Majority)
12	Yu Shyi-kun 游錫堃 Yóu Xíkūn (Mandarin) Iû Sek-khun (Taiwanese) Yù Siak-khûn (Hakka) (1948-) MLY for Nationwide DPP at-large №7	1 Feb 2020	Incumbent	10	2020 34.0%	Democratic Progressive	Tsai Ing-wen (DPP) (Majority)

Timeline

Speakership age-related data (post-1947 constitution)

As of September 2024, two former presidents of the Legislative Yuan are still alive. The most recent death of a former premier was that of Liu Sung-pan (who was president of the Yuan during 1992–1999) on 18 November 2016.

#	Speaker	Born	Age at start of first term	Age at end of last term	Post-speakership timespan	Lifespan
#	Speaker	Born	Age at start of first term	Age at end of last term	Post-speakership timespan	Died	Age
01	Sun Fo	Oct 21, 1891	56 years, 209 days May 17, 1948	57 years, 64 days Dec 24, 1948	24 years, 263 days	Sep 13, 1973	81 years, 327 days
02	Tung Gun-shin	May 16, 1894	54 years, 222 days Dec 24, 1948	56 years, 144 days Oct 7, 1950	30 years, 304 days	Aug 7, 1981	87 years, 83 days
03	Liu Jin-chin	1902	48 years, 338 days47 or 48 years Dec 5, 1950	49 years, 291 days48 or 49 years Oct 19, 1951	20 years, 150 days	Mar 17, 1972	70 years, 76 days70 or 71 years
04	Chang Tao-fan	Aug 9, 1897	54 years, 215 days Mar 11, 1952	63 years, 195 days Feb 20, 1961	7 years, 113 days	Jun 12, 1968	70 years, 308 days
05	Huang Guo-shu	Aug 8, 1905	55 years, 204 days Feb 28, 1961	66 years, 195 days Feb 19, 1972	15 years, 292 days	Dec 8, 1987	82 years, 122 days
06	Ni Wen-ya	Mar 2, 1902	70 years, 61 days May 2, 1972	86 years, 293 days Dec 20, 1988	17 years, 165 days	Jun 3, 2006	104 years, 93 days
07	Liu Kuo-tsai	1911	78 years, 54 days77 or 78 years Feb 24, 1989	79 years, 50 days78 or 79 years Feb 20, 1990	3 years, 90 days	May 21, 1993	82 years, 140 days81 or 82 years
08	Liang Su-yung	Aug 8, 1920	69 years, 203 days Feb 27, 1990	71 years, 145 days Dec 31, 1991	12 years, 240 days	Aug 27, 2004	84 years, 19 days
09	Liu Sung-pan	Dec 3, 1931	60 years, 45 days Jan 17, 1992	67 years, 60 days Feb 1, 1999	17 years, 291 days	Nov 18, 2016	84 years, 351 days
10	Wang Jin-pyng	Mar 17, 1941	57 years, 321 days Feb 1, 1999	74 years, 321 days Feb 1, 2016	8 years, 216 days	2024-09-4(living)	83 years, 171 days
11	Su Jia-chyuan	Oct 22, 1956	59 years, 102 days Feb 1, 2016	63 years, 102 days Feb 1, 2020	4 years, 216 days	2024-09-4(living)	67 years, 318 days
13	Yu Shyi-kun	Apr 25, 1948	71 years, 282 days Feb 1, 2020	76 years, 132 days(incumbent)	(incumbent)	2024-09-4(living)	76 years, 132 days

Oldest living

Green text and an asterisk mark the inauguration date of a speaker older than any living former speaker. Other dates are the deaths of the then-oldest speaker.

Speaker	Date range	Age at start	Age at end	Time span
Sun Fo	May 17, 1948* – September 13, 1973	56 years, 209 days	81 years, 327 days	25 years, 119 days
Tung Gun-shin	September 13, 1973 – August 7, 1981	79 years, 120 days	87 years, 83 days	7 years, 328 days
Ni Wen-ya	August 7, 1981 – June 3, 2006	79 years, 158 days	104 years, 93 days	24 years, 300 days
Liu Sung-pan	June 3, 2006 – November 18, 2016	74 years, 182 days	84 years, 351 days	10 years, 168 days
Wang Jin-pyng	November 18, 2016 – present	75 years, 246 days	83 years, 171 days(living)	7 years, 291 days

References

^ ^a ^b Did not assume post.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g As acting; vice president of the LY.
^ Son of Dr. Sun Yat-sen. Only individual to have been president of three government branches.
^ Assumed post on 12 January 1933.
^ "歷屆院長 (Past Presidents)" (in Chinese). Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
^ First head with Taiwanese ancestry of any government branch.
^ Retired with all Mainland legislators.
^ Chamber consisted of supplementary members only.
^ Longest-serving president of the Legislative Yuan.
^ First non-KMT President of the Legislative Yuan.

[nopost-1] Did not assume post.

[VP-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g As acting; vice president of the LY.

[3] Son of Dr. Sun Yat-sen. Only individual to have been president of three government branches.

[4] Assumed post on 12 January 1933.

[list-5] "歷屆院長 (Past Presidents)" (in Chinese). Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 22 July 2020.

[6] First head with Taiwanese ancestry of any government branch.

[7] Retired with all Mainland legislators.

[8] Chamber consisted of supplementary members only.

[9] Longest-serving president of the Legislative Yuan.

[10] First non-KMT President of the Legislative Yuan.

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