List of presidents of the Examination Yuan

President of the
Examination Yuan
President of the; Examination Yuan
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	Incumbent; Huang Jong-tsun; since 1 September 2020
Appointer	Presidential nomination with Legislative Yuan confirmation
Term length	6 years
Formation	1948
Website	http://intro.exam.gov.tw/enggtm/gtm-index.htm

This is a list of Presidents of the Examination Yuan, head of a constitutional branch in the Republic of China:^[1]

List

Non-partisan Kuomintang (Nationalist) Democratic Progressive Party

Pre-1947 Constitution

Name	Office	Political Party
Dai Jitao	25 October 1928 - 1932	Template:KMT
Niou Yung-chien (鈕永建)	1932–1935 as acting	Template:KMT
Dai Jitao	1935 - 10 July 1948	Template:KMT

Post-1947 Constitution

№	Name (Birth–Death)	Took Office	Left Office	Term	Political Party	President
style="background:Template:Kuomintang/meta/color; color:white;" \|1	Chang Po-ling 張伯苓 Zhāng Bólíng (1876–1951)	10 Jul 1948	25 Nov 1949	1	Kuomintang	rowspan=8 style="background:Template:Kuomintang/meta/color; color:white;"\|	Chiang Kai-shek (KMT)
style="background:Template:Kuomintang/meta/color; color:white;" \|–	Niou Yung-chien^[2] 鈕永建 Niǔ Yǒngjiàn (1870–1965)	25 Nov 1949	21 Apr 1952		Kuomintang
style="background:Template:Kuomintang/meta/color; color:white;" \|2	Chia Ching-teh 賈景德 Jiǎ Jǐngdé (1880–1960)	21 Apr 1952	1 Sep 1954		Kuomintang
style="background:Template:Kuomintang/meta/color; color:white;" rowspan=2\|3	Mo Teh-hui^[3] 莫德惠 Mò Déhuì (1883–1968)	1 Sep 1954	1 Sep 1959	2	Kuomintang
1 Sep 1959	Mo Teh-hui^[3] 莫德惠 Mò Déhuì (1883–1968)	1 Sep 1966	3		Kuomintang
style="background:Template:Kuomintang/meta/color; color:white;" rowspan=2\|4	Sun Fo^[4] 孫科 Sūn Kē (1891–1973)	1 Sep 1966	1 Sep 1972	4	Kuomintang
1 Sep 1972	Sun Fo^[4] 孫科 Sūn Kē (1891–1973)	13 Sep 1973	5		Kuomintang
style="background:Template:Kuomintang/meta/color; color:white;" \|–	Yang Liang-kung^[2] 楊亮功 Yáng Liànggōng (1895–1992)	14 Sep 1973		20 Oct 1973	Kuomintang
style="background:Template:Kuomintang/meta/color; color:white;" rowspan=3\|5	Yang Liang-kung 楊亮功 Yáng Liànggōng (1895–1992)	20 Oct 1973		1 Sep 1978	Kuomintang	style="background:Template:Kuomintang/meta/color; color:white;"\|	Chiang Kai-shek (KMT)
style="background:Template:Kuomintang/meta/color; color:white;"\|						Yen Chia-kan (KMT)
rowspan=3 style="background:Template:Kuomintang/meta/color; color:white;"\|						Chiang Ching-kuo (KMT)
style="background:Template:Kuomintang/meta/color; color:white;" \|6	Liu Chi-hung 劉季洪 Liú Jìhóng (1904–1989)	1 Sep 1978	1 September 1984	6	Kuomintang
style="background:Template:Kuomintang/meta/color; color:white;" rowspan=3\|7	Kung Teh-cheng^[5] 孔德成 Kǒng Déchéng (1920–2008)	1 Sep 1984	1 Sep 1990	7	Kuomintang
rowspan=4 style="background:Template:Kuomintang/meta/color; color:white;"\|		1 Sep 1984	1 Sep 1990	7		File:總統李登輝先生玉照 (國民大會實錄).jpg Lee Teng-hui (KMT)
1 Sep 1990		24 Apr 1993	8
style="background:Template:Kuomintang/meta/color; color:white;" \|8	Chiu Chuang-huan 邱創煥 Qiū Chuànghuàn (1925-2020)	24 Apr 1993	8	1 Sep 1996	Kuomintang
style="background:Template:Kuomintang/meta/color; color:white;" rowspan=2\|9	Hsu Shui-teh 許水德 Xǚ Shuǐdé (1931- )	1 Sep 1996	1 Sep 2002	9	Kuomintang
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Democratic Progressive Party/meta/color; color:white;"\|	Hsu Shui-teh 許水德 Xǚ Shuǐdé (1931- )	1 Sep 1996	1 Sep 2002	9	Kuomintang	Chen Shui-bian (DPP)
style="background:Template:Democratic Progressive Party/meta/color; color:white;" rowspan=2\|10	Yao Chia-wen^[6] 姚嘉文 Yáo Jiāwén (1938- )	1 Sep 2002	1 Sep 2008	10	Democratic Progressive Party	Chen Shui-bian (DPP)
rowspan=4 style="background:Template:Kuomintang/meta/color; color:white;"\|	Yao Chia-wen^[6] 姚嘉文 Yáo Jiāwén (1938- )	1 Sep 2002	1 Sep 2008	10	Democratic Progressive Party	Ma Ying-jeou (KMT)
style="background:Template:Kuomintang/meta/color; color:white;" \|-	Wu Jin-lin^[2] 伍錦霖 Wǔ Jǐnlín (1947- )	1 Sep 2008	1 Dec 2008	11	Kuomintang
style="background:Template:Kuomintang/meta/color; color:white;" \|11	John Kuan^[3] 關中 Guān Zhōng (1940- )	1 Dec 2008	1 Sep 2014	11	Kuomintang
style="background:Template:Kuomintang/meta/color; color:white;" rowspan=2\|12	Wu Jin-lin 伍錦霖 Wǔ Jǐnlín (1947- )	1 Sep 2014	1 Sep 2020	12	Kuomintang
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Democratic Progressive Party/meta/color; color:white;"\|	Wu Jin-lin 伍錦霖 Wǔ Jǐnlín (1947- )	1 Sep 2014	1 Sep 2020	12	Kuomintang	Tsai Ing-wen (DPP)
style="background:Template:Non-partisan/meta/color; color:black;" \|13	Huang Jong-tsun 黃榮村 Huáng Róngcūn (1947- )	1 Sep 2020	Incumbent	13	Independent	Tsai Ing-wen (DPP)

Timeline

Examination Yuan presidential age-related information (post-1947 constitution)

As of September 2024, three former presidents of the Yuan are still alive. The most recent death of a former Examination Yuan president was that of Chiu Chuang-huan (who was President of the Yuan during 1993–1996) on 2 July 2020.

#	Yuan President	Born	Age at start of presidency	Age at end of presidency	Post-presidency timespan	Lifespan
#	Yuan President	Born	Age at start of presidency	Age at end of presidency	Post-presidency timespan	Died	Age
01	Chang Po-ling	Apr 5, 1876	72 years, 96 days Jul 10, 1948	73 years, 234 days Nov 25, 1949	1 year, 90 days	Feb 23, 1951	74 years, 324 days
02	Chia Ching-teh	Aug 28, 1880	71 years, 237 days Apr 21, 1952	74 years, 4 days Sep 1, 1954	6 years, 50 days	Oct 21, 1960	80 years, 54 days
03	Mo Teh-hui	Apr 16, 1883	71 years, 138 days Sep 1, 1954	83 years, 138 days Sep 1, 1966	1 year, 229 days	Apr 17, 1968	87 years, 233 days
04	Sun Fo	Oct 21, 1891	74 years, 315 days Sep 1, 1966	81 years, 327 days Sep 13, 1973	0 days	Sep 13, 1973	81 years, 327 days
04	Yang Liang-kung	Aug 8, 1895	78 years, 73 days Oct 20, 1973	83 years, 24 days Sep 1, 1978	13 years, 129 days	Jan 8, 1992	96 years, 153 days
05	Liu Chi-hung	Apr 18, 1904	74 years, 136 days Sep 1, 1978	80 years, 136 days Sep 1, 1984	4 years, 136 days	Jan 15, 1989	84 years, 272 days
06	Kung Teh-cheng	Feb 23, 1920	64 years, 191 days Sep 1, 1984	73 years, 60 days Apr 24, 1993	15 years, 187 days	Oct 28, 2008	88 years, 248 days
07	Chiu Chuang-huan	Jul 25, 1925	67 years, 273 days Apr 24, 1993	71 years, 38 days Sep 1, 1996	23 years, 305 days	Jul 2, 2020	94 years, 343 days
08	Hsu Shui-teh	Aug 1, 1931	65 years, 31 days Sep 1, 1996	71 years, 31 days Sep 1, 2002	22 years, 19 days	2024-09-20(living)	93 years, 50 days
09	Yao Chia-wen	Jun 15, 1938	64 years, 78 days Sep 1, 2002	70 years, 78 days Sep 1, 2008	16 years, 19 days	2024-09-20(living)	86 years, 97 days
10	John Kuan	Jun 9, 1940	68 years, 175 days Dec 1, 2008	74 years, 84 days Sep 1, 2014	10 years, 19 days	2024-09-20(living)	84 years, 103 days
11	Wu Jin-lin	Oct 6, 1947	66 years, 330 days Sep 1, 2014	76 years, 350 days(incumbent)	(incumbent)	2024-09-20(living)	76 years, 350 days

Oldest living

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

Yuan president	Date range	Age at start	Age at end	Time span
Chang Po-ling	July 10, 1948* – 23 February 1951	72 years, 96 days	74 years, 324 days	2 years, 228 days
None				1 year, 58 days
Chia Ching-teh	April 21, 1952* – 21 October 1960	71 years, 237 days	80 years, 54 days	8 years, 183 days
Mo Teh-hui	October 21, 1960 – 17 April 1968	80 years, 54 days	87 years, 233 days	7 years, 179 days
Sun Fo	April 17, 1968 – 13 September 1973	76 years, 179 days	81 years, 327 days	5 years, 149 days
None				37 days
Yang Liang-kung	October 20, 1973* – 8 January 1992	78 years, 73 days	96 years, 153 days	18 years, 80 days
Kung Teh-cheng	January 8, 1992 – 28 October 2008	71 years, 319 days	88 years, 248 days	16 years, 294 days
Chiu Chuang-huan	October 28, 2008 – 2 July 2020	83 years, 95 days	94 years, 343 days	11 years, 248 days
Hsu Shui-teh	July 2, 2020 – present	88 years, 336 days	93 years, 50 days(living)	(living)

References

^ "歷任院長 (Past Presidents)" (in Chinese). Examination Yuan. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c As acting.
^ ^a ^b Of Manchu descent.
^ Son of Sun Yat-sen. Only individual to have been president of three government branches. Died in office.
^ Direct descendant of Confucius.
^ First non-KMT President of the Examination Yuan.

External links

Presidents - Examination Yuan

[list-1] "歷任院長 (Past Presidents)" (in Chinese). Examination Yuan. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

[act-2] As acting.

[Manchu-3] Of Manchu descent.

[4] Son of Sun Yat-sen. Only individual to have been president of three government branches. Died in office.

[5] Direct descendant of Confucius.

[6] First non-KMT President of the Examination Yuan.

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