Chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party
Appearance
The following is a list of people who held Chairperson of the Democratic Progressive Party in Taiwan.
List of Chairpersons
Order | Term | Portrait | Name | Term of Office | Elected | Party Congress | Notes | |
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1 | 1 | ![]() |
Chiang Peng-chien | 28 November 1986 | 20 December 1987 | see 1986 election (unopposed) |
1st | |
2 | 2 | ![]() |
Yao Chia-wen | 20 December 1987 | 30 October 1988 | see 1987 election | 2nd | |
3 | 3 | ![]() |
Huang Hsin-chieh | 30 October 1988 | 20 January 1992 | see 1988 election | 3rd | |
4 | see 1990 election | 4th | ||||||
4 | 5 | ![]() |
Hsu Hsin-liang resigned |
20 January 1992 | 4 December 1993 | see 1992 election | 5th | Resigned after defeat in the 1993 local elections. |
— | ![]() |
Shih Ming-teh interim |
4 December 1993 | 18 July 1994 | elevated from deputyship | Became the interim chairman after the resignation of Hsu Hsin-liang. | ||
5 | 6 | ![]() |
Shih Ming-teh resigned |
18 July 1994 | 23 March 1996 | see 1994 election | 6th | Resigned after defeat in the 1996 presidential election. |
— | ![]() |
Chang Chun-hung interim |
23 March 1996 | 18 July 1996 | elevated from deputyship | Became the interim chairman after the resignation of Shih Ming-teh. | ||
(4) | 7 | ![]() |
Hsu Hsin-liang | 18 July 1996 | 18 July 1998 | see 1996 election | 7th | |
6 | 8 | File:President Direct Election Movement Yi-hsiung Lin.jpg | Lin Yi-hsiung | 18 July 1998 | 20 April 2000 | see 1998 election Lin Yi-hsiung - 58,560 ![]() (unopposed) |
8th | |
7 | 9 | ![]() |
Frank Hsieh Hsieh Chang-ting |
20 April 2000 | 21 July 2002 | see 2000 election Frank Hsieh - 53,510 ![]() (unopposed) |
9th | |
8 | 10 | ![]() |
Chen Shui-bian resigned |
21 July 2002 | 11 December 2004 | President holds a concurrent post (unopposed) |
10th | Resigned after defeat in the 2004 legislative election. |
11 | President holds a concurrent post (unopposed) |
11th | ||||||
— | Ker Chien-ming interim |
11 December 2004 | 15 January 2005 | elevated from deputyship | Became the interim chairman after the resignation of Chen Shui-bian. | |||
9 | ![]() |
Su Tseng-chang resigned |
15 January 2005 | 3 December 2005 | see 2005 by-election Su Tseng-chang - 68,406 ![]() (unopposed) |
Resigned after defeat in the 2005 local elections. | ||
— | ![]() |
Annette Lü Lü Hsiu-lien interim |
3 December 2005 | 15 January 2006 | elevated from deputyship | Became the interim chairman after the resignation of Su Tseng-chang. | ||
10 | 12 | ![]() |
Yu Shyi-kun resigned |
15 January 2006 | 21 September 2007 | see 2006 election Yu Shyi-kun - 25,297 ![]() Chai Trong-rong - 16,846 Wong Chin-chu - 4,406 |
12th | Resigned after being charged with corruption allegations over embezzlement and of using false receipts to write-off expenses. |
— | ![]() |
Chai Trong-rong interim |
21 September 2007 | 15 October 2007 | elevated from deputyship | Became the interim chairman after the resignation of Yu Shyi-kun. | ||
(8) | ![]() |
Chen Shui-bian resigned |
15 October 2007 | 12 January 2008 | President holds a concurrent post (unopposed) |
Resigned after defeat in the 2008 legislative election. | ||
— | ![]() |
Frank Hsieh Hsieh Chang-ting interim |
12 January 2008 | 20 May 2008 | elevated from deputyship | Became the interim chairman after the resignation of Chen Shui-bian. | ||
11 | 13 | ![]() |
Tsai Ing-wen temporarily leave |
20 May 2008 | 17 March 2011 | see 2008 election Tsai Ing-wen - 73,865 ![]() Koo Kwang-ming - 48,882 Chai Trong-rong - 6,530 |
13th | Temporarily leave of chairwomanship to focus on the 2011 DPP presidential primary. |
14 | see 2010 election Tsai Ing-wen - 78,192 ![]() You Ching - 8,406 |
14th | ||||||
— | Ker Chien-ming interim |
17 March 2011 | 27 April 2011 | elevated from deputyship | Became the interim chairman after temporarily leave of Tsai Ing-wen . | |||
(11) | ![]() |
Tsai Ing-wen resigned |
27 April 2011 | 29 February 2012 | resumes chair | Resigned after defeat in the 2012 presidential and 2012 legislative elections. | ||
— | ![]() |
Joyce Chen Chen Chu interim |
29 February 2012 | 30 May 2012 | elevated from deputyship | Became the interim chairman after the resignation of Tsai Ing-wen. | ||
(9) | 15 | ![]() |
Su Tseng-chang | 30 May 2012 | 28 May 2014 | see 2012 election Su Tseng-chang - 55,894 ![]() Su Huan-chih - 23,281 Wu Rong-i - 16,315 Chai Trong-rong - 12,497 Hsu Hsin-liang - 2,763 |
15th | |
(11) | 16 | ![]() |
Tsai Ing-wen resigned |
28 May 2014 | 24 November 2018 | see 2014 election Tsai Ing-wen - 85,410 ![]() Kuo Tai-ling - 5,734 |
16th | Resigned after defeat in the 2018 local elections. |
17 | President holds a concurrent post (unopposed) |
17th | ||||||
18 | President holds a concurrent post (unopposed) |
18th | ||||||
— | ![]() |
Lin Yu-chang interim |
28 November 2018 | 9 January 2019 | elevated from deputyship | Became the interim chairman after the resignation of Tsai Ing-wen. | ||
12 | ![]() |
Cho Jung-tai | 9 January 2019 | 20 May 2020 | see 2019 by-election Cho Jung-tai - 24,699 ![]() Michael You Ying-lung - 9,323 |
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(11) | 19 | ![]() |
Tsai Ing-wen | 20 May 2020 | President holds a concurrent post (unopposed) |
Timeline
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See also
- List of Secretaries-General of the Democratic Progressive Party
- List of leaders of the Kuomintang
- List of Secretaries-General of the Kuomintang