List of presidents of the Examination Yuan

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

President of the Examination Yuan
Flag of Taiwan
Incumbent Wu Jin-lin since 1 September 2014
Appointer	Presidential nomination with Legislative Yuan confirmation
Term length	6 years
Formation	1948
Website	http://intro.exam.gov.tw/enggtm/gtm-index.htm

List

  Non-partisan   Kuomintang (Nationalist)   Democratic Progressive Party

Pre-1947 Constitution

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

Post-1947 Constitution

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Term	Political Party	President
1		Chang Po-ling 張伯苓 Zhāng Bólíng (1876–1951)	10 Jul 1948	25 Nov 1949	1	Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek
–		Niou Yung-chien 鈕永建 Niǔ Yǒngjiàn (1870–1965)	25 Nov 1949	21 Apr 1952	1	Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek
			As acting.
2		Chia Ching-teh 賈景德 Jiǎ Jǐngdé (1880–1960)	21 Apr 1952	1 Sep 1954	1	Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek
3		Mo Teh-hui 莫德惠 Mò Déhuì (1883–1968)	1 Sep 1954	1 Sep 1959	2	Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek
			1 Sep 1959	1 Sep 1966	3
Of Manchu descent.
4		Sun Fo 孫科 Sūn Kē (1891–1973)	1 Sep 1966	1 Sep 1972	4	Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek
			1 Sep 1972	13 Sep 1973	5
Son of Sun Yat-sen. Only individual to have been president of three government branches. Died in office.
–		Yang Liang-kung 楊亮功 Yáng Liànggōng (1895–1992)	14 Sep 1973	20 Oct 1973	5	Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek
			As acting.
5		Yang Liang-kung 楊亮功 Yáng Liànggōng (1895–1992)	20 Oct 1973	1 Sep 1978	5	Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek, Yen Chia-kan, Chiang Ching-kuo
6		Liu Chi-hung 劉季洪 Liú Jìhóng (1904–1989)	1 Sep 1978	1 September 1984	6	Kuomintang	Chiang Ching-kuo
7		Kung Teh-cheng 孔德成 Kǒng Déchéng (1920–2008)	1 Sep 1984	1 Sep 1990	7	Kuomintang	Chiang Ching-kuo, Lee Teng-hui
			1 Sep 1990	24 Apr 1993	8
Direct descendant of Confucius.
8		Chiu Chuang-huan 邱創煥 Qiū Chuànghuàn (1925-2020)	24 Apr 1993	1 Sep 1996	8	Kuomintang	Lee Teng-hui
9		Hsu Shui-teh 許水德 Xǚ Shuǐdé (1931- )	1 Sep 1996	1 Sep 2002	9	Kuomintang	Lee Teng-hui, Chen Shui-bian
10		Yao Chia-wen 姚嘉文 Yáo Jiāwén (1938- )	1 Sep 2002	1 Sep 2008	10	Democratic Progressive Party	Chen Shui-bian, Ma Ying-jeou
			First non-KMT President of the Examination Yuan.
-		Wu Jin-lin 伍錦霖 Wǔ Jǐnlín (1947- )	1 Sep 2008	1 Dec 2008	11	Kuomintang	Ma Ying-jeou
			As acting.
11		John Kuan 關中 Guān Zhōng (1940- )	1 Dec 2008	1 Sep 2014	11	Kuomintang	Ma Ying-jeou
12		Wu Jin-lin 伍錦霖 Wǔ Jǐnlín (1947- )	1 Sep 2014	Incumbent	12	Kuomintang	Ma Ying-jeou, Tsai Ing-wen
13		Huang Jong-tsun 黃榮村 Huáng Róngcūn (1947- )	1 Sep 2020	Designate; confirmed	13	Independent	Tsai Ing-wen

Timeline

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

As of August 2020, 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
						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	17 years, 346 days	2020-08-12(living)	89 years, 11 days
09	Yao Chia-wen	Jun 15, 1938	64 years, 78 days Sep 1, 2002	70 years, 78 days Sep 1, 2008	11 years, 346 days	2020-08-12(living)	82 years, 58 days
10	John Kuan	Jun 9, 1940	68 years, 175 days Dec 1, 2008	74 years, 84 days Sep 1, 2014	5 years, 346 days	2020-08-12(living)	80 years, 64 days
11	Wu Jin-lin	Oct 6, 1947	66 years, 330 days Sep 1, 2014	72 years, 311 days(incumbent)	(incumbent)	2020-08-12(living)	72 years, 311 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* – February 23, 1951	72 years, 96 days	74 years, 324 days	2 years, 228 days
None				1 year, 58 days
Chia Ching-teh	April 21, 1952* – October 21, 1960	71 years, 237 days	80 years, 54 days	8 years, 183 days
Mo Teh-hui	October 21, 1960 – April 17, 1968	80 years, 54 days	87 years, 233 days	7 years, 179 days
Sun Fo	April 17, 1968 – September 13, 1973	76 years, 179 days	81 years, 327 days	5 years, 149 days
None				37 days
Yang Liang-kung	October 20, 1973* – January 8, 1992	78 years, 73 days	96 years, 153 days	18 years, 80 days
Kung Teh-cheng	January 8, 1992 – October 28, 2008	71 years, 319 days	88 years, 248 days	16 years, 294 days
Chiu Chuang-huan	October 28, 2008 – July 2, 2020	83 years, 95 days	94 years, 343 days	11 years, 248 days
Hsu Shui-teh	July 2, 2020 – present	88 years, 336 days	89 years, 11 days(living)	(living)

See also

• Constitution of the Republic of China

References

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

External links

• Presidents - Examination Yuan