President of the Legislative Yuan

The president of the Legislative Yuan (立法院院長) is presiding officer of the Legislative Yuan of Taiwan. The incumbent president is Yu Shyi-kun, a Democratic Progressive Party legislator and the second DPP President of the Legislative Yuan.

President of the Legislative Yuan 立法院院長 Lìfǎ Yuàn Yuànzhǎng (Mandarin) Li̍p-hoat Īⁿ Īⁿ-tiúⁿ (Taiwanese) Li̍p-fap Yen Yen-chhòng (Hakka)
Seal of the Legislative Yuan
Incumbent Yu Shyi-kun since 1 February 2020
Legislative Yuan
Style	President
Status	Presiding officer
Seat	Taipei, Taiwan
Nominator	Political parties
Appointer	Elected by the members
Term length	4 years, no renewable limit
Formation	March 13, 1928 (1928-03-13)
First holder	Hu Hanmin
Unofficial names	Speaker
Deputy	Vice President
Website	www.ly.gov.tw

President of the Legislative Yuan
Traditional Chinese	立法院院長
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lìfǎ Yuàn Yuànzhǎng Wade–Giles Li^4-fa^3-yüan^4 Yüan^4-chang^3 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

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

  Kuomintang

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took Office	Left Office	Term	Electoral mandates	Political Party	President
1		Hu Hanmin 胡漢民 Hú Hànmín	8 Oct 1928	2 Mar 1931	—	—	KMT	Tan Yankai Chiang Kai-shek
2		Lin Sen 林森 Lín Sēn	2 Mar 1931	1 Jan 1932	—	—	KMT	Chiang Kai-shek Lin Sen
		Did not assume post.
-		Shao Yuanchong 邵元沖 Shào Yuánchōng	2 Mar 1931	1 Jan 1932	—	—	KMT	Lin Sen
		As acting; vice president of the LY.
3		Chang Chi 張繼 Zhang Ji	1 Jan 1932	28 Jan 1932	—	—	KMT	Lin Sen
		Did not assume post.
-		Qin Zhen 覃振 Qín Zhèn	1 Jan 1932	14 May 1932	—	—	KMT	Lin Sen
		As acting; vice president of the LY.
-		Shao Yuanchong 邵元沖 Shào Yuánchōng	14 May 1932	1 Dec 1933	—	—	KMT	Lin Sen
		As acting; vice president of the LY.
4		Sun Fo 孫科 Sūn Kē	29 Jan 1932	17 May 1948	—	—	KMT	Lin Sen Chiang Kai-shek

Post-1947 Constitution [1]

  Kuomintang

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took Office	Left Office	Term	Electoral mandates	Political Party	President
1		Sun Fo 孫科 Sūn Kē (1891-1973) MLY for Canton at-large	17 May 1948	24 Dec 1948	1	1948	KMT	Chiang Kai-shek
		Son of Dr. Sun Yat-sen. Only individual to have been president of three government branches.
2		Tung Gun-shin 童冠賢 Tóng Guānxián (1894-1981) MLY for Chahar at-large	24 Dec 1948	7 Oct 1950	1	—	KMT	Chiang Kai-shek
3		Liu Jin-chin 劉健群 Liú Jiànqún (1903-1972) MLY for Kweichow 2nd District	5 Dec 1950	19 Oct 1951	1	—	KMT	Chiang Kai-shek
–		Huang Guo-shu 黃國書 Huáng Guóshū (1905-1987) MLY for Taiwan at-large	19 Oct 1951	11 Mar 1952	1	—	KMT	Chiang Kai-shek
		As acting.
4		Chang Tao-fan 張道藩 Zhāng Dàofān (1897-1968) MLY for Kweichow 2nd District	11 Mar 1952	20 Feb 1961	1	—	KMT	Chiang Kai-shek
5		Huang Guo-shu 黃國書 Huáng Guóshū (1905-1987) MLY for Taiwan at-large	28 Feb 1961	19 Feb 1972	1	1969	KMT	Chiang Kai-shek
		First head with Taiwanese ancestry of any government branch.
–		Ni Wen-ya 倪文亞 Ní Wényà (1902-2006) MLY for Chekiang 3rd District	19 Feb 1972	2 May 1972	1	—	KMT	Chiang Kai-shek
		As acting.
6		Ni Wen-ya 倪文亞 Ní Wényà (1902-2006) MLY for Chekiang 3rd District	2 May 1972	20 Dec 1988	1	1972 1975 1980 1983 1986	KMT	Chiang Kai-shek Yen Chia-kan Chiang Ching-kuo Lee Teng-hui
-		Liu Kwo-tsai 劉闊才 Liú Kuòcái (1911-1993) MLY for Taiwan 1st District	20 Dec 1988	24 Feb 1989	1	—	KMT	Lee Teng-hui
		As acting.
7		Liu Kwo-tsai 劉闊才 Liú Kuòcái (1911-1993) MLY for Taiwan 1st District	24 Feb 1989	20 Feb 1990	1	1989	KMT	Lee Teng-hui
-		Liang Su-yung 梁肅戎 (1920-2004) Liáng Sùróng MLY for Liaopeh at-large	20 Feb 1990	27 Feb 1990	1	—	KMT	Lee Teng-hui
		As acting.
8		Liang Su-yung 梁肅戎 (1920-2004) Liáng Sùróng MLY for Liaopeh at-large	27 Feb 1990	31 Dec 1991	1	—	KMT	Lee Teng-hui
		Retired with all Mainland legislators.
9		Liu Sung-pan 劉松藩 Liú Sōngfān (1931-2016) MLY for Taiwan 6th District	17 Jan 1992	1 Feb 1993	1	—	KMT	Lee Teng-hui

Direct election in Taiwan

  Kuomintang   Democratic Progressive Party

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took Office	Left Office	Term	Electoral mandates	Political Party	President
9		Liu Sung-pan 劉松藩 Liú Sōngfān (1931-2016) MLY for Taichung County	1 Feb 1993	1 Feb 1996	2	1992 (Government majority: 1993-1996)	KMT	Lee Teng-hui
			1 Feb 1996	1 Feb 1999	3	1995 (Government majority: 1996-1999)
10		Wang Jin-pyng 王金平 Wáng Jīnpíng (1941-) MLY for Kaohsiung County until 2005 MLY for Nationwide KMT at-large №1 from 2005	1 Feb 1999	1 Feb 2002	4	1998 (Government majority: 1999-2000) (Government minority: 2000-2002)	KMT	Lee Teng-hui
								Chen Shui-bian
			1 Feb 2002	1 Feb 2005	5	2001 (Government minority: 2002-2005)
			1 Feb 2005	1 Feb 2008	6	2004 (Government minority: 2005-2008)
			1 Feb 2008	1 Feb 2012	7	2008 (Government minority: 2008) (Government majority: 2008-2012)
		Ma Ying-jeou
1 Feb 2012	1 Feb 2016	8	2012 (Government majority: 2012-2016)
Longest-serving president of the Legislative Yuan.
11		Su Jia-chyuan 蘇嘉全 Sū Jiāquán (1956-) MLY for Nationwide DPP at-large №9	1 Feb 2016	1 Feb 2020	9	2016 (Government minority: 2016) (Government majority: 2016-2020)	DPP	Ma Ying-jeou
								Tsai Ing-wen
		First non-KMT President of the Legislative Yuan.
12		Yu Shyi-kun 游錫堃 Yóu Xíkūn (1948-) MLY for Nationwide DPP at-large №7	1 Feb 2020	Incumbent	10	2020 (Government majority: 2020-present)	DPP	Tsai Ing-wen

Timeline

Speakership age-related data (post-1947 constitution)

As of August 2020, 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
						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 Kuo-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 Kwo-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	4 years, 196 days	2020-08-15(living)	79 years, 151 days
11	Su Jia-chyuan	Oct 22, 1956	59 years, 102 days Feb 1, 2016	63 years, 102 days Feb 1, 2020	196 days	2020-08-15(living)	63 years, 298 days
13	Yu Shyi-kun	Apr 25, 1948	71 years, 282 days Feb 1, 2020	72 years, 112 days(incumbent)	(incumbent)	2020-08-15(living)	72 years, 112 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	79 years, 151 days(living)	3 years, 271 days

See also

• Legislative Yuan
• Legislative elections in Taiwan
• Government of the Republic of China
• Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress

References

1. "歷屆院長 (Past Presidents)" (in Chinese). Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 22 July 2020.