List of premiers of the Republic of China

This is a list of the Premiers of the Republic of China since 1912. The Republic of China before 1949 controlled Mainland China as well as offshore islands. The Republic of China since 1949 has only controlled Taiwan and nearby islands. This current Republic of China is usually known as Taiwan. In the country's history, the official title of the head of government has changed over time.

YearChineseMandarin
Pinyin
Taiwanese
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ
1912–1914, 1916–1928國務總理Guówù ZǒnglǐKok-bū Chóng-líKoet-vu Chúng-lî
1914–1916政事堂國務卿Zhèngshìtáng GuówùqīngChèng-sū-tông Kok-bū-khingChṳn-sṳ-thòng Koet-vu-khîn
1928–present行政院院長Xíngzhèng Yuàn YuànzhǎngHêng-chèng Īⁿ Īⁿ-tiúⁿHàng-chṳn Yen Yen-tshòng

Premiers also known as Presidents of Executive Yuan are appointed by Presidents in the Republic of China, but some premiers were even more powerful than the presidents, during the early age of the Republic of China. Some presidents were even expelled by the premiers they appointed. The title of premier in China had been changed several times, so this list is divided into several sections.

  • Multiple terms in office, consecutive or otherwise, are listed and counted in the first column (term number) and the second column counts individuals.

List

  Nonpartisan   Beiyang clique, etc.   Progressive   Communications   Kuomintang (Nationalist)   Democratic Progressive

Premiers of Cabinet of the Republic of China (1912–1914)

  • Period: 13 March 1912 – 1 May 1914

According to the Provisional Constitution of Republic of China, which passed in 1912, the leader of the majority party or the majority coalition should be appointed premier by the president.

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Duration Political party President Legislature
(elected)
1 Tang Shaoyi
唐紹儀
13 March 191227 June 1912 106 days Nonpartisan
Yuan Shikai
(Beiyang clique)
Provisional
(1912)
2 Lou Tseng-tsiang
(Pierre-Célestin Lou)

陸徵祥
29 June 191222 September 1912 85 days Nonpartisan
3 Zhao Bingjun
趙秉鈞
25 September 191216 July 1913 294 days Nonpartisan
1st (1912)
Duan Qirui
段祺瑞
acting
19 July 191331 July 1913 12 days Beiyang clique
4 Xiong Xiling
熊希齡
31 July 191312 February 1914 196 days Nonpartisan
Sun Baoqi
孫寶琦
acting
12 February 19141 May 1914 78 days Nonpartisan

Secretaries of State of the Republic of China (1914–1916)

  • Period: 1 May 1914 – 22 December 1915; 22 March 1916 – 8 May 1916
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Duration Political party President Legislature
(elected)
5 Xu Shichang
徐世昌
1 May 191421 December 1915 1 year, 234 days Beiyang clique
Yuan Shikai
(Beiyang clique)
1st (1912)
Lou Tseng-tsiang
(Pierre-Célestin Lou)

陸徵祥
22 December 191522 March 1916 91 days Nonpartisan
(5) Xu Shichang
徐世昌
22 March 191622 April 1916 31 days Beiyang clique
6 Duan Qirui
段祺瑞
22 April 19168 May 1916 16 days Beiyang clique

Li Yuanhong
(Progressive Party)

Premiers of State Council of the Republic of China (1916–1928)

  • Period: 29 June 1916 – 3 June 1928
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Duration Political party President Legislature
(elected)
(6) Duan Qirui
段祺瑞
8 May 191629 June 1916 1 year, 15 days Beiyang clique
Li Yuanhong
(Progressive Party)
1st (1912)
29 June 191623 May 1917
Wu Tingfang
伍廷芳
acting
23 May 191712 June 1917 20 days Nonpartisan
Jiang Chaozong
江朝宗
acting
12 June 191724 June 1917 12 days Beiyang clique
7 Li Jingxi
李經羲
25 June 19172 July 1917 7 days Nonpartisan
Zhang Xun
張勳
1 July 191712 July 1917 11 days Beiyang clique Restored Qing Imperial Government
(6) Duan Qirui
段祺瑞
14 July 191722 November 1917 131 days Anhui clique
Feng Guozhang
(Zhili clique)
(acting)
Wang Daxie
汪大燮
acting
22 November 191730 November 1917 8 days Nonpartisan
8 Wang Shizhen
王士珍
30 November 191723 March 1918 113 days Zhili clique
(6) Duan Qirui
段祺瑞
23 March 191810 October 1918 201 days Anhui clique 2nd (1918)
Qian Nengxun
錢能訓
10 October 191820 December 1918 71 days Nonpartisan
Xu Shichang
(Anhui clique)
9 20 December 191813 June 1919 175 days
Gong Xinzhan
龔心湛
acting
13 June 191924 September 1919 103 days Nonpartisan
Jin Yunpeng
靳雲鵬
24 September 19195 November 1919 42 days Anhui clique
10 5 November 191914 May 1920 191 days
Sa Zhenbing
薩鎮冰
acting
2 July 19209 August 1920 38 days Nonpartisan
(10) Jin Yunpeng
靳雲鵬
9 August 192014 May 1921 1 year, 131 days Anhui clique
14 May 192118 December 1921
Yan Huiqing
(W.W. Yan)

顏惠慶
acting
18 December 192124 December 1921 6 days Nonpartisan
11 Liang Shiyi
梁士詒
24 December 19218 April 1922 105 days Communications Clique
Zhou Ziqi
周自齊
acting
8 April 192211 June 1922 65 days Communications Clique
12 Yan Huiqing
(W.W. Yan)

顏惠慶
12 June 19225 August 1922 54 days Nonpartisan
Li Yuanhong
(Research Clique)
(1) Tang Shaoyi
唐紹儀
5 August 192219 September 1922 45 days Nonpartisan
13 Wang Chonghui
王寵惠
19 September 192229 November 1922 71 days Nonpartisan
14 Wang Daxie
汪大燮
29 November 192211 December 1922 12 days Nonpartisan
Wang Zhengting
王正廷
acting
11 December 19224 January 1923 24 days Nonpartisan
15 Zhang Shaozeng
張紹曾
4 January 192313 June 1923 160 days Nonpartisan
Gao Lingwei
高凌霨
acting
14 June 192312 October 1923 212 days Zhili clique
12 October 192312 January 1924
Cao Kun
(Zhili clique)
1st (1912)
16 Sun Baoqi
孫寶琦
12 January 19242 July 1924 172 days Nonpartisan
V. S. Wellington Koo
顧維鈞
acting
2 July 192414 September 1924 74 days Nonpartisan
(12) Yan Huiqing
(W.W. Yan)

顏惠慶
14 September 192431 October 1924 47 days Nonpartisan
Huang Fu
黃郛
acting
31 October 192424 November 1924 24 days Nonpartisan
Premiership was abolished 25 November 1924 to 26 December 1925.
Duan Qirui
(Anhui clique)
17 Xu Shiying
許世英
26 December 19254 March 1926 68 days Anhui clique Abolished
18 Jia Deyao
賈德耀
4 March 192620 April 1926 47 days Anhui clique
Hu Weide
胡惟德
acting
20 April 192613 May 1926 23 days Zhili clique Premier as
acting President
Yan Huiqing
(W.W. Yan)

顏惠慶
acting
13 May 192622 June 1926 40 days Nonpartisan
Du Xigui
杜錫珪
acting
22 June 19261 October 1926 101 days Zhili clique
V. S. Wellington Koo
顧維鈞
1 October 192611 January 1927 102 days Nonpartisan
19 11 January 192716 June 1927 156 days
20 Pan Fu
潘復
20 June 19273 June 1928 349 days Nonpartisan
Zhang Zuolin
(Fengtian clique)

Presidents of Executive Yuan of the National Government of the Republic of China (1928–1948)

Period: 8 October 1928 – 31 May 1948

When Chiang Kai-shek established the Nanking Nationalist government in 1928, he created a presidency for the Executive Yuan instead of a premiership, in order to show the difference between his government and the previous one in Peking (then renamed Beiping). This government moved to Chongqing during the Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) and during the Chinese Civil War relocated to Taipei where it exists today.

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Duration Political party Chairman
21 Tan Yankai
譚延闓
25 October 192822 September 1930 1 year, 332 days Kuomintang
Tan Yankai
(Co-serving)

Chiang Kai-shek
(Kuomintang)
Soong Tse-ven
(T.V. Soong)

宋子文
acting
25 September 193018 November 1930 54 days Kuomintang
22 Chiang Kai-shek
蔣中正
18 November 193015 December 1931 1 year, 27 days Kuomintang
Chen Mingshu
陳銘樞
acting
15 December 193128 December 1931 13 days Kuomintang
Lin Sen
(Kuomintang)
23 Sun Fo
孫科
28 December 193128 January 1932 31 days Kuomintang
24 Wang Jingwei
汪兆銘
28 January 19321 December 1935 3 years, 307 days Kuomintang
(22) Chiang Kai-shek
蔣中正
7 December 19351 January 1938 2 years, 25 days Kuomintang
25 Kung Hsiang-hsi
(H.H. Kung)

孔祥熙
1 January 193825 November 1939 1 year, 328 days Kuomintang
(22) Chiang Kai-shek
蔣中正
11 December 193931 May 1945 5 years, 171 days Kuomintang

Chiang Kai-shek
(Kuomintang)
26 Soong Tse-ven
(T.V. Soong)

宋子文
31 May 19451 March 1947 1 year, 274 days Kuomintang
Chiang Kai-shek
蔣中正
acting
1 March 194723 April 1947 48 days Kuomintang
27 Chang Ch'ün
張群
23 April 194731 May 1948 2 years, 0 days Kuomintang

Presidents of Executive Yuan of the Republic of China (1948–present)

  • Period: 24 May 1948 – present[1]
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Duration Political party President Legislature
(elected)
28 Weng Wenhao
翁文灝
Wēng Wénhào
(1889–1971)
25 May 194826 November 1948 185 days Kuomintang
Chiang Kai-shek
(KMT)
1st (1948)
29 Sun Fo
孫科
Sūn Kē
(1891–1973)
26 November 194812 March 1949 106 days Kuomintang
30 He Yingqin
何應欽
Hé Yìngqīn
(1890–1987)
12 March 194913 June 1949 93 days Kuomintang

Li Zongren
(KMT)
31 Yan Xishan
閻錫山
Yán Xíshān
(1883–1960)
13 June 194910 March 1950 270 days Kuomintang

Chiang Kai-shek
(KMT)
32 Chen Cheng
陳誠
Chén Chéng
(1897–1965)
10 March 19501 June 1954 4 years, 83 days Kuomintang
33 Yu Hung-Chun
俞鴻鈞
Yú Hóngjūn
(1897–1960)
1 June 195415 July 1958 4 years, 44 days Kuomintang
(32) Chen Cheng
陳誠
Chén Chéng
(1897–1965)
15 July 195816 December 1963 5 years, 154 days Kuomintang
34 Yen Chia-kan
(C. K. Yen)

嚴家淦
Yán Jiāgàn
(1905–1993)
16 December 19631 June 1972 8 years, 168 days Kuomintang
35 Chiang Ching-kuo
蔣經國
Jiǎng Jīngguó
(1910–1988)
1 June 197220 May 1978 5 years, 353 days Kuomintang

Yen Chia-kan
(KMT)
Hsu Ching-chung
徐慶鐘
Xú Qìngzhōng
(1907–1996)

(acting)
20 May 19781 June 1978 12 days Kuomintang

Chiang Ching-kuo
(KMT)
36 Sun Yun-suan
孫運璿
Sūn Yùnxuán
(1913–2006)
1 June 19781 June 1984 6 years, 0 days Kuomintang
37 Yu Kuo-hwa
俞國華
Yú Guóhuá
(1914–2000)
1 June 19841 June 1989 5 years, 0 days Kuomintang

Lee Teng-hui
(KMT)
38 Lee Huan
李煥
Lǐ Huàn
(1917–2010)
1 June 19891 June 1990 1 year, 0 days Kuomintang
39 Hau Pei-tsun
郝柏村
Hǎo Bócūn
(1919–2020)
1 June 199027 February 1993 2 years, 271 days Kuomintang
2nd (1992)
40 Lien Chan
連戰
Lián Zhàn
(1936–)
27 February 19931 September 1997 4 years, 186 days Kuomintang
3rd (1995)
41 Siew Wan-chang
(Vincent Siew)

蕭萬長
Xiāo Wàncháng
(1939–)
1 September 199720 May 2000 2 years, 243 days Kuomintang
4th (1998)
42 Tang Fei
唐飛
Táng Fēi
(1932–)
20 May 20006 October 2000 139 days Kuomintang[2]
Chen Shui-bian
(DPP)
43 Chang Chun-hsiung
張俊雄
Zhāng Jùnxióng
(1939–)
6 October 20001 February 2002 1 year, 118 days Democratic Progressive
44 Yu Shyi-kun
游錫堃
Yóu Xíkūn
(1948–)
1 February 20021 February 2005 3 years, 0 days Democratic Progressive 5th (2001)
45 Hsieh Chang-ting
(Frank Hsieh)

謝長廷
Xiè Chángtíng
(1946–)
1 February 200525 January 2006 358 days Democratic Progressive 6th (2004)
46 Su Tseng-chang
蘇貞昌
Sū Zhēnchāng
(1947–)
25 January 200621 May 2007 1 year, 116 days Democratic Progressive
(43) Chang Chun-hsiung
張俊雄
Zhāng Jùnxióng
(1939–)
21 May 200720 May 2008 365 days Democratic Progressive
7th (2008)
47 Liu Chao-shiuan
劉兆玄
Liú Zhàoxuán
(1943–)
20 May 200810 September 2009 1 year, 113 days Kuomintang
Ma Ying-jeou
(KMT)
48 Wu Den-yih
吳敦義
Wú Dūnyì
(1948–)
10 September 20096 February 2012 2 years, 149 days Kuomintang
8th (2012)
49 Chen Chun
(Sean Chen)

陳冲
Chén Chōng
(1949–)
6 February 201218 February 2013 1 year, 12 days Kuomintang
50 Jiang Yi-huah
江宜樺
Jiāng Yīhuá
(1960–)
18 February 20138 December 2014 1 year, 293 days Kuomintang
51 Mao Chi-kuo
毛治國
Máo Zhìguó
(1948–)
8 December 20141 February 2016 1 year, 55 days Kuomintang
52 Chang San-cheng
(Simon Chang)

張善政
Zhāng Shànzhèng
(1954–)
1 February 201620 May 2016 109 days Nonpartisan 9th (2016)
53 Lin Chuan
林全
Lín Quán
(1951–)
20 May 20168 September 2017 1 year, 111 days Nonpartisan
Tsai Ing-wen
(DPP)
54 Lai Ching-te
(William Lai)

賴清德
Lài Qīngdé
(1959–)
8 September 201714 January 2019 1 year, 128 days Democratic Progressive
(46) Su Tseng-chang
蘇貞昌
Sū Zhēnchāng
(1947–)
14 January 2019Incumbent 1 year, 214 days Democratic Progressive
10th (2020)

Timeline

Lin ChuanChang San-chengMao Chi-kuoJiang Yi-huahSean Chen (politician)Wu Den-yihLiu Chao-shiuanSu Tseng-changFrank HsiehYu Shyi-kunChang Chun-hsiungTang FeiVincent SiewLien ChanHau Pei-tsunLee HuanYu Kuo-hwaSun Yun-suanHsu Ching-chungChiang Ching-kuoYen Chia-kanWang Yun-wuChen ChengYan XishanHe YingqinSun FoWeng Wenhao

Rank in length by total tenure

Rank Individual Days Assumed Office Left Office Notes
1 Chen Cheng
3524
1544
10 March 1950 1 June 1954
1980
15 July 1958 16 December 1963
2 Chiang Kai-shek
3135
386
24 November 1930 15 December 1931 Pre-1947 Constitution
747
16 December 1935 1 January 1938 Pre-1947 Constitution
2002
11 December 1939 4 June 1945 Pre-1947 Constitution
3 Yen Chia-kan
3090
16 December 1963 1 June 1972
4 Sun Yun-suan
2192
1 June 1978 1 June 1984
5 Chiang Ching-kuo
2179
1 June 1972 20 May 1978
6 Yu Kuo-hua
1826
1 June 1984 1 June 1989
7 Lien Chan
1647
27 February 1993 1 September 1997
8 Yu Hung-chun
1505
1 June 1954 15 July 1958
9 Wang Jingwei
1417
29 January 1932 16 December 1935 Pre-1947 Constitution
10 Yu Shyi-kun
1096
1 February 2002 1 February 2005
11 Su Tseng-chang
1062
483
25 January 2006 21 May 2007
579
14 January 2019 Incumbent
12 Hau Pei-tsun
1002
1 June 1990 27 February 1993
13 Vincent Siew
992
1 September 1997 20 May 2000

As of August 2020, fourteen former premiers of the Republic of China are still alive. The most recent death of a former premier was that of Hau Pei-tsun (who was prime minister during 1990–1993) on 30 March 2020. Su Tseng-chang, who served from 2006 to 2007, returned to the office since 2019 and is the current incumbent.

# Premier Born Age at
start of first term
Age at
end of last term
Post-premiership
timespan
Lifespan
DiedAge
01 Weng Wenhao Jul 26, 1889 58 years, 304 days
May 25, 1948
59 years, 123 days
Nov 26, 1948
22 years, 62 days Jan 27, 1971 81 years, 185 days
02 Sun Fo Oct 21, 1891 57 years, 36 days
Nov 26, 1948
57 years, 142 days
Mar 12, 1949
24 years, 185 days Sep 13, 1973 81 years, 327 days
03 He Yingqin Apr 2, 1890 58 years, 344 days
Mar 12, 1949
59 years, 72 days
Jun 13, 1949
38 years, 130 days Oct 21, 1987 97 years, 202 days
04 Yan Xishan Oct 8, 1883 65 years, 248 days
Jun 13, 1949
66 years, 153 days
Mar 10, 1950
10 years, 134 days Jul 22, 1960 76 years, 288 days
05 Chen Cheng Jan 4, 1897 53 years, 65 days
Mar 10, 1950
66 years, 346 days
Dec 16, 1963
1 year, 79 days Mar 5, 1965 68 years, 60 days
06 Yu Hung-chun Jan 4, 1898 56 years, 148 days
Jun 1, 1954
60 years, 192 days
Jul 15, 1958
1 year, 322 days Jun 1, 1960 62 years, 149 days
07 Yen Chia-kan Oct 23, 1905 58 years, 54 days
Dec 16, 1963
66 years, 222 days
Jun 1, 1972
21 years, 206 days Dec 24, 1993 88 years, 62 days
08 Chiang Ching-kuo Apr 27, 1910 62 years, 35 days
Jun 1, 1972
68 years, 23 days
May 20, 1978
9 years, 238 days Jan 13, 1988 77 years, 261 days
09 Sun Yun-suan Nov 10, 1913 64 years, 203 days
Jun 1, 1978
70 years, 204 days
Jun 1, 1984
21 years, 259 days Feb 15, 2006 92 years, 97 days
10 Yu Kuo-hwa Jan 10, 1914 70 years, 143 days
Jun 1, 1984
75 years, 142 days
Jun 1, 1989
11 years, 125 days Oct 4, 2000 86 years, 268 days
11 Lee Huan Feb 8, 1917 72 years, 113 days
Jun 1, 1989
73 years, 113 days
Jun 1, 1990
20 years, 184 days Dec 2, 2010 93 years, 297 days
12 Hau Pei-tsun Aug 8, 1919 70 years, 297 days
Jun 1, 1990
73 years, 203 days
Feb 27, 1993
27 years, 32 days Mar 30, 2020 100 years, 235 days
13 Lien Chan Aug 27, 1936 56 years, 184 days
Feb 27, 1993
61 years, 5 days
Sep 1, 1997
22 years, 349 days 2020-08-15(living) 83 years, 354 days
14 Vincent Siew Jan 3, 1939 58 years, 241 days
Sep 1, 1997
61 years, 138 days
May 20, 2000
20 years, 87 days 2020-08-15(living) 81 years, 225 days
15 Tang Fei Mar 15, 1932 68 years, 66 days
May 20, 2000
68 years, 205 days
Oct 6, 2000
19 years, 314 days 2020-08-15(living) 88 years, 153 days
16 Chang Chun-hsiung Mar 23, 1938 62 years, 197 days
Oct 6, 2000
70 years, 58 days
May 20, 2008
12 years, 87 days 2020-08-15(living) 82 years, 145 days
17 Yu Shyi-kun Apr 25, 1948 53 years, 282 days
Feb 1, 2002
56 years, 282 days
Feb 1, 2005
15 years, 196 days 2020-08-15(living) 72 years, 112 days
18 Frank Hsieh May 18, 1946 58 years, 259 days
Feb 1, 2005
59 years, 252 days
Jan 25, 2006
14 years, 203 days 2020-08-15(living) 74 years, 89 days
19 Su Tseng-chang Jul 28, 1947 58 years, 181 days
Jan 25, 2006
73 years, 18 days(incumbent) (incumbent) 2020-08-15(living) 73 years, 18 days
20 Liu Chao-shiuan May 10, 1943 65 years, 10 days
May 20, 2008
66 years, 123 days
Sep 10, 2009
10 years, 340 days 2020-08-15(living) 77 years, 97 days
21 Wu Den-yih Jan 30, 1948 61 years, 223 days
Sep 10, 2009
64 years, 7 days
Feb 6, 2012
8 years, 191 days 2020-08-15(living) 72 years, 198 days
22 Chen Chun Oct 13, 1949 62 years, 116 days
Feb 6, 2012
63 years, 128 days
Feb 18, 2013
7 years, 179 days 2020-08-15(living) 70 years, 307 days
23 Jiang Yi-huah Nov 18, 1960 52 years, 92 days
Feb 18, 2013
54 years, 20 days
Dec 8, 2014
5 years, 251 days 2020-08-15(living) 59 years, 271 days
24 Mao Chi-kuo Oct 4, 1948 66 years, 65 days
Dec 8, 2014
67 years, 120 days
Feb 1, 2016
4 years, 196 days 2020-08-15(living) 71 years, 316 days
25 Chang San-cheng Jun 24, 1954 61 years, 222 days
Feb 1, 2016
61 years, 331 days
May 20, 2016
4 years, 87 days 2020-08-15(living) 66 years, 52 days
26 Lin Chuan Dec 13, 1951 64 years, 159 days
May 20, 2016
65 years, 269 days
Sep 8, 2017
2 years, 342 days 2020-08-15(living) 68 years, 246 days
27 William Lai Oct 6, 1959 57 years, 337 days
Sep 8, 2017
59 years, 100 days
Jan 14, 2019
1 year, 214 days 2020-08-15(living) 60 years, 314 days


Oldest living

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

Premier Date range Age at start Age at end Time span
Weng Wenhao May 24, 1948*  June 13, 1949* 58 years, 304 days 59 years, 322 days 1 year, 19 days
Yan Xishan June 13, 1949*  July 22, 1960 65 years, 248 days 76 years, 288 days 11 years, 39 days
Weng Wenhao July 22, 1960  January 27, 1971 70 years, 362 days 81 years, 185 days 10 years, 189 days
He Yingqin January 27, 1971  October 21, 1987 80 years, 300 days 97 years, 202 days 16 years, 267 days
Yen Chia-kan October 21, 1987  December 24, 1993 81 years, 363 days 88 years, 62 days 6 years, 64 days
Sun Yun-suan December 24, 1993  February 15, 2006 80 years, 44 days 92 years, 97 days 12 years, 53 days
Hau Pei-tsun February 15, 2006  March 30, 2020 86 years, 191 days 100 years, 235 days 14 years, 44 days
Tang Fei March 30, 2020  present 88 years, 15 days 88 years, 153 days(living) (living)

References

  1. "Premiers of the Republic of China". Executive Yuan. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  2. Membership suspended.

See also

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