List of presidents of the Control Yuan

This is a list of presidents of the Control Yuan:[1]

List

  Kuomintang (Nationalist)   New Party   Non-Partisan Solidarity Union   Independent

Before the 1947 Constitution

• Period: 1928 – 1948

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Term	Political Party	President
1		Cai Yuan-pei 蔡元培 Caì Yuánpeí (1868–1940)	8 October 1928	28 August 1929	1	Kuomintang	Tan Yan-kai, Chiang Kai-shek
			Did not take office.
2		Zhao Dai-wen 趙戴文 Zhaò Daìwén (1867–1943)	29 August 1929	17 November 1930	1	Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek
			Did not take office.
3		Yu You-ren 于右任 Yǘ Yoùrèn (1879–1964)	18 November 1930	9 June 1948	1	Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek, Lin Sen, Chiang Kai-shek

After the 1947 Constitution

• Period: 1948 –

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Term	Political Party	President
3		Yu You-ren 于右任 Yǘ Yoùrèn (1879–1964)	9 June 1948	9 November 1964	1	Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek
–		Lee Shih-tsung 李嗣璁 Lǐ Sìcōng (1898–1972)	10 November 1964	16 August 1965	1	Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek
			As acting.
4		Lee Shih-tsung 李嗣璁 Lǐ Sìcōng (1898–1972)	17 August 1965	14 May 1972	1	Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek
			Died in office.
–		Chang Wei-han 張維翰 Zhāng Weíhàn (1886–1979)	15 May 1972	18 March 1973	1	Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek
			As acting.
5		Yu Chun-hsien 余俊賢 Yǘ Jǜnxían (1901–1994)	19 March 1973	11 March 1987	1	Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek, Yen Chia-kan, Chiang Ching-kuo
6		Huang Tsun-chiu 黃尊秋 Huáng Zūnqiū (1923–2000)	12 March 1987	31 January 1993	1	Kuomintang	Chiang Ching-kuo, Lee Teng-hui
			First Yuan president of Taiwanese ancestry.
7		Chen Li-an 陳履安 Chén Lǚ'ān (1937– )	1 February 1993	22 September 1995	2	Kuomintang	Lee Teng-hui
			Resigned to run for president.
–		Cheng Shuei-chih 鄭水枝 Zhèng Shuǐzhī (1926–2020)	23 September 1995	31 August 1996	2	Kuomintang	Lee Teng-hui
			As acting.
8		Wang Tso-yung 王作榮 Wáng Zuòróng (1919–2013)	1 September 1996	31 January 1999	2	Kuomintang	Lee Teng-hui
9		Fredrick Chien 錢復 Qián Fù (1935– )	1 February 1999	31 January 2005	3	Kuomintang	Lee Teng-hui, Chen Shui-bian
Post vacant
10		Wang Chien-shien 王建煊 Wáng Jiànxuān (1938– )	1 August 2008	31 July 2014	4	New Party	Ma Ying-jeou
			First New Party president of a Yuan.
11		Chang Po-ya 張博雅 Zhāng Bóyǎ (1942– )	1 August 2014	31 July 2020	5	Non-Partisan Solidarity Union	Ma Ying-jeou, Tsai Ing-wen
			First female president of a Yuan.
12		Chen Chu 陳菊 Chén Jú (1950– )	1 August 2020	Incumbent	6	Independent	Tsai Ing-wen
			First independent (Democratic Progressive Party membership suspended) President of the Control Yuan.

Timeline

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

As of August 2020, four former presidents of the Yuan are still alive. The most recent death of a former Control Yuan president was that of Wang Tso-yung (who was President of the Yuan during 1996–1999) on 31 July 2013.

#	Yuan President	Born	Age at start of presidency	Age at end of presidency	Post-presidency timespan	Lifespan
						Died	Age
01	Yu You-ren	Apr 11, 1879	69 years, 59 days Jun 9, 1948	85 years, 213 days Nov 10, 1964	0 days	Nov 10, 1964	85 years, 213 days
02	Lee Shih-tsung	1898	67 years, 228 days66 or 67 years Aug 17, 1965	74 years, 135 days73 or 74 years May 15, 1972	0 days	May 15, 1972	74 years, 135 days73 or 74 years
03	Yu Chun-hsien	Dec 31, 1901	71 years, 78 days Mar 19, 1973	85 years, 70 days Mar 11, 1987	6 years, 316 days	Jan 21, 1994	92 years, 21 days
04	Huang Tsun-chiu	Dec 5, 1923	63 years, 97 days Mar 12, 1987	69 years, 57 days Jan 31, 1993	7 years, 298 days	Nov 24, 2000	76 years, 355 days
05	Chen Li-an	Jun 22, 1937	55 years, 224 days Feb 1, 1993	58 years, 93 days Sep 23, 1995	24 years, 324 days	2020-08-12(living)	83 years, 51 days
06	Wang Tso-yung	Feb 6, 1919	77 years, 208 days Sep 1, 1996	79 years, 359 days Jan 31, 1999	14 years, 181 days	Jul 31, 2013	94 years, 175 days
07	Frederick Chien	Feb 17, 1935	63 years, 349 days Feb 1, 1999	69 years, 349 days Jan 31, 2005	15 years, 194 days	2020-08-12(living)	85 years, 177 days
08	Wang Chien-shien	Aug 7, 1938	69 years, 360 days Aug 1, 2008	75 years, 358 days Jul 31, 2014	6 years, 12 days	2020-08-12(living)	82 years, 5 days
09	Chang Po-ya	Oct 5, 1942	71 years, 300 days Aug 1, 2014	77 years, 300 days Jul 31, 2020	12 days	2020-08-12(living)	77 years, 312 days
10	Chen Chu	Jun 10, 1950	70 years, 52 days Aug 1, 2020	70 years, 63 days(incumbent)	(incumbent)	2020-08-12(living)	70 years, 63 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
Yu You-ren	June 9, 1948* – November 10, 1964	69 years, 59 days	85 years, 213 days	16 years, 154 days
None				279 days
Lee Shih-tsung	August 17, 1965* – May 15, 1972	67 years, 228 days66 or 67 years	74 years, 135 days73 or 74 years	6 years, 272 days
None				307 days
Yu Chun-hsien	March 19, 1973* – January 21, 1994	71 years, 78 days	92 years, 21 days	20 years, 308 days
Huang Tsun-chiu	January 21, 1994 – September 1, 1996*	70 years, 351 days	72 years, 271 days	2 years, 224 days
Wang Tso-yung	September 1, 1996* – July 31, 2013	77 years, 208 days	94 years, 175 days	16 years, 333 days
Frederick Chien	July 31, 2013 – present	78 years, 164 days	85 years, 177 days(living)	(living)

Reference

1. "正副院長". 監察院全球資訊網 (in Chinese). 2018-05-22. Retrieved 2020-08-01.