President of the Legislative Yuan
The President of the Legislative Yuan is the presiding officer of the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China. The incumbent president is Han Kuo-yu, a legislator from the Kuomintang.
| President of the Legislative Yuan | |
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| 立法院院長 | |
Seal of the Legislative Yuan | |
| Legislative Yuan | |
| Style | Mr President (within Legislative Yuan) |
| Seat | Zhongzheng District, Taipei |
| Appointer | Legislative Yuan |
| Term length | 4 years; renewable |
| Constituting instrument | Article 66 of the Constitution of the Republic of China |
| Formation | 8 October 1928 (original) 17 May 1948 (1947 Constitution) |
| First holder | Hu Hanmin |
| Deputy | Vice President |
| Website | www |
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| Traditional Chinese | 立法院院長 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 立法院院长 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Election edit
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 edit
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 edit
Pre-1947 Constitution edit
During the Nationalist government era, the president of Legislative Yuan was appointed by the Central Committee of the Kuomintang (Nationalist Party).
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Political party | Chairman | |
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| 1 | Hu Hanmin 胡漢民 Hú Hànmín | 8 Oct 1928 | 2 Mar 1931 | Kuomintang | Tan Yankai (Kuomintang) | ||
| Chiang Kai-shek (Kuomintang) | |||||||
| 2 | Lin Sen[1] 林森 Lín Sēn | 2 Mar 1931 | 1 Jan 1932 | Kuomintang | |||
| Lin Sen (Kuomintang) | |||||||
| — | Shao Yuanchong[2] 邵元沖 Shào Yuánchōng | 2 Mar 1931 | 1 Jan 1932 | Kuomintang | |||
| 3 | Chang Chi[1] 張繼 Zhāng Jì | 1 Jan 1932 | 28 Jan 1932 | Kuomintang | |||
| — | Qin Zhen[2] 覃振 Qín Zhèn | 1 Jan 1932 | 14 May 1932 | Kuomintang | |||
| — | Shao Yuanchong[2] 邵元沖 Shào Yuánchōng | 14 May 1932 | 1 Dec 1932 | Kuomintang | |||
| 4 | Sun Fo[3] 孫科 Sūn Kē | 29 Jan 1932[4] | 17 May 1948 | Kuomintang | |||
| Chiang Kai-shek (Kuomintang) | |||||||
1947 Constitution edit
The first Legislative Yuan election under the 1947 Constitution of the Republic of China was held in 1948.[5] However, the government retreated to Taiwan in 1949. Members of the first Legislative Yuan had their terms extended indefinitely and the sessions of the first Legislative Yuan were conducted in Taiwan until December 31, 1991 while some supplementary members kept serving until January 31, 1993.
| № | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Term | Electoral mandates (Supplementary elections) | Political party | President | |
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| 1 | Sun Fo 孫科 Sūn Kē (1891-1973) MLY for Canton at-large | 17 May 1948 | 24 Dec 1948 | 1 | 1948 | Kuomintang | Chiang Kai-shek (KMT) | ||
| 2 | Tung Gun-shin 童冠賢 Tóng Guānxián (1894-1981) MLY for Chahar at-large | 24 Dec 1948 | 7 Oct 1950 | — | Kuomintang | ||||
| 3 | Liu Jin-chin 劉健群 Liú Jiànqún (1903-1972) MLY for Kweichow 2nd District | 5 Dec 1950 | 19 Oct 1951 | — | Kuomintang | ||||
| — | Huang Kuo-shu 黃國書 Huáng Guóshū (1905-1987) MLY for Taiwan at-large | 19 Oct 1951[2] | 11 Mar 1952 | — | Kuomintang | ||||
| 4 | Chang Tao-fan 張道藩 Zhāng Dàofān (1897-1968) MLY for Kweichow 2nd District | 11 Mar 1952 | 20 Feb 1961 | — | Kuomintang | ||||
| 5 | Huang Kuo-shu[6] 黃國書 Huáng Guóshū (1905-1987) MLY for Taiwan at-large | 28 Feb 1961 | 19 Feb 1972 | 1948, 1969 | Kuomintang | ||||
| — | Ni Wen-ya 倪文亞 Ní Wényà (1902-2006) MLY for Chekiang 3rd District | 19 Feb 1972[2] | 2 May 1972 | — | Kuomintang | ||||
| 6 | 2 May 1972 | 20 Dec 1988 | 1948, 1969, 1972 | ||||||
| 1948, 1969, 1975 | Yen Chia-kan (KMT) | ||||||||
| 1948, 1969, 1980 1948, 1969, 1983 1948, 1969, 1986 | Chiang Ching-kuo (KMT) | ||||||||
| — | Lee Teng-hui (KMT) | ||||||||
| — | Liu Kuo-tsai 劉闊才 Liú Kuòcái (1911-1993) MLY for Taiwan 1st District | 20 Dec 1988[2] | 24 Feb 1989 | — | Kuomintang | ||||
| 7 | 24 Feb 1989 | 20 Feb 1990 | — | ||||||
| — | Liang Su-yung 梁肅戎 (1920-2004) Liáng Sùróng MLY for Liaopeh at-large | 20 Feb 1990[2] | 27 Feb 1990 | 1948, 1969, 1989 | Kuomintang | ||||
| 8 | 27 Feb 1990 | 31 Dec 1991[7] | 1948, 1969, 1989 | ||||||
| 9 | Liu Sung-pan 劉松藩 Liú Sōngfān (1931-2016) MLY for Taiwan 6th District | 17 Jan 1992 | 1 Feb 1993 | 1989[8] | Kuomintang | ||||
1991 Constitution amendment edit
The Additional Articles of the Constitution promulgated in 1991 mandated the total re-election of Legislative Yuan in Taiwan.
Kuomintang Democratic Progressive Party
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Term | Electoral mandates (Proportional vote share) | Political party | President (Government) | |
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| (9) | Liu Sung-pan 劉松藩 Liú Sōngfān (Mandarin) Lâu Siông-phoan (Taiwanese) Liù Chhiùng-fân (Hakka) (1931-2016) MLY for Taichung County | 1 Feb 1993 | 1 Feb 1996 | 2 | 1992 53.0% | Kuomintang | Lee Teng-hui (KMT) (Majority) | ||
| 1 Feb 1996 | 1 Feb 1999 | 3 | 1995 46.1% | ||||||
| 10 | Wang Jin-pyng[9] 王金平 Wáng Jīnpíng (Mandarin) Ông Kim-pêng (Taiwanese) Vòng Kîm-phiàng (Hakka) (1941-) MLY for Kaohsiung County until 2005 MLY for Nationwide KMT at-large №1 from 2005 | 1 Feb 1999 | 1 Feb 2002 | 4 | 1998 46.4% | Kuomintang | |||
| Chen Shui-bian (DPP) (Minority) | |||||||||
| 1 Feb 2002 | 1 Feb 2005 | 5 | 2001 31.3% + 23.2% (Pan-Blue Coalition) | ||||||
| 1 Feb 2005 | 1 Feb 2008 | 6 | 2004 34.9% + 14.9% (Pan-Blue Coalition) | ||||||
| 1 Feb 2008 | 1 Feb 2012 | 7 | 2008 53.5% | Ma Ying-jeou (KMT) (Majority: 2008-2016) (Minority: 2016) | |||||
| 1 Feb 2012 | 1 Feb 2016 | 8 | 2012 44.5% | ||||||
| 11 | Su Jia-chyuan[10] 蘇嘉全 Sū Jiāquán (Mandarin) So͘ Ka-choân (Taiwanese) Sû Kâ-chhiòn (Hakka) (1956-) MLY for Nationwide DPP at-large №9 | 1 Feb 2016 | 1 Feb 2020 | 9 | 2016 44.1% | Democratic Progressive | Tsai Ing-wen (DPP) (Majority: 2016-2024) (Minority: 2024) | ||
| 12 | You Si-kun 游錫堃 Yóu Xíkūn (Mandarin) Iû Sek-khun (Taiwanese) Yù Siak-khûn (Hakka) (1948-) MLY for Nationwide DPP at-large №7 | 1 Feb 2020 | 1 Feb 2024 | 10 | 2020 34.0% | Democratic Progressive | |||
| 13 | Han Kuo-yu 韓國瑜 Hán Guóyǘ (Mandarin) (1957-) MLY for Nationwide KMT at-large №1 | 1 Feb 2024 | Incumbent | 11 | 2024 34.6% | Kuomintang | |||
Timeline edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Did not assume post.
- ^ a b c d e f g As acting; vice president of the LY.
- ^ Son of Dr. Sun Yat-sen. Only individual to have been president of three government branches.
- ^ Assumed post on 12 January 1933.
- ^ "歷屆院長 (Past Presidents)" (in Chinese). Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ First head with Taiwanese ancestry of any government branch.
- ^ Retired with all Mainland legislators.
- ^ Chamber consisted of supplementary members only.
- ^ Longest-serving president of the Legislative Yuan.
- ^ First non-KMT president of the Legislative Yuan.