Chairman of the Kuomintang

The chairman of the Kuomintang is the leader of the Kuomintang in the Republic of China. The position used to be titled as President (1912–1914), Premier (1919–1925), Chairman of the Central Executive Committee (1925–1938), Director-General (1938–1975), and Chairman (from 1975). The post is currently held by Eric Chu, who assumed the post on 5 October 2021, following the tenth direct election of the party leadership. The Chairman is now directly elected by party members for a term of four years and may be re-elected for a second term.

Chairman of the Kuomintang
Emblem of the Kuomintang
Flag of the Kuomintang
Incumbent
Eric Chu
since 5 October 2021
Central Committee of the Kuomintang
TypeParty leader
Term lengthFours years, renewable twice consecutively
Precursor
  • President (1912–1914)
  • Premier (1919–1925)
  • Chairman of the Central Executive Committee (1925–1938)
  • Director-General (1938–1975)
Inaugural holderSun Yat-sen
Formation25 August 1912 (1912-08-25)
DeputyVice Chairman of the Kuomintang

List of party leaders

  denotes acting leader.

Presidents (1912–1914)
Order Portrait Name Term of Office
1 Sun Yat-sen 25 August 19128 July 1914
— Song Jiaoren 25 August 191222 March 1913

Sun Yat-sen served as Premier of the Chinese Revolutionary Party between 8 July 1914 and 10 October 1919.

Premier (1919–1925)
Order Portrait Name Term of Office Party Congress
(1) Sun Yat-sen 10 October 191930 January 1924
30 January 1924 12 March 1925
(Died in office)		 1st

Collective leadership

Following the death of Sun Yat-sen in 1925, the Central Executive Committee became the collective leadership of the Kuomintang. On 19 May 1926, the Central Executive Committee resolved to establish chairmanship. In March 1927, the collective leadership of the Committee was revived, the chairmanship was thus abolished until 7 December 1935.

Members of the Committee include:

1925–19261927–1935
  • Chiang Kai-shek (1 March 1927 – 7 December 1935)
  • Wang Ching-wei (1 March 1927 – 7 February 1928, 28 December 1931 – 7 December 1935)
  • Tan Yen-kai (1 March 1927 – 7 February 1928)
  • Sun Fo (1 March 1927 – 7 February 1928, 21 September 1928 – 7 December 1935)
  • Ku Meng-yu (1 March 1927 – 7 February 1928, 28 December 1931 – 7 December 1935)
  • Tan Ping-shan (1 March 1927 – 7 February 1928)
  • Chen Kung-po (1 March 1927 – 7 February 1928)
  • Hsu Chien (1 March 1927 – 7 February 1928)
  • Wu Yu-chang (1 March 1927 – 7 February 1928)
  • Tai Chi-tao (7 February 1928 – 28 December 1931)
  • Ting Wei-fen (7 February 1928 – 28 December 1931)
  • Yu Yu-jen (7 February 1928 – 7 December 1935)
  • Tan Yen-kai (7 February 1928 – 28 December 1931)
  • Hu Han-min (21 September 1928 – 7 December 1935)
  • Chen Kuo-fu (28 March 1929 – 7 December 1935)
  • Yeh Chu-cheng (28 March 1929 – 7 December 1935)
  • Chu Cheng (28 December 1931 – 7 December 1935)
Order Portrait Name Term of Office Party
Congress
— Collective leadership of
Central Executive Committee		 12 March 192519 May 1926 1st
2 Chang Jen-chieh 19 May 19266 July 1926 2nd
— 6 July 192611 March 1927
3 Chiang Kai-shek 6 July 192611 March 1927
— Collective leadership of
Central Executive Committee		 11 March 192728 March 1929
28 March 1929 23 November 1931 3rd
23 November 193123 November 1935 4th
23 November 1935 7 December 1935 5th
4 Hu Han-min 7 December 193512 May 1936
(Died in office)
— Chiang Kai-shek 12 May 19361 April 1938

Director-General (1938–1975)
Order Portrait Name Term of Office Party
Congress
— Chiang Kai-shek 1 April 1938 17 May 1945 Extraordinary
(3) 17 May 1945 20 October 1952 6th
20 October 1952 23 October 1957 7th
23 October 1957 22 November 1963 8th
22 November 1963 9 April 1969 9th
9 April 1969 5 April 1975
(Died in office)		 10th

Chairpersons (from 1975)
Order Portrait Name Term of Office Mandate Party Congress Notes
— Chiang Ching-kuo 28 April 197516 November 1976 Elected by Central Executive Committee 10th As Chairman of the Central Executive Committee
5 16 November 19764 April 1981 1976 (unopposed) 11th
4 April 1981 13 January 1988
(Died in office)		 1981 (unopposed) 12th
— Lee Teng-hui 27 January 19888 July 1988 Elected by Central Standing Committee Resigned after 2000 presidential election defeat
6 8 July 198822 August 1993 1988 (unopposed) 13th
22 August 1993 28 August 1997 1993 (unopposed) 14th
28 August 1997 24 March 2000
(Resigned)		 1997 (unopposed) 15th
— Lien Chan 24 March 200018 June 2000 Elected by Central Standing Committee
7 18 June 2000 30 July 2001 2000
30 July 2001 19 August 2005 2001 16th
8 Ma Ying-jeou 19 August 200513 February 2007
(Resigned)		 2005 17th Resigned amid corruption charges
— Wu Po hsiung 13 February 200714 March 2007
(Resigned)		 Vice Chair as acting Chair Resigned to run in the 2007 KMT chairmanship by-election
— Chiang Pin-kung 14 March 200711 April 2007 Vice Chair as acting Chair
9 Wu Po-hsiung 11 April 2007 17 October 2009 2007
(8) Ma Ying-jeou 17 October
2009		 29 September 2013 2009 18th Resigned after 2014 local election defeat
29 September 2013 3 December 2014[1] 2013 19th
— Wu Den-yih 3 December 201419 January 2015 Vice Chair as acting Chair
10 Eric Chu
Li-luan		 19 January 201516 January 2016 2015 Resigned after 2016 presidential and legislative elections defeat
— Huang Min-hui 16 January 201630 March 2016 Vice Chair as acting Chair
11 Hung Hsiu-chu 30 March 20163 July 2017
(Resigned)		 2016 Resigned after re-election failed
— Lin Junq-tzer 3 July 201719 August 2017 Vice Chair as acting Chair
12 Wu Den-yih 20 August 201715 January 2020 2017 20th Resigned after 2020 presidential and legislative elections defeat
— Lin Rong-te 15 January 20209 March 2020 Elected by Central Standing Committee Member of Central Standing Committee, acting leader after vice chairmen resigned
13 Johnny Chiang
Chi-chen		 9 March 20205 October 2021 2020
(10) Eric Chu
Li-luan		 5 October
2021		Incumbent 2021 21st

List of eternal and honorary leaders

List of deputy party leaders

Vice Chairman of the Central Executive Committee (1935–1938)
Order Portrait Name Term of Office
1 Chiang Kai-shek 7 December 19351 April 1938

Vice Directors-General (1938–1939; 1957–1965)
Order Portrait Name Term of Office
2 Wang Jingwei 1 April 19381 January 1939
3 Chen Cheng 23 October 19575 March 1965
(Died in office)

Vice Chairmen (from 1993)
Term Name Term of Office Notes
4 Lee Yuan-tsu 18 August 199327 August 1997
27 August 199718 June 2000
Hau Pei-tsun 18 August 199314 December 1995Expelled by the party in 1995 for an independent presidential campaign. Returned in 2005.
Lin Yang-kang 18 August 199314 December 1995Expelled by the party in 1995 for an independent presidential campaign. Returned in 2005.
Lien Chan 18 August 199327 August 1997As Premier of the Executive Yuan (1993–1997), Vice President (1996–2000).
  • Senior Vice Chair
27 August 199718 June 2000As Vice President (1996–2000), 2000 Kuomintang presidential nominee.
  • Senior Vice Chair
  • Acting Chair (24 March – 18 June 2000)
5 Yu Kuo-hwa 27 August 199718 June 2000
18 June 20004 October 2000(Died in post)
Chiu Chuang-huan 27 August 199718 June 2000
6 Chiang Pin-kung 30 March 200030 March 2003
  • Senior Vice Chair
30 March 200319 August 2005
19 August 200527 February 2007
  • Senior Vice Chair
  • Acting Chair (14 March – 11 April 2007)
27 February 200717 October 2009
  • Senior Vice Chair
17 October 200919 September 2012
  • Senior Vice Chair
7 Vincent Siew
Siew Wan-chang		 18 June 200029 July 2001
29 July 200123 March 2005
Wang Jin-pyng 18 June 200029 July 2001As President of the Legislative Yuan.
29 July 200119 August 2005As President of the Legislative Yuan.
Chiang Chung-ling 18 June 200029 July 2001
29 July 200130 March 2003
Wu Po-hsiung 18 June 200029 July 2001
  • Acting Chair (13 February – 14 March 2007)
29 July 200119 August 2005
19 August 200511 April 2007
Helen Lin
Lin Cheng-chih		 18 June 200029 July 2001
29 July 200119 August 2005
19 August 200519 April 2006
8 Ma Ying-jeou 30 March 200319 August 2005As Mayor of Taipei City.
9 John Kuan
Kuan Chung		 19 August 200522 November 2008
10 Lin Yi-shih 12 April 200624 January 2008
Chang Jen-hsiang (章仁香) 19 April 200620 May 2008
11 Chan Chun-po 12 January 200717 October 2009
17 October 200930 April 2014
Lin Fong-cheng 11 April 200717 October 2009
17 October 200930 April 2014
12 John Chiang
Chiang Hsiao-yen		 22 November 200817 October 2009
17 October 200930 April 2014
Wu Den-yih 22 November 200817 October 2009
4 June 201419 January 2015As Vice President.
  • Senior Vice Chair
Tseng Yung-chuan 22 November 200817 October 2009
  • Senior Vice Chair
17 October 200915 February 2012
  • Senior Vice Chair
15 February 201219 January 2015
  • Senior Vice Chair (until 4 June 2014)
20 August 201715 January 2020
  • Senior Vice Chair
Eric Chu
Chu Li-luan		 22 November 200817 October 2009
26 May 201023 December 2010
30 April 201419 January 2015As Mayor of New Taipei City.
Huang Min-hui 22 November 200817 October 2009
17 October 200916 January 2016
30 October 2021Incumbent
  • Senior Vice Chair
13 Hung Hsiu-chu 15 February 201219 January 2015
14 Jason Hu
Hu Chih-chiang		 30 April 201419 January 2015
18 May 201630 June 2017
Hau Lung-pin 30 April 201416 January 2016
  • Senior Vice Chair
18 May 201630 June 2017
20 August 201715 January 2020
15 Lin Junq-tzer 18 May 201630 June 2017
16 Steve Chan
Chan Chi-hsien		 15 June 20167 January 2017
  • Senior Vice Chair
17 Chen Chen-hsiang 23 November 201630 June 2017
18 Andrew Hsia 30 October 2021Incumbent
Sean Lien 30 October 2021Incumbent

Timeline
Johnny ChiangWu Den-yihHung Hsiu-chuEric ChuWu Po-hsiungMa Ying-jeouLien ChanLee Teng-huiChiang Ching-kuo

See also
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References
  1. 中國國民黨大事記 (in Chinese). 中國國民黨全球資訊網. Archived from the original on 2009-08-02. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
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