# List of presidents of the Republic of China by other offices held

This is a list of presidents (post-1947 constitution) of the Republic of China by other offices (either elected or appointed) held. Every president of the Republic of China has served as at least one of the following:
* Vice President of the Republic of China
* an elected representative (either Legislative Yuan or National Assembly)
* a governor or mayor of a province or special municipality
* an Executive Yuan minister
* a general of the Republic of China Army

## Central government
### Executive branch
#### Vice presidents

| Vice President | President served under | Year(s) served | Notes |
| Yen Chia-kan | Chiang Kai-shek | 1966–1975 | Became president after Chiang K.S.'s death |
| Lee Teng-hui | Chiang Ching-kuo | 1984–1988 | Became president after Chiang C.K.'s death |
| William Lai | Tsai Ing-wen | 2020–2024 | Succeeded Tsai after winning the 2024 election |
3 vice presidents (Lien Chan, Annette Lu, and William Lai) all made failed runs for the presidency. Lien received their party's nomination. Lai would later be elected in a second run for the presidency.

#### Executive Yuan Ministers

Italics indicate positions before promulgation of the 1947 constitution.
| Minister | Office | President served under | Year(s) served |
| Chiang Kai-shek | Premier | Chiang Kai-shek | 1930–1931 |
| Chiang Kai-shek | Premier | Lin Sen | 1935–1938 |
| Chiang Kai-shek | Premier | Lin Sen Chiang Kai-shek | 1939–1945 |
| Chiang Kai-shek | Minister of Foreign Affairs | Lin Sen | 1941–1942 |
| Yen Chia-kan | Minister of Economic Affairs | Chiang Kai-shek | 1950 |
| Yen Chia-kan | Minister of Finance | Chiang Kai-shek | 1950–1954 |
| Yen Chia-kan | Minister of Council for United States Aid | Chiang Kai-shek | 1957–1958 |
| Yen Chia-kan | Minister of Council for International Economic Cooperation and Development | Chiang Kai-shek | 1963–1969 |
| Yen Chia-kan | Minister of Vocational Assistance Commission for Retired Servicemen | Chiang Kai-shek | 1954–1956 |
| Yen Chia-kan | Minister of Finance | Chiang Kai-shek | 1958–1963 |
| Chiang Ching-kuo | Minister of Vocational Assistance Commission for Retired Servicemen | Chiang Kai-shek Yen Chia-kan | 1956–1964 |
| Chiang Ching-kuo | Minister Without Portfolio | Chiang Kai-shek Yen Chia-kan | 1958–1965 |
| Chiang Ching-kuo | Minister of National Defense | Chiang Kai-shek Yen Chia-kan | 1965–1969 |
| Chiang Ching-kuo | Minister of Council for International Economic Cooperation and Development | Chiang Kai-shek Yen Chia-kan | 1969–1973 |
| Chiang Ching-kuo | Vice Premier | Chiang Kai-shek Yen Chia-kan | 1969–1972 |
| Chiang Ching-kuo | Premier | Chiang Kai-shek Yen Chia-kan | 1972–1978 |
| Lee Teng-hui | Minister Without Portfolio | Chiang Kai-shek Yen Chia-kan | 1972–1978 |
| Ma Ying-jeou | Minister of Research, Development and Evaluation Commission | Lee Teng-hui | 1988–1991 |
| Ma Ying-jeou | Minister of Justice | Lee Teng-hui | 1993–1996 |
| Tsai Ing-wen | Minister of Mainland Affairs Council | Chen Shui-bian | 2000–2004 |
| Tsai Ing-wen | Vice Premier | Chen Shui-bian | 2006–2007 |
| Tsai Ing-wen | Minister of Consumer Protection Committee | Chen Shui-bian | 2006–2007 |
| William Lai | Premier | Tsai Ing-wen | 2017–2019 |

### Parliament
#### National Assembly

| Constituency | President | Year(s) served |
| Fenghua, Chekiang | Chiang Kai-shek | 1948–1975 |
| Party list | Ma Ying-jeou | 1992–1996 |
| Tainan City | William Lai | 1996–1999 |

#### Legislative Yuan

| Constituency | President | Year(s) served | Notes |
| Taipei | Chen Shui-bian | 1990–1994 | Later elected as Mayor of Taipei |
| Party list | Tsai Ing-wen | 2005–2006 | Later appointed as vice premier |
| Tainan City Tainan City 2 | William Lai | 1999–2010 | Later elected as Mayor of Tainan |

## Local government
### Governors and Mayors of Special Municipalities

| Province / Special Municipality | President | Year(s) served |
| Szechwan | Chiang Kai-shek | 1939–1940 |
| Tainan | William Lai | 2010–2017 |
| Taipei | Lee Teng-hui | 1978–1981 |
| Taipei | Chen Shui-bian | 1994–1998 |
| Taipei | Ma Ying-jeou | 1998–2006 |
| Taiwan | Lee Teng-hui | 1981-1984 |

### Provincial or City Councillors

| Provincial/City Council | President | Year(s)served | Notes |
| Taipei City Council | Chen Shui-bian | 1981–1985 | |

### Other provincial or municipal offices

| President | Office and Jurisdiction | Year(s) served |
| Yen Chia-kan | Commissioner, Department of Finance, Fukien Province | 1939–1945 |
| Yen Chia-kan | Commissioner, Department of Construction, Fukien Province | 1847–1849 |

## Military

| President | Term of office | Position(s) |
| Chiang Kai-shek | 1948–1975 | Generalissimo in the Republic of China Army Chairman of the Military Affairs Commission |
| Chiang Ching-kuo | 1978–1988 | General in the Republic of China Army |

## Lost races

Source:

### Presidential elections

| President | Office and jurisdiction | Year | Notes |
| Tsai Ing-wen | President of the Republic of China | 2012 | Lost to Ma Ying-jeou. Won in 2016, 2020 |
| William Lai | Democratic Progressive nomination for President of the Republic of China | 2020 | Lost to Tsai Ing-wen. Later served as her running mate. Won in 2024 |

### Local elections

| President | Office and jurisdiction | Year | Notes |
| Chen Shui-bian | Tainan County Magistrate | 1985 | Lost to Lee Ya-chiao. |
| Chen Shui-bian | Mayor of Taipei | 1998 | Lost to Ma Ying-jeou. |
| Tsai Ing-wen | Mayor of New Taipei | 2010 | Lost to Eric Chu. |