# 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.

## Election

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

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
### Pre-1947 Constitution

During the Nationalist government era, the president of Legislative Yuan was appointed by the Central Committee of the Kuomintang (Nationalist Party).
Kuomintang
| No. | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Political party | Chairman |
| 1 | Hu Hanmin 胡漢民 Hú Hànmín | 8 Oct 1928 | 2 Mar 1931 | Kuomintang | Tan Yankai (Kuomintang) |
| 1 | Hu Hanmin 胡漢民 Hú Hànmín | 8 Oct 1928 | 2 Mar 1931 | Kuomintang | Chiang Kai-shek (Kuomintang) |
| 2 | Lin Sen 林森 Lín Sēn | 2 Mar 1931 | 1 Jan 1932 | Kuomintang | Chiang Kai-shek (Kuomintang) |
| 2 | Lin Sen 林森 Lín Sēn | 2 Mar 1931 | 1 Jan 1932 | Kuomintang | Lin Sen (Kuomintang) |
| — | Shao Yuanchong 邵元沖 Shào Yuánchōng | 2 Mar 1931 | 1 Jan 1932 | Kuomintang | Lin Sen (Kuomintang) |
| 3 | Chang Chi 張繼 Zhāng Jì | 1 Jan 1932 | 28 Jan 1932 | Kuomintang | Lin Sen (Kuomintang) |
| — | Qin Zhen 覃振 Qín Zhèn | 1 Jan 1932 | 14 May 1932 | Kuomintang | Lin Sen (Kuomintang) |
| — | Shao Yuanchong 邵元沖 Shào Yuánchōng | 14 May 1932 | 1 Dec 1932 | Kuomintang | Lin Sen (Kuomintang) |
| 4 | Sun Fo 孫科 Sūn Kē | 29 Jan 1932 | 17 May 1948 | Kuomintang | Lin Sen (Kuomintang) |
| 4 | Sun Fo 孫科 Sūn Kē | 29 Jan 1932 | 17 May 1948 | Kuomintang | Chiang Kai-shek (Kuomintang) |

### 1947 Constitution

The first Legislative Yuan election under the 1947 Constitution of the Republic of China was held in 1948. 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.
Kuomintang
| № | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Term | Electoral mandates (Supplementary elections) | Political party | President |
| 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 | 1 | — | Kuomintang | Chiang Kai-shek (KMT) |
| 3 | Liu Jin-chin 劉健群 Liú Jiànqún (1903-1972) MLY for Kweichow 2nd District | 5 Dec 1950 | 19 Oct 1951 | 1 | — | Kuomintang | Chiang Kai-shek (KMT) |
| — | Huang Kuo-shu 黃國書 Huáng Guóshū (1905-1987) MLY for Taiwan at-large | 19 Oct 1951 | 11 Mar 1952 | 1 | — | Kuomintang | Chiang Kai-shek (KMT) |
| 4 | Chang Tao-fan 張道藩 Zhāng Dàofān (1897-1968) MLY for Kweichow 2nd District | 11 Mar 1952 | 20 Feb 1961 | 1 | — | Kuomintang | Chiang Kai-shek (KMT) |
| 5 | Huang Kuo-shu 黃國書 Huáng Guóshū (1905-1987) MLY for Taiwan at-large | 28 Feb 1961 | 19 Feb 1972 | 1 | 1948, 1969 | Kuomintang | Chiang Kai-shek (KMT) |
| — | Ni Wen-ya 倪文亞 Ní Wényà (1902-2006) MLY for Chekiang 3rd District | 19 Feb 1972 | 2 May 1972 | 1 | — | Kuomintang | Chiang Kai-shek (KMT) |
| 6 | Ni Wen-ya 倪文亞 Ní Wényà (1902-2006) MLY for Chekiang 3rd District | 2 May 1972 | 20 Dec 1988 | 1 | 1948, 1969, 1972 | Kuomintang | Chiang Kai-shek (KMT) |
| 6 | Ni Wen-ya 倪文亞 Ní Wényà (1902-2006) MLY for Chekiang 3rd District | 2 May 1972 | 20 Dec 1988 | 1 | 1948, 1969, 1975 | Kuomintang | Yen Chia-kan (KMT) |
| 6 | Ni Wen-ya 倪文亞 Ní Wényà (1902-2006) MLY for Chekiang 3rd District | 2 May 1972 | 20 Dec 1988 | 1 | 1948, 1969, 1980 1948, 1969, 1983 1948, 1969, 1986 | Kuomintang | Chiang Ching-kuo (KMT) |
| 6 | Ni Wen-ya 倪文亞 Ní Wényà (1902-2006) MLY for Chekiang 3rd District | 2 May 1972 | 20 Dec 1988 | 1 | — | Kuomintang | Lee Teng-hui (KMT) |
| — | Liu Kuo-tsai 劉闊才 Liú Kuòcái (1911-1993) MLY for Taiwan 1st District | 20 Dec 1988 | 24 Feb 1989 | 1 | — | Kuomintang | Lee Teng-hui (KMT) |
| 7 | Liu Kuo-tsai 劉闊才 Liú Kuòcái (1911-1993) MLY for Taiwan 1st District | 24 Feb 1989 | 20 Feb 1990 | 1 | — | Kuomintang | Lee Teng-hui (KMT) |
| — | Liang Su-yung 梁肅戎 (1920-2004) Liáng Sùróng MLY for Liaopeh at-large | 20 Feb 1990 | 27 Feb 1990 | 1 | 1948, 1969, 1989 | Kuomintang | Lee Teng-hui (KMT) |
| 8 | Liang Su-yung 梁肅戎 (1920-2004) Liáng Sùróng MLY for Liaopeh at-large | 27 Feb 1990 | 31 Dec 1991 | 1 | 1948, 1969, 1989 | Kuomintang | Lee Teng-hui (KMT) |
| 9 | Liu Sung-pan 劉松藩 Liú Sōngfān (1931-2016) MLY for Taiwan 6th District | 17 Jan 1992 | 1 Feb 1993 | 1 | 1989 | Kuomintang | Lee Teng-hui (KMT) |

### 1991 Constitution amendment

The Additional Articles of the Constitution promulgated in 1991 mandated the total re-election of Legislative Yuan in Taiwan.
Kuomintang  Democratic Progressive Party
| No. | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Term | Electoral mandates (Proportional vote share) | Political party | President (Government) |
| (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) |
| (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 1996 | 1 Feb 1999 | 3 | 1995 46.1% | Kuomintang | Lee Teng-hui (KMT) (Majority) |
| 10 | Wang Jin-pyng 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 | Lee Teng-hui (KMT) (Majority) |
| 10 | Wang Jin-pyng 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) |
| 10 | Wang Jin-pyng 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 2002 | 1 Feb 2005 | 5 | 2001 31.3% + 23.2% (Pan-Blue Coalition) | Kuomintang | Chen Shui-bian (DPP) (Minority) |
| 10 | Wang Jin-pyng 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 2005 | 1 Feb 2008 | 6 | 2004 34.9% + 14.9% (Pan-Blue Coalition) | Kuomintang | Chen Shui-bian (DPP) (Minority) |
| 10 | Wang Jin-pyng 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 2008 | 1 Feb 2012 | 7 | 2008 53.5% | Kuomintang | Ma Ying-jeou (KMT) (Majority: 2008-2016) (Minority: 2016) |
| 10 | Wang Jin-pyng 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 2012 | 1 Feb 2016 | 8 | 2012 44.5% | Kuomintang | Ma Ying-jeou (KMT) (Majority: 2008-2016) (Minority: 2016) |
| 11 | Su Jia-chyuan 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 | Tsai Ing-wen (DPP) (Majority: 2016-2024) (Minority: 2024) |
| 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 | Tsai Ing-wen (DPP) (Majority: 2016-2024) (Minority: 2024) |
| 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 | Lai Ching-te (DPP) (Minority) |