# List of premiers of the Republic of China

This is a list of the premiers of the Republic of China since 1912. The Republic of China before 1949 controlled mainland China as well as offshore islands. The Republic of China since 1949 has only controlled Taiwan and nearby islands. The current Republic of China is usually known as Taiwan. In the country's history, the official title of the head of government has changed over time.
| Year | Chinese | Mandarin Pinyin | Taiwanese Pe̍h-ōe-jī | Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ |
| 1912–1914, 1916–1928 | 國務總理 | Guówù Zǒnglǐ | Kok-bū Chóng-lí | Koet-vu Chúng-lî |
| 1914–1916 | 政事堂國務卿 | Zhèngshìtáng Guówùqīng | Chèng-sū-tông Kok-bū-khing | Chṳn-sṳ-thòng Koet-vu-khîn |
| 1928–present | 行政院院長 | Xíngzhèng Yuàn Yuànzhǎng | Hêng-chèng Īⁿ Īⁿ-tiúⁿ | Hàng-chṳn Yen Yen-tshòng |
Premiers, also known as Presidents of the Executive Yuan, are appointed by the Presidents of the Republic of China, but some premiers were even more powerful than the presidents, during the early age of the Republic of China. Some presidents were even expelled by the premiers they appointed. The title of premier in China was changed several times, so this list is divided into several sections.

## List

Independent  Beiyang clique, etc.  Progressive  Communications  Kuomintang (Nationalist)  Democratic Progressive

### Premiers of the Cabinet (1912–1914)

* Period: 13 March 1912 – 1 May 1914
According to the Provisional Constitution of Republic of China, which was passed in 1912, the leader of the majority party or the majority coalition should be appointed premier by the president.
| No. | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office Duration in years and days | Term of office Duration in years and days | Cabinet | Political party | Legislature (elected) | President |
| 1 | Tang Shaoyi 唐紹儀 (1862–1938) | 13 March 1912 | 27 June 1912 | Tang S. I | Independent | Provisional (1912) | Yuan Shikai (Beiyang clique) |
| Yuan Shikai (Beiyang clique) ||
| 2 | Lu Zhengxiang 陸徵祥 Lù Zhēngxiáng (1871–1949) | 29 June 1912 | 22 September 1912 | Lu I | Independent | Provisional (1912) | Yuan Shikai (Beiyang clique) |
| Yuan Shikai (Beiyang clique) ||
| 3 | Zhao Bingjun 趙秉鈞 (1859–1914) | 25 September 1912 | 16 July 1913 | Zhao | Independent | Provisional (1912) | Yuan Shikai (Beiyang clique) |
| 3 | Zhao Bingjun 趙秉鈞 (1859–1914) | 25 September 1912 | 16 July 1913 | Zhao | Independent | 1st (1912) | Yuan Shikai (Beiyang clique) |
| Yuan Shikai (Beiyang clique) ||
| — | Duan Qirui 段祺瑞 (1865–1936) acting | 19 July 1913 | 31 July 1913 | Duan Provisional | Beiyang clique | 1st (1912) | Yuan Shikai (Beiyang clique) |
| Yuan Shikai (Beiyang clique) ||
| 4 | Xiong Xiling 熊希齡 (1870–1937) | 31 July 1913 | 12 February 1914 | Xiong | Independent | 1st (1912) | Yuan Shikai (Beiyang clique) |
| Yuan Shikai (Beiyang clique) ||
| — | Sun Baoqi 孫寶琦 (1867–1931) acting | 12 February 1914 | 1 May 1914 | Sun B. Provisional | Independent | 1st (1912) | Yuan Shikai (Beiyang clique) |
| Yuan Shikai (Beiyang clique) ||

### Secretaries of State (1914–1916)

* Period: 1 May 1914 – 21 December 1915; 22 March 1916 – 29 June 1916
| No. | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office Duration in years and days | Term of office Duration in years and days | Cabinet | Political party | Legislature (elected) | President |
| 5 | Xu Shichang 徐世昌 (1855–1939) | 1 May 1914 | 21 December 1915 | Xu S.-C. I | Beiyang clique | 1st (1912) | Yuan Shikai (Beiyang clique) |
| Yuan Shikai (Beiyang clique) ||
| (2) | Lu Zhengxiang 陸徵祥 Lù Zhēngxiáng (1871–1949) | 22 December 1915 | 22 March 1916 | Lu II | Independent | 1st (1912) | Yuan Shikai (Beiyang clique) |
| Yuan Shikai (Beiyang clique) ||
| (5) | Xu Shichang 徐世昌 (1855–1939) | 22 March 1916 | 22 April 1916 | Xu S.-C. II | Beiyang clique | 1st (1912) | Yuan Shikai (Beiyang clique) |
| Yuan Shikai (Beiyang clique) ||
| 6 | Duan Qirui 段祺瑞 (1865–1936) | 22 April 1916 | 29 June 1916 | Duan I | Beiyang clique | 1st (1912) | Yuan Shikai (Beiyang clique) |
| 6 | Duan Qirui 段祺瑞 (1865–1936) | 22 April 1916 | 29 June 1916 | Duan I | Beiyang clique | 1st (1912) | Li Yuanhong (Progressive Party) |
| Li Yuanhong (Progressive Party) ||

### Premiers of the State Council (1916–1928)

* Period: 29 June 1916 – 3 June 1928
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office Duration in years and days | Term of office Duration in years and days | Cabinet | Political party | Legislature (elected) | President | President |
| (6) | | Duan Qirui 段祺瑞 (1865–1936) | 29 June 1916 | 23 May 1917 | Duan I Reshuffled | Beiyang clique | 1st (1912) | | Li Yuanhong (Progressive Party) |
| Li Yuanhong (Progressive Party) ||
| — | | Wu Tingfang 伍廷芳 (1842–1922) acting | 23 May 1917 | 12 June 1917 | Wu T. Provisional | Independent | 1st (1912) | | Li Yuanhong (Progressive Party) |
| Li Yuanhong (Progressive Party) ||
| — | | Jiang Chaozong 江朝宗 (1861–1943) acting | 12 June 1917 | 24 June 1917 | Jiang C. Provisional | Beiyang clique | 1st (1912) | | Li Yuanhong (Progressive Party) |
| Li Yuanhong (Progressive Party) ||
| 7 | | Li Jingxi 李經羲 (1857–1925) | 25 June 1917 | 2 July 1917 | Li | Independent | 1st (1912) | | Li Yuanhong (Progressive Party) |
| Li Yuanhong (Progressive Party) ||
| Li Yuanhong (Progressive Party) |||||||
| (6) | | Duan Qirui 段祺瑞 (1865–1936) | 14 July 1917 | 22 November 1917 | Duan II | Anhui clique | 1st (1912) | | Feng Guozhang (Zhili clique) acting |
| Feng Guozhang (Zhili clique) acting ||
| — | | Wang Daxie 汪大燮 (1859–1929) acting | 22 November 1917 | 30 November 1917 | Duan II | Independent | 1st (1912) | | Feng Guozhang (Zhili clique) acting |
| Feng Guozhang (Zhili clique) acting ||
| 8 | | Wang Shizhen 王士珍 (1861–1930) | 30 November 1917 | 23 March 1918 | Wang S. | Zhili clique | 1st (1912) | | Feng Guozhang (Zhili clique) acting |
| Feng Guozhang (Zhili clique) acting ||
| (6) | | Duan Qirui 段祺瑞 (1865–1936) | 23 March 1918 | 10 October 1918 | Duan III | Anhui clique | 2nd (1918) | | Feng Guozhang (Zhili clique) acting |
| Feng Guozhang (Zhili clique) acting ||
| — | | Qian Nengxun 錢能訓 (1869–1924) | 10 October 1918 | 20 December 1918 | Qian Provisional | Independent | 2nd (1918) | | Xu Shichang (Anhui clique) |
| Xu Shichang (Anhui clique) ||
| 9 | | Qian Nengxun 錢能訓 (1869–1924) | 20 December 1918 | 13 June 1919 | Qian | Independent | 2nd (1918) | | Xu Shichang (Anhui clique) |
| Xu Shichang (Anhui clique) ||
| — | | Gong Xinzhan 龔心湛 (1871–1943) acting | 13 June 1919 | 24 September 1919 | Gong Provisional | Independent | 2nd (1918) | | Xu Shichang (Anhui clique) |
| Xu Shichang (Anhui clique) ||
| — | | Jin Yunpeng 靳雲鵬 (1877–1951) | 24 September 1919 | 5 November 1919 | Jin Provisional | Anhui clique | 2nd (1918) | | Xu Shichang (Anhui clique) |
| Xu Shichang (Anhui clique) ||
| 10 | | Jin Yunpeng 靳雲鵬 (1877–1951) | 5 November 1919 | 14 May 1920 | Jin I | Anhui clique | 2nd (1918) | | Xu Shichang (Anhui clique) |
| Xu Shichang (Anhui clique) ||
| — | | Sa Zhenbing 薩鎮冰 (1859–1952) acting | 2 July 1920 | 9 August 1920 | Sa Provisional | Independent | 2nd (1918) | | Xu Shichang (Anhui clique) |
| Xu Shichang (Anhui clique) ||
| (10) | | Jin Yunpeng 靳雲鵬 (1877–1951) | 9 August 1920 | 14 May 1921 | Jin II | Anhui clique | 2nd (1918) | | Xu Shichang (Anhui clique) |
| Xu Shichang (Anhui clique) ||
| (10) | | Jin Yunpeng 靳雲鵬 (1877–1951) | 14 May 1921 | 18 December 1921 | Jin III | Anhui clique | 2nd (1918) | | Xu Shichang (Anhui clique) |
| Xu Shichang (Anhui clique) ||
| — | | Yan Huiqing (W.W. Yan) 顏惠慶 (1877–1950) acting | 18 December 1921 | 24 December 1921 | Yan H. Provisional | Independent | 2nd (1918) | | Xu Shichang (Anhui clique) |
| Xu Shichang (Anhui clique) ||
| 11 | | Liang Shiyi 梁士詒 (1869–1933) | 24 December 1921 | 8 April 1922 | Liang | Communications Clique | 2nd (1918) | | Xu Shichang (Anhui clique) |
| Xu Shichang (Anhui clique) ||
| — | | Zhou Ziqi 周自齊 (1869–1923) acting | 8 April 1922 | 11 June 1922 | Zhou Provisional | Communications Clique | 2nd (1918) | | Xu Shichang (Anhui clique) |
| Xu Shichang (Anhui clique) ||
| 12 | | Yan Huiqing (W.W. Yan) 顏惠慶 (1877–1950) | 12 June 1922 | 5 August 1922 | Yan H. I | Independent | 2nd (1918) | | Li Yuanhong (Research Clique) |
| Li Yuanhong (Research Clique) ||
| (1) | | Tang Shaoyi 唐紹儀 (1862–1938) | 5 August 1922 | 19 September 1922 | Tang S. II | Independent | 2nd (1918) | | Li Yuanhong (Research Clique) |
| Li Yuanhong (Research Clique) ||
| 13 | | Wang Chonghui 王寵惠 (1881–1958) | 19 September 1922 | 29 November 1922 | Wang C. | Independent | 2nd (1918) | | Li Yuanhong (Research Clique) |
| Li Yuanhong (Research Clique) ||
| 14 | | Wang Daxie 汪大燮 (1859–1929) | 29 November 1922 | 11 December 1922 | Wang D. | Independent | 2nd (1918) | | Li Yuanhong (Research Clique) |
| Li Yuanhong (Research Clique) ||
| — | | Wang Zhengting 王正廷 (1882–1961) acting | 11 December 1922 | 4 January 1923 | Wang Z. Provisional | Independent | 2nd (1918) | | Li Yuanhong (Research Clique) |
| Li Yuanhong (Research Clique) ||
| 15 | | Zhang Shaozeng 張紹曾 (1879–1928) | 4 January 1923 | 13 June 1923 | Zhang | Independent | 2nd (1918) | | Li Yuanhong (Research Clique) |
| Li Yuanhong (Research Clique) ||
| — | | Gao Lingwei 高凌霨 (1870–1940) acting | 14 June 1923 | 12 October 1923 | Gao Acting | Zhili clique | 2nd (1918) | | Li Yuanhong (Research Clique) |
| Li Yuanhong (Research Clique) ||
| — | | Gao Lingwei 高凌霨 (1870–1940) acting | 12 October 1923 | 12 January 1924 | Gao Provisional | Zhili clique | 1st (1912) | | Cao Kun (Zhili clique) |
| Cao Kun (Zhili clique) ||
| 16 | | Sun Baoqi 孫寶琦 (1867–1931) | 12 January 1924 | 2 July 1924 | Sun B. | Independent | 1st (1912) | | Cao Kun (Zhili clique) |
| Cao Kun (Zhili clique) ||
| — | | V. S. Wellington Koo 顧維鈞 Gù Wéijūn (1888–1985) acting | 2 July 1924 | 14 September 1924 | Koo Provisional | Independent | 1st (1912) | | Cao Kun (Zhili clique) |
| Cao Kun (Zhili clique) ||
| (12) | | Yan Huiqing (W.W. Yan) 顏惠慶 (1877–1950) | 14 September 1924 | 31 October 1924 | Yan H. II | Independent | 1st (1912) | | Cao Kun (Zhili clique) |
| Cao Kun (Zhili clique) ||
| — | | Huang Fu 黃郛 (1880–1936) acting | 31 October 1924 | 24 November 1924 | Huang Provisional | Independent | 1st (1912) | | Cao Kun (Zhili clique) |
| Cao Kun (Zhili clique) ||
| The premiership was abolished from 25 November 1924 to 26 December 1925. | The premiership was abolished from 25 November 1924 to 26 December 1925. | The premiership was abolished from 25 November 1924 to 26 December 1925. | The premiership was abolished from 25 November 1924 to 26 December 1925. | The premiership was abolished from 25 November 1924 to 26 December 1925. | The premiership was abolished from 25 November 1924 to 26 December 1925. | The premiership was abolished from 25 November 1924 to 26 December 1925. | 1st (1912) | | Duan Qirui (Anhui clique) |
| 17 | | Xu Shiying 許世英 (1873–1964) | 26 December 1925 | 4 March 1926 | Xu S.-Y. | Anhui clique | Dissolved | | Duan Qirui (Anhui clique) |
| Duan Qirui (Anhui clique) ||
| 18 | | Jia Deyao 賈德耀 (1880–1941) | 4 March 1926 | 20 April 1926 | Jia | Anhui clique | Dissolved | | Duan Qirui (Anhui clique) |
| Duan Qirui (Anhui clique) ||
| — | | Hu Weide 胡惟德 (1863–1933) acting | 20 April 1926 | 13 May 1926 | Hu Provisional Acting | Zhili clique | Dissolved | Premier as acting President | Premier as acting President |
| Premier as acting President ||
| — | | Yan Huiqing (W.W. Yan) 顏惠慶 (1877–1950) acting | 13 May 1926 | 22 June 1926 | Yan H. Acting | Independent | Dissolved | Premier as acting President | Premier as acting President |
| Premier as acting President ||
| — | | Du Xigui 杜錫珪 (1874–1933) acting | 22 June 1926 | 1 October 1926 | Du Provisional Acting | Zhili clique | Dissolved | Premier as acting President | Premier as acting President |
| Premier as acting President ||
| — | | V. S. Wellington Koo 顧維鈞 Gù Wéijūn (1888–1985) | 1 October 1926 | 11 January 1927 | Koo Provisional Acting | Independent | Dissolved | Premier as acting President | Premier as acting President |
| Premier as acting President ||
| 19 | | V. S. Wellington Koo 顧維鈞 Gù Wéijūn (1888–1985) | 11 January 1927 | 16 June 1927 | Koo Acting | Independent | Dissolved | Premier as acting President | Premier as acting President |
| Premier as acting President ||
| 20 | | Pan Fu 潘復 (1883–1936) | 20 June 1927 | 3 June 1928 | Pan | Independent | Dissolved | | Zhang Zuolin (Fengtian clique) |
| Zhang Zuolin (Fengtian clique) ||

### Presidents of the Executive Yuan of the National Government (1928–1948)

    Period: 25 October 1928 – 24 May 1948
When Chiang Kai-shek established the Nanking Nationalist government in 1928, he created a presidency for the Executive Yuan instead of a premiership, in order to show the difference between his government and the previous one in Peking (then renamed Beiping). This government moved to Chongqing during the Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) and during the Chinese Civil War relocated to Taipei where it exists today.
| No. | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office Duration in years and days | Term of office Duration in years and days | Cabinet | Political party | Chairman |
| 21 | Tan Yankai 譚延闓 Tán Yánkǎi (1880–1930) | 25 October 1928 | 22 September 1930 | Tan | Kuomintang |
| 21 | Tan Yankai 譚延闓 Tán Yánkǎi (1880–1930) | 25 October 1928 | 22 September 1930 | Tan | Kuomintang | Chiang Kai-shek (Kuomintang) |
| Chiang Kai-shek (Kuomintang) ||
| — | Soong Tse-ven (T.V. Soong) 宋子文 Sòng Zǐwén (1894–1971) acting | 25 September 1930 | 18 November 1930 | Tan | Kuomintang | Chiang Kai-shek (Kuomintang) |
| Chiang Kai-shek (Kuomintang) ||
| 22 | Chiang Kai-shek 蔣中正 Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng (1887–1975) | 18 November 1930 | 15 December 1931 | Chiang K. I | Kuomintang | Chiang Kai-shek (Kuomintang) |
| Chiang Kai-shek (Kuomintang) ||
| — | Chen Mingshu 陳銘樞 Chén Míngshū (1889–1965) acting | 15 December 1931 | 28 December 1931 | — | Kuomintang | Lin Sen (Kuomintang) |
| Lin Sen (Kuomintang) ||
| 23 | Sun Fo 孫科 Sūn Kē (1891–1973) | 28 December 1931 | 28 January 1932 | Sun F. I | Kuomintang | Lin Sen (Kuomintang) |
| Lin Sen (Kuomintang) ||
| 24 | Wang Jingwei 汪兆銘 Wāng Zhàomíng (1883–1944) | 28 January 1932 | 1 December 1935 | Wang | Kuomintang | Lin Sen (Kuomintang) |
| Lin Sen (Kuomintang) ||
| (22) | Chiang Kai-shek 蔣中正 Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng (1887–1975) | 7 December 1935 | 1 January 1938 | Chiang K. II | Kuomintang | Lin Sen (Kuomintang) |
| Lin Sen (Kuomintang) ||
| 25 | Kung Hsiang-hsi (H.H. Kung) 孔祥熙 Kǒng Xiángxī (1881–1967) | 1 January 1938 | 25 November 1939 | Kung | Kuomintang | Lin Sen (Kuomintang) |
| Lin Sen (Kuomintang) ||
| (22) | Chiang Kai-shek 蔣中正 Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng (1887–1975) | 11 December 1939 | 31 May 1945 | Chiang K. III | Kuomintang | Lin Sen (Kuomintang) |
| (22) | Chiang Kai-shek 蔣中正 Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng (1887–1975) | 11 December 1939 | 31 May 1945 | Chiang K. III | Kuomintang | Chiang Kai-shek (Kuomintang) |
| Chiang Kai-shek (Kuomintang) ||
| 26 | Soong Tse-ven (T.V. Soong) 宋子文 Sòng Zǐwén (1894–1971) | 31 May 1945 | 1 March 1947 | Soong | Kuomintang | Chiang Kai-shek (Kuomintang) |
| Chiang Kai-shek (Kuomintang) ||
| — | Chiang Kai-shek 蔣中正 Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng (1887–1975) acting | 1 March 1947 | 23 April 1947 | — | Kuomintang | Chiang Kai-shek (Kuomintang) |
| Chiang Kai-shek (Kuomintang) ||
| 27 | Zhang Qun 張群 Zhāng Qún (1889–1990) | 23 April 1947 | 24 May 1948 | Zhang Qun | Kuomintang | Chiang Kai-shek (Kuomintang) |
| Chiang Kai-shek (Kuomintang) ||

### Presidents of the Executive Yuan (1948–present)

* Period: 25 May 1948 – present
| No. | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office Duration in years and days | Term of office Duration in years and days | Cabinet | Political party | Legislature (elected) | President |
| 28 | Weng Wenhao 翁文灝 Wēng Wénhào (1889–1971) | 25 May 1948 | 26 November 1948 | Weng | Kuomintang | 1st (1948) | Chiang Kai-shek (Kuomintang) |
| Chiang Kai-shek (Kuomintang) ||
| (23) | Sun Fo 孫科 Sūn Kē (1891–1973) | 26 November 1948 | 12 March 1949 | Sun F. II | Kuomintang | 1st (1948) | Chiang Kai-shek (Kuomintang) |
| Chiang Kai-shek (Kuomintang) ||
| 29 | He Yingqin 何應欽 Hé Yìngqīn (1890–1987) | 12 March 1949 | 13 June 1949 | He | Kuomintang | 1st (1948) | Chiang Kai-shek (Kuomintang) |
| 29 | He Yingqin 何應欽 Hé Yìngqīn (1890–1987) | 12 March 1949 | 13 June 1949 | He | Kuomintang | 1st (1948) | Li Zongren (KMT) acting |
| Li Zongren (KMT) acting ||
| 30 | Yan Xishan 閻錫山 Yán Xíshān (1883–1960) | 13 June 1949 | 10 March 1950 | Yan X. | Kuomintang | 1st (1948) | Li Zongren (KMT) acting |
| 30 | Yan Xishan 閻錫山 Yán Xíshān (1883–1960) | 13 June 1949 | 10 March 1950 | Yan X. | Kuomintang | 1st (1948) | Chiang Kai-shek (Kuomintang) |
| Chiang Kai-shek (Kuomintang) ||
| 31 | Chen Cheng 陳誠 Chén Chéng (1898–1965) | 10 March 1950 | 1 June 1954 | Chen C. I | Kuomintang | 1st (1948) | Chiang Kai-shek (Kuomintang) |
| Chiang Kai-shek (Kuomintang) ||
| 32 | Yu Hung-Chun 俞鴻鈞 Yú Hóngjūn (1897–1960) | 1 June 1954 | 15 July 1958 | Yu H. | Kuomintang | 1st (1948) | Chiang Kai-shek (Kuomintang) |
| Chiang Kai-shek (Kuomintang) ||
| (31) | Chen Cheng 陳誠 Chén Chéng (1898–1965) | 15 July 1958 | 16 December 1963 | Chen C. II | Kuomintang | 1st (1948) | Chiang Kai-shek (Kuomintang) |
| Chiang Kai-shek (Kuomintang) ||
| 33 | Yen Chia-kan (C. K. Yen) 嚴家淦 Yán Jiāgàn (1905–1993) | 16 December 1963 | 1 June 1972 | Yen | Kuomintang | 1st (1948) | Chiang Kai-shek (Kuomintang) |
| Chiang Kai-shek (Kuomintang) ||
| 34 | Chiang Ching-kuo 蔣經國 Jiǎng Jīngguó (1910–1988) | 1 June 1972 | 20 May 1978 | Chiang C. | Kuomintang | 1st (1948) | Chiang Kai-shek (Kuomintang) |
| 34 | Chiang Ching-kuo 蔣經國 Jiǎng Jīngguó (1910–1988) | 1 June 1972 | 20 May 1978 | Chiang C. | Kuomintang | 1st (1948) | Yen Chia-kan (Kuomintang) |
| Yen Chia-kan (Kuomintang) ||
| — | Hsu Ching-chung 徐慶鐘 Xú Qìngzhōng (1907–1996) (acting) | 20 May 1978 | 1 June 1978 | Chiang C. | Kuomintang | 1st (1948) | Chiang Ching-kuo (Kuomintang) |
| Chiang Ching-kuo (Kuomintang) ||
| 35 | Sun Yun-suan 孫運璿 Sūn Yùnxuán (1913–2006) | 1 June 1978 | 24 February 1984 | Sun Y. | Kuomintang | 1st (1948) | Chiang Ching-kuo (Kuomintang) |
| Chiang Ching-kuo (Kuomintang) ||
| — | Chiu Chuang-huan 邱創煥 Qīu Chuànghuàn (1925–2020) | 24 February 1984 | 1 June 1984 | Sun Y. | Kuomintang | 1st (1948) | Chiang Ching-kuo (Kuomintang) |
| Chiang Ching-kuo (Kuomintang) ||
| 36 | Yu Kuo-hwa 俞國華 Yú Guóhuá (1914–2000) | 1 June 1984 | 1 June 1989 | Yu K. | Kuomintang | 1st (1948) | Chiang Ching-kuo (Kuomintang) |
| 36 | Yu Kuo-hwa 俞國華 Yú Guóhuá (1914–2000) | 1 June 1984 | 1 June 1989 | Yu K. | Kuomintang | 1st (1948) | Lee Teng-hui (KMT) |
| Lee Teng-hui (KMT) ||
| 37 | Lee Huan 李煥 Lǐ Huàn (1917–2010) | 1 June 1989 | 1 June 1990 | Lee | Kuomintang | 1st (1948) | Lee Teng-hui (KMT) |
| Lee Teng-hui (KMT) ||
| 38 | Hau Pei-tsun 郝柏村 Hǎo Bócūn (1919–2020) | 1 June 1990 | 27 February 1993 | Hau | Kuomintang | 1st (1948) | Lee Teng-hui (KMT) |
| Lee Teng-hui (KMT) ||
| 39 | Lien Chan 連戰 Lián Zhàn (1936–) | 27 February 1993 | 1 September 1997 | Lien | Kuomintang | 2nd (1992) | Lee Teng-hui (KMT) |
| 39 | Lien Chan 連戰 Lián Zhàn (1936–) | 4 years, 186 days | 4 years, 186 days | Lien | Kuomintang | 3rd (1995) | Lee Teng-hui (KMT) |
| 40 | Siew Wan-chang (Vincent Siew) 蕭萬長 Xiāo Wàncháng (1939–) | 1 September 1997 | 20 May 2000 | Siew | Kuomintang | 3rd (1995) | Lee Teng-hui (KMT) |
| 40 | Siew Wan-chang (Vincent Siew) 蕭萬長 Xiāo Wàncháng (1939–) | 2 years, 262 days | 2 years, 262 days | Siew | Kuomintang | 4th (1998) | Lee Teng-hui (KMT) |
| 41 | Tang Fei 唐飛 Táng Fēi (1932–) | 20 May 2000 | 6 October 2000 | Tang F. | Kuomintang | 4th (1998) | Chen Shui-bian (DPP) |
| Chen Shui-bian (DPP) ||
| 42 | Chang Chun-hsiung 張俊雄 Zhāng Jùnxióng (1938–) | 6 October 2000 | 1 February 2002 | Chang C.-H. I | Democratic Progressive | 4th (1998) | Chen Shui-bian (DPP) |
| Chen Shui-bian (DPP) ||
| 43 | Yu Shyi-kun 游錫堃 Yóu Xíkūn (1948–) | 1 February 2002 | 1 February 2005 | Yu S. | Democratic Progressive | 5th (2001) | Chen Shui-bian (DPP) |
| Chen Shui-bian (DPP) ||
| 44 | Hsieh Chang-ting (Frank Hsieh) 謝長廷 Xiè Chángtíng (1946–) | 1 February 2005 | 25 January 2006 | Hsieh | Democratic Progressive | 6th (2004) | Chen Shui-bian (DPP) |
| Chen Shui-bian (DPP) ||
| 45 | Su Tseng-chang 蘇貞昌 Sū Zhēnchāng (1948–) | 25 January 2006 | 21 May 2007 | Su I | Democratic Progressive | 6th (2004) | Chen Shui-bian (DPP) |
| Chen Shui-bian (DPP) ||
| (42) | Chang Chun-hsiung 張俊雄 Zhāng Jùnxióng (1938–) | 21 May 2007 | 20 May 2008 | Chang C.-H. II | Democratic Progressive | 6th (2004) | Chen Shui-bian (DPP) |
| (42) | Chang Chun-hsiung 張俊雄 Zhāng Jùnxióng (1938–) | 365 days | 365 days | Chang C.-H. II | Democratic Progressive | 7th (2008) | Chen Shui-bian (DPP) |
| 46 | Liu Chao-shiuan 劉兆玄 Liú Zhàoxuán (1943–) | 20 May 2008 | 10 September 2009 | Liu | Kuomintang | 7th (2008) | Ma Ying-jeou (Kuomintang) |
| Ma Ying-jeou (Kuomintang) ||
| 47 | Wu Den-yih 吳敦義 Wú Dūnyì (1948–) | 10 September 2009 | 6 February 2012 | Wu D. | Kuomintang | 7th (2008) | Ma Ying-jeou (Kuomintang) |
| Ma Ying-jeou (Kuomintang) ||
| 48 | Chen Chun (Sean Chen) 陳冲 Chén Chōng (1949–) | 6 February 2012 | 18 February 2013 | S. Chen | Kuomintang | 8th (2012) | Ma Ying-jeou (Kuomintang) |
| Ma Ying-jeou (Kuomintang) ||
| 49 | Jiang Yi-huah 江宜樺 Jiāng Yīhuá (1960–) | 18 February 2013 | 8 December 2014 | Jiang | Kuomintang | 8th (2012) | Ma Ying-jeou (Kuomintang) |
| Ma Ying-jeou (Kuomintang) ||
| 50 | Mao Chi-kuo 毛治國 Máo Zhìguó (1948–) | 8 December 2014 | 1 February 2016 | Mao | Kuomintang | 8th (2012) | Ma Ying-jeou (Kuomintang) |
| Ma Ying-jeou (Kuomintang) ||
| 51 | Chang San-cheng (Simon Chang) 張善政 Zhāng Shànzhèng (1954–) | 1 February 2016 | 20 May 2016 | S. Chang | Independent | 9th (2016) | Ma Ying-jeou (Kuomintang) |
| Ma Ying-jeou (Kuomintang) ||
| 52 | Lin Chuan 林全 Lín Quán (1951–) | 20 May 2016 | 8 September 2017 | Lin | Independent | 9th (2016) | Tsai Ing-wen (DPP) |
| Tsai Ing-wen (DPP) ||
| 53 | Lai Ching-te (William Lai) 賴清德 Lài Qīngdé (1958–) | 8 September 2017 | 14 January 2019 | Lai | Democratic Progressive | 9th (2016) | Tsai Ing-wen (DPP) |
| Tsai Ing-wen (DPP) ||
| (45) | Su Tseng-chang 蘇貞昌 Sū Zhēnchāng (1948–) | 14 January 2019 | 31 January 2023 | Su II | Democratic Progressive | 9th (2016) | Tsai Ing-wen (DPP) |
| (45) | Su Tseng-chang 蘇貞昌 Sū Zhēnchāng (1948–) | 4 years, 17 days | 4 years, 17 days | Su II | Democratic Progressive | 10th (2020) | Tsai Ing-wen (DPP) |
| 54 | Chen Chien-jen 陳建仁 Chén Jiànrén (1951–) | 31 January 2023 | 20 May 2024 | Chen C.J. | Democratic Progressive | 10th (2020) | Tsai Ing-wen (DPP) |
| 54 | Chen Chien-jen 陳建仁 Chén Jiànrén (1951–) | 2 years, 21 days | 2 years, 21 days | Chen C.J. | Democratic Progressive | 11th (2024) | Tsai Ing-wen (DPP) |
| 55 | Cho Jung-tai 卓榮泰 Zhuó Róngtài (1959–) | 20 May 2024 | Incumbent | Cho | Democratic Progressive | 11th (2024) | Lai Ching-te (DPP) |
| Lai Ching-te (DPP) ||

## Rank in length by total tenure

| Rank | Individual | Days | Days | Assumed office | Left office | Notes |
| 1 | Chen Cheng | 3524 | 1544 | 10 March 1950 | 1 June 1954 | |
| 1 | Chen Cheng | 3524 | 1980 | 15 July 1958 | 16 December 1963 | |
| 2 | Chiang Kai-shek | 3135 | 386 | 24 November 1930 | 15 December 1931 | Pre-1947 Constitution |
| 2 | Chiang Kai-shek | 3135 | 747 | 16 December 1935 | 1 January 1938 | Pre-1947 Constitution |
| 2 | Chiang Kai-shek | 3135 | 2002 | 11 December 1939 | 4 June 1945 | Pre-1947 Constitution |
| 3 | Yen Chia-kan | 3090 | 3090 | 16 December 1963 | 1 June 1972 | |
| 4 | Sun Yun-suan | 2192 | 2192 | 1 June 1978 | 1 June 1984 | |
| 5 | Chiang Ching-kuo | 2179 | 2179 | 1 June 1972 | 20 May 1978 | |
| 6 | Su Tseng-chang | 1961 | 483 | 25 January 2006 | 21 May 2007 | |
| 6 | Su Tseng-chang | 1961 | 1478 | 14 January 2019 | 31 January 2023 | |
| 7 | Yu Kuo-hua | 1826 | 1826 | 1 June 1984 | 1 June 1989 | |
| 8 | Lien Chan | 1647 | 1647 | 27 February 1993 | 1 September 1997 | |
| 9 | Yu Hung-chun | 1505 | 1505 | 1 June 1954 | 15 July 1958 | |
| 10 | Wang Jingwei | 1417 | 1417 | 29 January 1932 | 16 December 1935 | Pre-1947 Constitution |
| 11 | Yu Shyi-kun | 1096 | 1096 | 1 February 2002 | 1 February 2005 | |
| 12 | Hau Pei-tsun | 1002 | 1002 | 1 June 1990 | 27 February 1993 | |
| 13 | Vincent Siew | 992 | 992 | 1 September 1997 | 20 May 2000 | |
| 14 | Wu Den-yih | 879 | 879 | 10 September 2009 | 6 February 2012 | |
| 15 | Chang Chun-hsiung | 848 | 483 | 6 October 2000 | 1 February 2002 | |
| 15 | Chang Chun-hsiung | 848 | 365 | 21 May 2007 | 20 May 2008 | |
| 16 | H. H. Kung | 709 | 709 | 1 January 1938 | 11 December 1939 | Pre-1947 Constitution |
| 17 | Tan Yankai | 697 | 697 | 25 October 1928 | 22 September 1930 | Pre-1947 Constitution |
| 18 | Jiang Yi-huah | 658 | 658 | 18 February 2013 | 8 December 2014 | |
| 19 | T. V. Soong | 635 | 635 | 4 June 1945 | 1 March 1947 | Pre-1947 Constitution |
| 20 | William Lai | 493 | 493 | 8 September 2017 | 14 January 2019 | |
| 21 | Liu Chao-shiuan | 478 | 478 | 20 May 2008 | 10 September 2009 | |
| 22 | Lin Chuan | 476 | 476 | 20 May 2016 | 8 September 2017 | |
| 23 | Chen Chien-jen | 475 | 475 | 31 January 2023 | 20 May 2024 | |
| 24 | Mao Chi-kuo | 420 | 420 | 8 December 2014 | 1 February 2016 | |
| 25 | Chang Chun | 402 | 402 | 23 April 1947 | 29 May 1948 | Pre-1947 Constitution |
| 26 | Sean Chen | 378 | 378 | 6 February 2012 | 18 February 2013 | |
| 27 | Lee Huan | 365 | 365 | 1 June 1989 | 1 June 1990 | |
| 28 | Frank Hsieh | 358 | 358 | 1 February 2005 | 25 January 2006 | |
| 29 | Cho Jung-tai | 277 | 277 | 20 May 2024 | Incumbent | |
| 30 | Yan Xishan | 275 | 275 | 13 June 1949 | 15 March 1950 | |
| 31 | Weng Wenhao | 208 | 208 | 29 May 1948 | 23 December 1948 | |
| 32 | Tang Fei | 139 | 139 | 20 May 2000 | 6 October 2000 | |
| 33 | Sun Fo | 119 | 28 | 1 January 1932 | 29 January 1932 | Pre-1947 Constitution |
| 33 | Sun Fo | 119 | 91 | 23 December 1948 | 24 March 1949 | |
| 34 | Chang San-cheng | 109 | 109 | 1 February 2016 | 20 May 2016 | |
| 35 | He Yingqin | 81 | 81 | 24 March 1949 | 13 June 1949 | |