# List of presidents of the Control Yuan

This is a list of presidents of the Control Yuan of the Republic of China.

## List

Kuomintang (Nationalist)  New Party  Non-Partisan Solidarity Union  Democratic Progressive Party

### Before the 1947 Constitution

During the Nationalist government era, the President of Control Yuan was appointed by the Central Committee of the Kuomintang (Nationalist Party).
* Period: 1928 – 1948
| № | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Term | Political party | Chairman |
| 1 | Cai Yuan-pei 蔡元培 Caì Yuánpeí (1868–1940) | 8 October 1928 | 28 August 1929 | — | Kuomintang | Tan Yankai (KMT) |
| 1 | Cai Yuan-pei 蔡元培 Caì Yuánpeí (1868–1940) | 8 October 1928 | 28 August 1929 | — | Kuomintang | Chiang Kai-shek (KMT) |
| 2 | Zhao Dai-wen 趙戴文 Zhaò Daìwén (1867–1943) | 29 August 1929 | 17 November 1930 | — | Kuomintang | Chiang Kai-shek (KMT) |
| 3 | Yu You-ren 于右任 Yǘ Yoùrèn (1879–1964) | 18 November 1930 | 9 June 1948 | — | Kuomintang | Chiang Kai-shek (KMT) |
| 3 | Yu You-ren 于右任 Yǘ Yoùrèn (1879–1964) | 18 November 1930 | 9 June 1948 | — | Kuomintang | Lin Sen (KMT) |
| 3 | Yu You-ren 于右任 Yǘ Yoùrèn (1879–1964) | 18 November 1930 | 9 June 1948 | — | Kuomintang | Chiang Kai-shek (KMT) |

### After the 1947 Constitution (indirect elections)

The Control Yuan was a parliamentary chamber under the 1947 Constitution of the Republic of China. The first Control Yuan election was held indirectly by provincial and municipal assemblies between 1947 and 1948. However, the government retreated to Taiwan in 1949. Members of the first Control Yuan had their terms extended indefinitely and sessions of the first Control Yuan were conducted in Taiwan until December 31, 1991 while the supplementary members kept serving until January 31, 1993. The President of the Control Yuan was elected by and from the members like the speaker of many other parliamentary bodies.
* Period: 1948 – 1993
| № | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Term | Electoral mandates (Supplementary elections) | Political party | President |
| 3 | Yu You-ren 于右任 Yǘ Yoùrèn (1879–1964) MCY for Shensi at-large | 9 June 1948 | 9 November 1964 | 1 | 1948 | Kuomintang | Chiang Kai-shek (KMT) |
| – | Lee Shih-tsung 李嗣璁 Lǐ Sìcōng (1898–1972) MCY for Hopeh at-large | 10 November 1964 | 16 August 1965 | 1 | — | Kuomintang | Chiang Kai-shek (KMT) |
| 4 | Lee Shih-tsung 李嗣璁 Lǐ Sìcōng (1898–1972) MCY for Hopeh at-large | 17 August 1965 | 14 May 1972 | 1 | 1948, 1969 | Kuomintang | Chiang Kai-shek (KMT) |
| – | Chang Wei-han 張維翰 Zhāng Weíhàn (1886–1979) MCY for Yunnan at-large | 15 May 1972 | 18 March 1973 | 1 | 1948, 1969, 1973 | Kuomintang | Chiang Kai-shek (KMT) |
| 5 | Yu Chun-hsien 余俊賢 Yǘ Jǜnxían (1901–1994) MCY for Kwangtung at-large | 19 March 1973 | 11 March 1987 | 1 | 1948, 1969, 1980 1948, 1969, 1987 | Kuomintang | Chiang Kai-shek (KMT) |
| 5 | Yu Chun-hsien 余俊賢 Yǘ Jǜnxían (1901–1994) MCY for Kwangtung at-large | 19 March 1973 | 11 March 1987 | 1 | 1948, 1969, 1980 1948, 1969, 1987 | Kuomintang | Yen Chia-kan (KMT) |
| 5 | Yu Chun-hsien 余俊賢 Yǘ Jǜnxían (1901–1994) MCY for Kwangtung at-large | 19 March 1973 | 11 March 1987 | 1 | 1948, 1969, 1980 1948, 1969, 1987 | Kuomintang | Chiang Ching-kuo (KMT) |
| 6 | Huang Tsun-chiu 黃尊秋 Huáng Zūnqiū (1923–2000) MCY for Taiwan at-large | 12 March 1987 | 31 January 1993 | 1 | – | Kuomintang | Chiang Ching-kuo (KMT) |
| 6 | Huang Tsun-chiu 黃尊秋 Huáng Zūnqiū (1923–2000) MCY for Taiwan at-large | 12 March 1987 | 31 January 1993 | 1 | – | Kuomintang | Lee Teng-hui (KMT) |

### After the 1947 Constitution (presidential nomination)

Since the 2nd constitutional amendment in 1992, the Control Yuan was redesigned as a commission-style agency. The President of Control Yuan was nominated by the President of the Republic and approved by the parliament of Taiwan (initially by the National Assembly, currently by the Legislative Yuan).
* Period: 1993 – present
| № | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Term | Political party | President |
| 7 | | Chen Li-an 陳履安 Chén Lǚ'ān (1937– ) | 1 February 1993 | 22 September 1995 | 2 | Kuomintang | Lee Teng-hui (KMT) |
| – | | Cheng Shuei-chih 鄭水枝 Zhèng Shuǐzhī (1926–2020) | 23 September 1995 | 31 August 1996 | 2 | Kuomintang | Lee Teng-hui (KMT) |
| 8 | | Wang Tso-yung 王作榮 Wáng Zuòróng (1919–2013) | 1 September 1996 | 31 January 1999 | 2 | Kuomintang | Lee Teng-hui (KMT) |
| 9 | | Fredrick Chien 錢復 Qián Fù (1935– ) | 1 February 1999 | 31 January 2005 | 3 | Kuomintang | Lee Teng-hui (KMT) |
| 9 | | Fredrick Chien 錢復 Qián Fù (1935– ) | 1 February 1999 | 31 January 2005 | 3 | Kuomintang | Chen Shui-bian (DPP) |
| Chen Shui-bian (DPP) |||||||
| Post vacant | Post vacant | Post vacant | Post vacant | Post vacant | Post vacant | Post vacant | Ma Ying-jeou (KMT) |
| 10 | | Wang Chien-shien 王建煊 Wáng Jiànxuān (1938– ) | 1 August 2008 | 31 July 2014 | 4 | New | Ma Ying-jeou (KMT) |
| 11 | | Chang Po-ya 張博雅 Zhāng Bóyǎ (1942– ) | 1 August 2014 | 31 July 2020 | 5 | Non-Partisan Solidarity Union | Ma Ying-jeou (KMT) |
| 11 | | Chang Po-ya 張博雅 Zhāng Bóyǎ (1942– ) | 1 August 2014 | 31 July 2020 | 5 | Non-Partisan Solidarity Union | Tsai Ing-wen (DPP) |
| 12 | | Chen Chu 陳菊 Chén Jú (1950– ) | 1 August 2020 | Incumbent | 6 | Democratic Progressive (membership temporarily suspended) | Tsai Ing-wen (DPP) |
| 12 | | Chen Chu 陳菊 Chén Jú (1950– ) | 1 August 2020 | Incumbent | 6 | Democratic Progressive (membership temporarily suspended) | Lai Ching-te (DPP) |