For the ceremonial head of state of the People's Republic of China, see President of the People's Republic of China. For the ruling authority that governed Taiwan during the Japanese colonial period, see Governor-General of Taiwan.
President of the Republic of China
中華民國總統
Presidential seal
Presidential standard
Incumbent Tsai Ing-wen since 20 May 2016
Office of the President
Style
Mister/Madam President (informal) His/Her Excellency (diplomatic)
Status
Head of state Commander-in-chief
Member of
National Security Council
Residence
Yonghe Residence
Seat
Presidential Office, Taipei, Taiwan
Appointer
Direct election[note 1] or via succession
Term length
4 years; renewable once
Precursor
Chairman of the National Government (1925–1948)
Formation
1 January 1912; 112 years ago (1912-01-01) (provisional, in Mainland China) 25 October 1945; 78 years ago (1945-10-25) (Taiwan handover) 20 May 1948; 75 years ago (1948-05-20) (current form)
First holder
Sun Yat-sen (as Provisional President)
Unofficial names
President of Taiwan
Deputy
Vice President
Salary
NTD 6,420,000 annually[1]
Website
english.president.gov.tw
President of the Republic of China
Traditional Chinese
中華民國總統
Simplified Chinese
中华民国总统
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Zhōnghuá Mínguó Zǒngtǒng
Bopomofo
ㄓㄨㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄊㄨㄥˇ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
Jonghwa Min'gwo Tzoongtoong
Wade–Giles
Chung¹-hua² Min²-kuo² Tsung³-t'ung³
Tongyong Pinyin
Jhonghuá Mínguó Zǒngtǒng
MPS2
Jūng-huá Mín-guó Tzǔng-tǔng
Hakka
Romanization
Chûng-fà Mìn-koet Chúng-thúng
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ
Tiong-hôa Bîn-kok Chóng-thóng
Tâi-lô
Tiong-hûa Bîn-kok Tsóng-thóng
President of China (until 1971)
Traditional Chinese
中國總統
Simplified Chinese
中国总统
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Zhōngguó Zǒngtǒng
Bopomofo
ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄊㄨㄥˇ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
Jong'gwo Tzoongtoong
Wade–Giles
Chung¹-kuo² Tsung³-t'ung³
Tongyong Pinyin
Jhongguó Zǒngtǒng
MPS2
Jūng-guó Tzǔng-tǔng
Hakka
Romanization
Chûng-koet Chúng-thúng
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ
Tiong-kok Chóng-thóng
Tâi-lô
Tiong-kok Tsóng-thóng
President of Taiwan
Traditional Chinese
臺灣總統 台灣總統
Simplified Chinese
台湾总统
Transcriptions
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Tsai Ing-wen / Lai Ching-te (elect) (DPP) Vice President-elect of the Republic of China
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The president of the Republic of China, commonly known as the president of Taiwan, is the head of state of the Republic of China (Taiwan) as well as the commander-in-chief of the Republic of China Armed Forces. The position once had authority of ruling over Mainland China, but its remaining jurisdictions has been limited to Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu, and other smaller islands since the conclusion of the Chinese Civil War.
Originally elected by the National Assembly, the presidency was intended to be a ceremonial office with no real executive power as the ROC was originally envisioned as a parliamentary republic.[2] Since the 1996 presidential election, the president is directly elected by plurality voting to a four-year term, with incumbents limited to serving two terms. The incumbent, Tsai Ing-wen, succeeded Ma Ying-jeou on May 20, 2016, to become the first female president in the history of Taiwan.
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