List of premiers of the Republic of China

Not to be confused with the List of premiers of the People's 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. This current Republic of China is usually known as Taiwan.

Premiers also known as Presidents of Executive Yuan are appointed by Presidents in 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 had been changed several times, so this list is divided into several sections.

• Multiple terms in office, consecutive or otherwise, are listed and counted in the first column (term number) and the second column counts individuals.

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      Non-partisan       Beiyang clique, etc.       Progressive       Kuomintang (Nationalist)       Democratic Progressive

Premiers of Cabinet of the Republic of China

• Period: 13 March 1912 – 1 May 1914

According to the Provisional Constitution of Republic of China, which passed in 1912, the leader of the majority party or the majority coalition should be appointed premier by the president.

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Days	Political Party	President
1		Tang Shaoyi 唐紹儀 Táng Shàoyí (1862–1938)	13 March 1912	27 June 1912		Beiyang clique	Sun Yat-sen, Yuan Shikai
2		Lou Tseng-tsiang (Pierre-Célestin Lou) 陸徵祥 Lù Zhēngxiáng (1871–1949)	29 June 1912	22 September 1912		Beiyang clique	Yuan Shikai
3		Zhao Bingjun 趙秉鈞 Zhào Bǐngjūn (1859–1914)	25 September 1912	1 May 1913		Beiyang clique	Yuan Shikai
—		Duan Qirui 段祺瑞 Duàn Qíruì (1865–1936)	1 May 1913	31 July 1913		Beiyang clique	Yuan Shikai
4		Xiong Xiling 熊希龄 Xióng Xīlíng (1870–1937)	31 July 1913	12 February 1914		Beiyang clique	Yuan Shikai
—		Sun Baoqi 孫寶琦 Sūn Bǎoqí (1867–1931)	12 February 1914	1 May 1914		Beiyang clique	Yuan Shikai

Secretaries of State of the Empire of China

• Period: 22 December 1915 – 22 March 1916

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Days	Political Party	Emperor
(2)		Lou Tseng-tsiang (Pierre-Célestin Lou) 陸徵祥 Lù Zhēngxiáng (1871–1949)	22 December 1915	22 March 1916		Non-partisan	Hongxian (Yuan Shikai)

Secretaries of State of the Republic of China

• Period: 1 May 1914 – 22 December 1915; 22 March 1916 – 29 June 1916

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Days	Political Party	President
5		Xu Shichang 徐世昌 Xú Shìchāng (1855–1939)	1 May 1914	22 December 1915		Beiyang clique	Yuan Shikai
			22 March 1916	23 April 1916
6		Duan Qirui 段祺瑞 Duàn Qíruì (1865–1936)	23 April 1916	29 June 1916		Beiyang clique	Yuan Shikai, Li Yuanhong

Premiers of State Council of the Republic of China

• Period: 29 June 1916 – 1 July 1917

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Days	Political Party	President
(6)		Duan Qirui 段祺瑞 Duàn Qíruì (1865–1936)	29 June 1916	23 May 1917		Progressive	Li Yuanhong
—		Wu Tingfang 伍廷芳 Wu Tíngfāng (1842–1922)	23 May 1917	28 May 1917		Progressive	Li Yuanhong
7		Li Jingxi 李經羲 Li Jīngxī (1859–1925)	28 May 1917	1 July 1917		Progressive	Li Yuanhong

Prime Minister of Restored Qing Imperial Government

• Period: 1 July 1917 – 12 July 1917

A coup d'état in order to restore the Qing monarchy occurred on 1 July 1917. The leader of the coup, Zhang Xun, was immediately rewarded the premiership by Emperor Puyi. But Chang was defeated by Duan Qirui on 12 July and the Republic of China restored.

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Days	Political Party	Emperor
—		Zhang Xun 張勳 Zhāng Xūn (1854–1923)	1 July 1917	12 July 1917		Non-partisan	Xuantong (Puyi)

Premiers of State Council of the Republic of China

• Period: 14 July 1917 – 24 November 1924

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Days	Political Party	President
(6)		Duan Qirui 段祺瑞 Duàn Qíruì (1865–1936)	14 July 1917	22 November 1917		Anhui clique	Feng Guozhang
—		Wang Daxie 汪大燮 Wāng Dàxiè (1860–1929)	22 November 1917	30 November 1917		Zhili clique	Feng Guozhang
—		Wang Shizhen 王士珍 Wáng Shìzhēn (1861–1930)	30 November 1917	20 February 1918		Anhui clique	Feng Guozhang
—		Qian Nengxun 錢能訓 Qián Néngxun (1869–1924)	20 February 1918	23 March 1918		Anhui clique	Feng Guozhang
(6)		Duan Qirui 段祺瑞 Duàn Qíruì (1865–1936)	23 March 1918	10 October 1918		Anhui clique	Feng Guozhang
—		Qian Nengxun 錢能訓 Qián Néngxun (1869–1924)	10 October 1918	13 June 1919		Anhui clique	Xu Shichang
—		Gong Xinzhan 龔心湛 Gōng Xīnzhàn (1871–1943)	13 June 1919	24 September 1919		Anhui Clique	Xu Shichang
8		Jin Yunpeng 靳雲鵬 Jìn Yúnpéng (1877–1951)	24 September 1919	14 May 1920		Anhui Clique	Xu Shichang
9		Sa Zhenbing 薩鎮冰 Sà Zhènbīng (1859–1952)	14 May 1920	9 August 1920		Anhui Clique	Xu Shichang
(8)		Jin Yunpeng 靳雲鵬 Jìn Yúnpéng (1877–1951)	9 August 1920	18 December 1921		Anhui Clique	Xu Shichang
—		Yan Huiqing (W.W. Yan) 顏惠慶 Yán Huìqìng (1877–1950)	18 December 1921	24 December 1921		Zhili Clique	Xu Shichang
10		Liang Shiyi 梁士詒 Liáng Shìyí (1869–1933)	24 December 1921	25 January 1922		Communications Clique	Xu Shichang
—		Yan Huiqing (W.W. Yan) 顏惠慶 Yán Huìqìng (1877–1950)	25 January 1922	8 April 1922		Zhili Clique	Xu Shichang
—		Zhou Ziqi 周自齊 Zhōu Zìqí (1871–1923)	8 April 1922	11 June 1922		Anhui Clique	Xu Shichang, Zhou Ziqi (co-serving)
11		Yan Huiqing (W.W. Yan) 顏惠慶 Yán Huìqìng (1877–1950)	11 June 1922	5 August 1922		Zhili Clique	Li Yuanhong
—		Wang Chonghui 王寵惠 Wáng Chǒnghuì (1881–1958)	5 August 1922	29 November 1922		Non-partisan	Li Yuanhong
—		Wang Daxie 汪大燮 Wāng Dàxiè (1860–1929)	29 November 1922	11 December 1922		Zhili clique	Li Yuanhong
—		Wang Zhengting 王正廷 Wáng Zhèngtíng (1882–1961)	11 December 1922	4 January 1923		Non-partisan	Li Yuanhong
12		Zhang Shaozeng 張紹曾 Zhāng Shàozéng (1879–1928)	4 January 1923	9 September 1923		Beiyang clique	Li Yuanhong, Gao Lingwei
13		Gao Lingwei 高凌霨 Gāo Língwèi (1868–1939)	9 September 1923	12 January 1924		Non-partisan	Gao Lingwei, Cao Kun
14		Sun Baoqi 孫寶琦 Sūn Bǎoqí (1867–1931)	12 January 1924	2 July 1924		Beiyang clique	Cao Kun
—		Koo Vi-kyuin (V.K. Wellington Koo) 顧維鈞 Gù Wéijūn (1887–1985)	2 July 1924	14 September 1924		Non-partisan	Cao Kun
(11)		Yan Huiqing (W.W. Yan) 顏惠慶 Yán Huìqìng (1877–1950)	14 September 1924	31 October 1924		Zhili Clique	Cao Kun
—		Huang Fu 黃郛 Huáng Fú (1883–1936)	31 October 1924	24 November 1924		Non-partisan	Cao Kun, Huang Fu (co-serving)

Note: The Premiership was abolished from 25 November 1924 to 26 December 1925. The head of the cabinet during this Period was Duan Qirui, Provisional Chief Executive of the Republic of China.

Premiers of State Council of the Republic of China

• Period: 24 November 1924 – 2 June 1928

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Days	Political Party	President
15		Xu Shiying 許世英 Xǔ Shìyīng (1873–1964)	26 December 1925	4 March 1926		Non-partisan	Duan Qirui
—		Jia Deyao 賈德耀 Jiǎ Déyào (1880–1940)	4 March 1926	20 April 1926		Non-partisan	Duan Qirui
—		Hu Weide 胡惟德 Hú Wéidé (1863–1933)	20 April 1926	13 May 1926		Non-partisan	Hu Weide (co-serving)
(11)		Yan Huiqing (W.W. Yan) 顏惠慶 Yán Huìqìng (1877–1950)	13 May 1926	22 June 1926		Non-partisan	W.W. Yan (co-serving)
—		Du Xigui 杜錫珪 Dù Xīguī (1875–1933)	22 June 1926	1 October 1926		Non-partisan	Du Xigui (co-serving)
—		Koo Vi-kyuin (V.K. Wellington Koo) 顧維鈞 Gù Wéijūn (1887–1985)	1 October 1926	18 June 1927		Non-partisan	V.K. Wellington Koo (co-serving)
—		Pan Fu 潘復 Pān Fù (1883–1936)	18 June 1927	2 June 1928		Non-partisan	Zhang Zuolin

Presidents of Executive Yuan of the Republic of China

• Period: 25 October 1928 – 24 May 1948

When Chiang Kai-shek established the Nanking Nationalist Government in 1928, he created a presidency for Executive Yuan instead of a premiership, in order to show the difference between his government and the previous one in Beijing (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.

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Days	Political Party	President
16		Tan Yankai 譚延闓 Tán Yánkǎi (1880–1930)	25 October 1928	22 September 1930		Kuomintang	Tan Yankai (co-serving), Chiang Kai-shek
			Died in office.
17		Soong Tse-ven (T.V. Soong) 宋子文 Sòng Ziwén (1891–1971)	25 September 1930	4 December 1930		Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek
18		Chiang Kai-shek 蒋中正 Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng (1887–1975)	4 December 1930	15 December 1931		Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek (co-serving)
19		Chen Mingshu 陳銘樞 Chén Míngshū (1889–1965)	15 December 1931	1 January 1932		Kuomintang	Lin Sen
20	File:孙科.jpg	Sun Fo 孫科 Sūn Kē (1891–1973)	1 January 1932	28 January 1932		Kuomintang	Lin Sen
21		Wang Jingwei 汪兆銘 Wāng Jīngwèi (1883–1944)	28 January 1932	1 December 1935		Kuomintang	Lin Sen
(18)		Chiang Kai-shek 蔣中正 Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng (1887–1975)	7 December 1935	1 January 1938		Kuomintang	Lin Sen
22		Kung Hsiang-hsi (H.H. Kung) 孔祥熙 Kǒng Xiángxī (1881–1967)	1 January 1938	11 December 1939		Kuomintang	Lin Sen
(18)		Chiang Kai-shek 蔣中正 Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng (1887–1975)	11 December 1939	31 May 1945		Kuomintang	Lin Sen, Chiang Kai-shek (co-serving)
(17)		Soong Tse-ven (T.V. Soong) 宋子文 Sòng Ziwén (1891–1971)	31 May 1945	1 March 1947		Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek
(18)		Chiang Kai-shek 蔣中正 Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng (1887–1975)	1 March 1947	18 April 1947		Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek
23		Chang Ch'ün 張群 Zhāng Qún (1889–1990)	18 April 1947	24 May 1948		Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek

Presidents of Executive Yuan of the Republic of China

• Period: 24 May 1948 – present

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Days	Political Party	President
24	80px	Weng Wenhao 翁文灝 Wēng Wénhào (1889–1971)	24 May 1948	26 November 1948		Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek
(20)	80px	Sun Fo 孫科 Sūn Kē (1891–1973)	26 November 1948	12 March 1949		Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek, Li Zongren
25	80px	He Yingqin 何應欽 Hé Yìngqīn (1890–1987)	12 March 1949	3 June 1949		Kuomintang	Li Zongren
26	80px	Yan Xishan 閻錫山 Yán Xíshān (1883–1960)	3 June 1949	7 March 1950		Kuomintang	Li Zongren, Chiang Kai-shek
27	80px	Chen Cheng 陳誠 Chén Chéng (1897–1965)	7 March 1950	7 June 1954		Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek
			First individual since relocation of government to Taiwan to have held the highest military (Chief of the General Staff) and civilian government (Premier) offices.
28	80px	Yu Hung-Chun 俞鴻鈞 Yú Hóngjūn (1897–1960)	7 June 1954	30 June 1958		Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek
(27)	80px	Chen Cheng 陳誠 Chén Chéng (1897–1965)	30 June 1958	1 July 1963		Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek
—		Wang Yun-wu 王雲五 Wáng Yúnwǔ (1888–1979)	1 July 1963	16 September 1963		Non-partisan	Chiang Kai-shek
			As acting.
(27)	80px	Chen Cheng 陳誠 Chén Chéng (1897–1965)	16 September 1963	15 December 1963		Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek
29		Yen Chia-kan (C.K. Yen) 嚴家淦 Yán Jiāgàn (1905–1993)	15 December 1963	29 May 1972		Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek
30	80px	Chiang Ching-kuo 蔣經國 Jiǎng Jīngguó (1910–1988)	29 May 1972	19 May 1978		Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek, C.K. Yen
—	80px	Hsu Ching-chung 徐慶鐘 Xú Qìngzhōng (1907–1996)	19 May 1978	1 June 1978		Kuomintang	C.K. Yen, Chiang Ching-kuo
			As acting. First native Taiwanese to act as premier.
31	80px	Sun Yun-suan 孫運璿 Sūn Yùnxuán (1913–2006)	1 June 1978	20 May 1984		Kuomintang	Chiang Ching-kuo
32	80px	Yu Kuo-hwa 俞國華 Yú Guóhuá (1914–2000)	20 May 1984	21 May 1989		Kuomintang	Chiang Ching-kuo, Lee Teng-hui
33	80px	Lee Huan 李煥 Lǐ Huàn (1917–2010)	21 May 1989	1 June 1990		Kuomintang	Lee Teng-hui
34	80px	Hau Pei-tsun 郝柏村 Hǎo Bócūn (1919–)	1 June 1990	10 February 1993		Kuomintang	Lee Teng-hui
			Second individual since relocation of government to Taiwan to have held the highest military (Chief of the General Staff) and civilian government (Premier) offices.
35	80px	Lien Chan 連戰 Lián Zhàn (1936–)	10 February 1993	1 September 1997		Kuomintang	Lee Teng-hui
36	80px	Siew Wan-chang (Vincent Siew) 蕭萬長 Xiāo Wàncháng (1939–)	1 September 1997	20 May 2000		Kuomintang	Lee Teng-hui
37	80px	Tang Fei 唐飛 Táng Fēi (1933–)	20 May 2000	6 October 2000		Kuomintang	Chen Shui-bian
			Period of cohabitation (President Chen Shui-bian- DPP) with grand coalition-style cabinet. Third individual since relocation of government to Taiwan to have held the highest military (Chief of the General Staff) and civilian government (Premier) offices.
38	80px	Chang Chun-hsiung 張俊雄 Zhāng Jùnxióng (1938–)	6 October 2000	1 February 2002		Democratic Progressive	Chen Shui-bian
			First non-KMT premier. Start of minority government cabinets during Chen Shui-bian's term.
39	80px	Yu Shyi-kun 游錫堃 Yóu Xíkūn (1948–)	1 February 2002	1 February 2005		Democratic Progressive	Chen Shui-bian
40	80px	Hsieh Chang-ting (Frank Hsieh) 謝長廷 Xiè Chángtíng (1946–)	1 February 2005	25 January 2006		Democratic Progressive	Chen Shui-bian
41	80px	Su Tseng-chang 蘇貞昌 Sū Zhēnchāng (1947–)	25 January 2006	21 May 2007		Democratic Progressive	Chen Shui-bian
(38)	80px	Chang Chun-hsiung 張俊雄 Zhāng Jùnxióng (1938–)	21 May 2007	20 May 2008		Democratic Progressive	Chen Shui-bian
42	80px	Liu Chao-shiuan 劉兆玄 Liú Zhàoxuán (1943–)	20 May 2008	10 September 2009		Kuomintang	Ma Ying-jeou
43	80px	Wu Den-yih 吳敦義 Wú Dūnyì (1948–)	10 September 2009	6 February 2012		Kuomintang	Ma Ying-jeou
44	80px	Chen Chun (Sean Chen) 陳冲 Chén Chōng (1949–)	6 February 2012	18 February 2013		Kuomintang	Ma Ying-jeou
45	80px	Jiang Yi-huah 江宜樺 Jiāng Yīhuá (1960–)	18 February 2013	8 December 2014		Kuomintang	Ma Ying-jeou
			Youngest premier to take office.
46	80px	Mao Chi-kuo 毛治國 Máo Zhìguó (1948–)	8 December 2014	1 February 2016		Kuomintang	Ma Ying-jeou
			Submitted resignation on 18 January 2016; on leave until end of term.
47		Chang San-cheng 張善政 Zhāng Shànzhèng (1954–)	1 February 2016	20 May 2016		Independent	Ma Ying-jeou
			First non-partisan premier. Minority government (first administration with a DPP legislative majority).
48		Lin Chuan 林全 Lín Quán (1951–)	20 May 2016	Incumbent		Independent	Tsai Ing-wen

See also

• List of vice premiers of the Republic of China
• List of Presidents of the Republic of China
• List of Vice Presidents of the Republic of China
• List of Chinese leaders
• Chancellor of China
• Paramount Leader