Vice President of the Legislative Yuan
The vice president of the Legislative Yuan (立法院副院長) is the deputy presiding officer of the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (commonly known as Taiwan). The current Vice President is Tsai Chi-chang, a Democratic Progressive Party legislator representing the first district of Taichung.
| Vice President of the Legislative Yuan 立法院副院長 Lìfǎ Yuàn Fùyuànzhǎng (Mandarin) Li̍p-hoat Īⁿ Hù-īⁿ-tiúⁿ (Taiwanese) Li̍p-fap Yen Fu-yen-chhòng (Hakka) | |
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 Seal of the Legislative Yuan | |
| Appointer | Elected by the Legislative Yuan |
| Term length | 4 years, no term limits |
| Formation | March 13, 1928 |
| First holder | Lin Sen |
| Unofficial names | Deputy Speaker |
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Election
The Vice 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 or she shall serve a term the same length as that of other members.
Duty
In absent of the President, the Vice President may presides over the Yuan Sittings and the meetings of the Committee of the Entire Yuan and is responsible for the administration of the Yuan.
List of Vice Presidents
Kuomintang (Nationalist) People First Party Democratic Progressive Party
Pre-1947 Constitution
| Name | Office | Political Party |
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| Lin Sen 林森 Lín Sēn |
8 October 1928 – 2 March 1931 |  Kuomintang |
| Shao Yuanchong 邵元沖 Shào Yuánchōng |
2 March 1931 – 28 December 1931 | Kuomintang |
| Qin Zhen 覃振 Qín Zhèn |
28 December 1931 – 14 May 1932 | Kuomintang |
| Shao Yuanchong 邵元沖 Shào Yuánchōng acting |
14 May 1932 – 12 January 1933 | Kuomintang |
| Ye Chucang 葉楚傖 Yè Chǔcāng |
12 January 1933 – 18 June 1948 | Kuomintang |
| Chen Lifu 陳立夫 Chén Lìfū |
18 June 1948 – 22 December 1948 | Kuomintang |
1947 Constitution
The first Legislative Yuan election under the 1947 Constitution of the Republic of China was held in 1948.[1] 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.
| № | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took Office | Left Office | Term | Electoral mandates (Supplementary elections) |
Political Party | President | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Chen Lifu 陳立夫 Chén Lìfū (1900-2001) MLY for Chekiang 1st District |
17 May 1948 | 23 Dec 1948 | 1 | 1948 | Kuomintang |  Chiang Kai-shek (KMT) | |
| 2 |  |
Liu Jin-chin 劉健群 Liú Jiànqún (1903-1972) MLY for Kweichow 2nd District |
24 Dec 1948 | 7 Oct 1950 | — | Kuomintang | |||
| 3 |  |
Huang Guo-shu 黃國書 Huáng Guóshū (1905-1987) MLY for Taiwan at-large |
7 Oct 1950 | 24 Feb 1961 | — | Kuomintang | |||
| 4 |  |
Ni Wen-ya 倪文亞 Ní Wényà (1902-2006) MLY for Chekiang 3rd District |
24 Feb 1961 | 22 Feb 1972 | 1948, 1969 | Kuomintang | |||
| 5 |  |
Liu Kuo-tsai 劉闊才 Liú Kuòcái (1911-1993) MLY for Taiwan 1st District |
22 Feb 1972 | 18 Oct 1988 | 1948, 1969, 1972 1948, 1969, 1975 1948, 1969, 1980 1948, 1969, 1983 1948, 1969, 1986 |
Kuomintang | Chiang Kai-shek (KMT) | ||
 Yen Chia-kan (KMT) | |||||||||
 Chiang Ching-kuo (KMT) | |||||||||
| Lee Teng-hui (KMT) | |||||||||
| 6 |  |
Liang Su-yung 梁肅戎 (1920-2004) Liáng Sùróng MLY for Liaopeh at-large |
18 Oct 1988 | 2 Dec 1990 | 1948, 1969, 1989 | Kuomintang | .jpg.webp) Lee Teng-hui (KMT) | ||
| 7 |  |
Liu Sung-pan 劉松藩 Liú Sōngfān (1931-2016) MLY for Taiwan 6th District |
2 Dec 1990 | 31 Dec 1991 | — | Kuomintang | |||
| 8 | |
Shen Shih-hsiung 沈世雄 Shěn Shìxióng MLY for Taiwan 8th District |
17 Jan 1992 | 1 Feb 1993 | 1989[2] | Kuomintang | |||
1991 Constitution amendment
The Additional Articles of the Constitution promulgated in 1991 mandated the total re-election of Legislative Yuan in Taiwan.
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took Office | Left Office | Term | Electoral mandates (Proportional vote share) |
Political Party | President (Government) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Wang Jin-pyng 王金平 Wáng Jīnpíng (1941-) MLY for Kaohsiung County |
1 Feb 1993 | 31 Jan 1996 | 2 | 1992 53.0% | Kuomintang | Lee Teng-hui (KMT) (Majority) | |
| 1 Feb 1996 | 31 Jan 1999 | 3 | 1995 46.1% | ||||||
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Yao Eng-chi 饒穎奇 Ráo Yǐngqí (1934-) MLY for Nationwide KMT at-large №1 |
1 Feb 1999 | 31 Jan 2002 | 4 | 1998 46.4% | Kuomintang | ||
.jpg.webp) Chen Shui-bian (DPP) (Minority) | |||||||||
| 11 |  |
Chiang Pin-kung 江丙坤 Jiāng Bǐngkūn (1932-2018) MLY for Nationwide KMT at-large №2 |
1 Feb 2002 | 31 Jan 2005 | 5 | 2001 31.3% + 23.2% (Pan-Blue Coalition) | Kuomintang | ||
| 12 |  |
David Chung[3] 鍾榮吉 Zhōng Róngjí (1943-) MLY for Nationwide PFP at-large №5 |
1 Feb 2005 | 31 Jan 2008 | 6 | 2004 34.9% + 14.9% (Pan-Blue Coalition) | People First | ||
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Tseng Yung-chuan 曾永權 Zéng Yǒngquán (1947-) MLY for Nationwide KMT at-large №3 |
1 Feb 2008 | 31 Jan 2012 | 7 | 2008 53.5% | Kuomintang | ||
 Ma Ying-jeou (KMT) (Majority: 2008-2016) (Minority: 2016) | |||||||||
| 14 |  |
Hung Hsiu-chu[4] 洪秀柱 Hóng Xiùzhù (1948-) MLY for Nationwide KMT at-large №6 |
1 Feb 2012 | 1 Feb 2016 | 8 | 2012 44.5% | Kuomintang | ||
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Tsai Chi-chang 蔡其昌 Caì Qíchāng (1969-) MLY for Taichung 1 |
1 Feb 2016 | 1 Feb 2020 | 9 | 2016 44.1% | Democratic Progressive | ||
.png.webp) Tsai Ing-wen (DPP) (Majority) | |||||||||
| 1 Feb 2020 | Incumbent | 10 | 2020 34.0% | ||||||
References
- "歷屆副院長 (Past Vice Presidents)" (in Chinese). Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- Chamber consisted of supplementary members only.
- First non-KMT Vice President of the Legislative Yuan.
- First female Vice President of the Legislative Yuan.