List of presidents of the Examination Yuan

The president of the Examination Yuan is the head of the Examination Yuan, a constitutional branch of the Republic of China.^[1] The post has been vacant since the previous president Huang Jong-tsun's term expired on 1 September 2024.

President of the Examination Yuan
Incumbent Post vacant since 1 September 2024
Nominator	President
Appointer	Legislative Yuan
Term length	4 years
Inaugural holder	Dai Jitao
Formation	1948; 76 years ago (1948)
Website	http://intro.exam.gov.tw/enggtm/gtm-index.htm

List

  Non-partisan   Kuomintang (Nationalist)   Democratic Progressive Party

Pre-1947 Constitution

Name	Office	Political party
Dai Jitao	25 October 1928 – 1932	Kuomintang
Niou Yung-chien (鈕永建)	1932–1935 as acting	Kuomintang
Dai Jitao	1935 – 10 July 1948	Kuomintang

Post-1947 Constitution

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Term	Political party	President
1		Chang Po-ling 張伯苓 Zhāng Bólíng (1876–1951)	10 Jul 1948	25 Nov 1949	1	Kuomintang		Chiang Kai-shek (KMT)
–		Niou Yung-chien[2] 鈕永建 Niǔ Yǒngjiàn (1870–1965)	25 Nov 1949	21 Apr 1952		Kuomintang
2		Chia Ching-teh 賈景德 Jiǎ Jǐngdé (1880–1960)	21 Apr 1952	1 Sep 1954		Kuomintang
3		Mo Teh-hui[3] 莫德惠 Mò Déhuì (1883–1968)	1 Sep 1954	1 Sep 1959	2	Kuomintang
1 Sep 1959	1 Sep 1966	3
4		Sun Fo[4] 孫科 Sūn Kē (1891–1973)	1 Sep 1966	1 Sep 1972	4	Kuomintang
1 Sep 1972	13 Sep 1973	5
–			Yang Liang-kung[2] 楊亮功 Yáng Liànggōng (1895–1992)	14 Sep 1973	20 Oct 1973	Kuomintang
5			Yang Liang-kung 楊亮功 Yáng Liànggōng (1895–1992)	20 Oct 1973	1 Sep 1978	Kuomintang		Chiang Kai-shek (KMT)
								Yen Chia-kan (KMT)
								Chiang Ching-kuo (KMT)
6		Liu Chi-hung 劉季洪 Liú Jìhóng (1904–1989)	1 Sep 1978	1 September 1984	6	Kuomintang
7		Kung Teh-cheng[5] 孔德成 Kǒng Déchéng (1920–2008)	1 Sep 1984	1 Sep 1990	7	Kuomintang
								Lee Teng-hui (KMT)
			1 Sep 1990	24 Apr 1993	8
8		Chiu Chuang-huan 邱創煥 Qiū Chuànghuàn (1925–2020)	24 Apr 1993	1 Sep 1996		Kuomintang
9		Hsu Shui-teh 許水德 Xǚ Shuǐdé (1931–2021)	1 Sep 1996	1 Sep 2002	9	Kuomintang
								Chen Shui-bian (DPP)
10		Yao Chia-wen[6] 姚嘉文 Yáo Jiāwén (1938- )	1 Sep 2002	1 Sep 2008	10	Democratic Progressive Party
								Ma Ying-jeou (KMT)
-		Wu Jin-lin[2] 伍錦霖 Wǔ Jǐnlín (1947- )	1 Sep 2008	1 Dec 2008	11	Kuomintang
11		John Kuan[3] 關中 Guān Zhōng (1940- )	1 Dec 2008	1 Sep 2014		Kuomintang
12		Wu Jin-lin 伍錦霖 Wǔ Jǐnlín (1947- )	1 Sep 2014	1 Sep 2020	12	Kuomintang
								Tsai Ing-wen (DPP)
13		Huang Jong-tsun 黃榮村 Huáng Róngcūn (1947- )	1 Sep 2020	1 Sep 2024	13	Independent
								Lai Ching-te (DPP)
Post vacant

Timeline

See also

• Constitution of the Republic of China
• List of political office-holders of the Republic of China by age

References

1. "歷任院長 (Past Presidents)" (in Chinese). Examination Yuan. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
2. As acting.
3. Of Manchu descent.
4. Son of Sun Yat-sen. Only individual to have been president of three government branches. Died in office.
5. Direct descendant of Confucius.
6. First non-KMT President of the Examination Yuan.

External links

• Presidents - Examination Yuan