Vice President of the Legislative Yuan

Vice President of the Legislative Yuan
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Incumbent Tsai Chi-chang since 1 February 2016
Appointer	Elected by the Legislative Yuan
Term length	4 years, no term limits
Inaugural holder	Lin Sen
Formation	13 March 1928

The Vice President of the Legislative Yuan (Chinese: 立法院副院長; pinyin: Lìfǎ Yuàn Fùyuàn Zhǎng) is the deputy presiding officer of the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China. The current Vice President is Tsai Chi-chang, a Democratic Progressive Party legislator representing the first district of Taichung.

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
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
Tan Zhen 覃振 Tán 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

Post-1947 Constitution

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took Office	Left Office	Term	Electoral mandates	Political Party	President
1	80px	Chen Lifu 陳立夫 Chén Lìfū (1900-2001)	17 May 1948	23 Dec 1948	1	1948	KMT	Chiang Kai-shek
2		Liu Jin-chin 劉健群 Liú Jiànqún (1903-1972) MLY for Kweichow 2nd District	24 Dec 1948	7 Oct 1950	1	—	KMT	Chiang Kai-shek
3		Huang Guo-shu 黃國書 Huáng Guóshū (1905-1987) MLY for Taiwan at-large	7 Oct 1950	24 Feb 1961	1	—	KMT	Chiang Kai-shek
4		Ni Wen-ya 倪文亞 Ní Wényà (1902-2006) MLY for Chekiang 3rd District	24 Feb 1961	22 Feb 1972	1	1969	KMT	Chiang Kai-shek
5		Liu Kwo-tsai 劉闊才 Liú Kuòcái (1911-1993) MLY for Taiwan 1st District	22 Feb 1972	18 Oct 1988	1	1972 1975 1980 1983 1986	KMT	Chiang Kai-shek, Yen Chia-kan, Chiang Ching-kuo, Lee Teng-hui
6		Liang Su-yung 梁肅戎 (1920-2004) Liáng Sùróng MLY for Liaopeh at-large	18 Oct 1988	2 Dec 1990	1	1989	KMT	Lee Teng-hui
7		Liu Sung-pan 劉松藩 Liú Sōngfān (1931-) MLY for Taiwan 6th District	2 Dec 1990	31 Dec 1991	1	—	KMT	Lee Teng-hui
8		Shen Shih-hsiung 沈世雄 Shěn Shìxióng MLY for Taiwan 8th District	17 Jan 1992	1 Feb 1993	1	—	KMT	Lee Teng-hui

Direct Democratic Election

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took Office	Left Office	Term	Electoral mandates	Political Party	President
9		Wang Jin-pyng 王金平 Wáng Jīnpíng (1941-) MLY for Kaohsiung County	1 Feb 1993	31 Jan 1996	2	1992 53.0%	KMT	Lee Teng-hui
			1 Feb 1996	31 Jan 1999	3	1995 46.1%
10		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%	KMT	Lee Teng-hui, Chen Shui-bian
11		Chiang Pin-kung 江丙坤 Jiāng Bǐngkūn (1932-) MLY for Nationwide KMT at-large №2	1 Feb 2002	31 Jan 2005	5	2001 31.3% + 23.2% (Pan-Blue Coalition)	KMT	Chen Shui-bian
12		Chung Jung-chi 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)	PFP	Chen Shui-bian
		First non-KMT Vice President of the Legislative Yuan.
13		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%	KMT	Chen Shui-bian, Ma Ying-jeou
14		Hung Hsiu-chu 洪秀柱 Hóng Xiùzhù (1948-) MLY for Nationwide KMT at-large №6	1 Feb 2012	1 Feb 2016	8	2012 44.5%	KMT	Ma Ying-jeou
		First female Vice President of the Legislative Yuan.
15		Tsai Chi-chang 蔡其昌 Caì Qíchāng (1969-) MLY for Taichung 1	1 Feb 2016	Incumbent	9	2016 44.1%	DPP	Ma Ying-jeou, Tsai Ing-wen
		First DPP Vice President of the Legislative Yuan.

See also

• Legislative Yuan
• President of the Legislative Yuan
• Government of the Republic of China