President 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.
President of the Republic of China | |
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中華民國總統 | |
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 |
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Traditional Chinese | 中華民國總統 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 中华民国总统 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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President of China (until 1971) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 中國總統 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 中国总统 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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President of Taiwan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 臺灣總統 台灣總統 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 台湾总统 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.