The Executive Yuan is the executive branch of the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Under the amended constitution,the head of the Executive Yuan is the Premier who is positioned as the head of government and has the power to appoint members to serve in the cabinet,while the ROC President is the head of state under the semi-presidential system,who can appoint the Premier and nominate the members of the cabinet. The Premier may be removed by a vote of no-confidence by a majority of the Legislative Yuan,after which the President may either remove the Premier or dissolve the Legislative Yuan and initiate a new election for legislators.
Kiku Chen Chu is a Taiwanese politician serving as president of the Control Yuan and chairwomen of the National Human Rights Commission since 2020. Before assuming her current post,Chen had served as Secretary-General to the President from 2018 to 2020 and Mayor of Kaohsiung from 2006 to 2018,making her the longest-serving mayor of the city since the Japanese occupation of Taiwan.
Wu Den-yih is a Taiwanese politician. He graduated from National Taiwan University and worked as a journalist before beginning a career in politics with a 1973 appointment to the Taipei City Council. Wu was then elected Magistrate of Nantou County,serving from 1981 to 1989. Following two terms as magistrate,he was named Mayor of Kaohsiung in 1990. Wu remained mayor until 1998,having won the office in a 1994 direct election. He then served two full terms in the Legislative Yuan from 2002 to 2008. Shortly after winning a third term in the legislature,Wu was named Premier of the Republic of China in 2009. He served until 2012,when he and Ma Ying-jeou formed the Kuomintang (KMT) presidential ticket. Wu served one four-year term as Vice President of the Republic of China,stepping down in 2016. In May 2017,he was elected party chairman. Wu stepped down from the position in January 2020. Previously,Wu had served the KMT as secretary-general from 2007 to 2009,first vice chairman in 2014,and as acting chairman in 2014 and 2015.
Eric Li-luan Chu is a Taiwanese politician who is currently the chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT).
Wang Yu-chi is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Minister of the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) of the Executive Yuan since 28 September 2012 until 16 February 2015,when he resigned over the dropping of espionage charges brought against Chang Hsien-yao. Wang is the first ROC ministerial-level government official to visit mainland China after the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949.
Luo Ying-shay was a Taiwanese politician who served as the Minister of Justice from 30 September 2013 until 20 May 2016.
Lee Chao-ching is a Taiwanese politician. He served as the 15th and 16th Magistrate of Nantou County from 20 December 2005 until 30 November 2012.
Hung Hsiu-chu is a Taiwanese politician. As a member of the Kuomintang (KMT),she has served the party as a Deputy Chairperson and Deputy Secretary-General. Hung was first elected to the legislature in 1990,and was the Vice President of the Legislative Yuan from 2012 to 2016,her eighth term. She became the first female deputy speaker of the Legislative Yuan. She became the Kuomintang's first elected chairwoman later that year,serving until June 2017.
Tseng Yung-chuan is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Secretary-General of the Kuomintang from 2012 to 2014.
Wu Mei-hung is a Taiwanese politician. She was the Political Deputy Minister and Spokesperson of the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) of the Executive Yuan from 2013 to 2015.
Events from the year 2014 in Taiwan,Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 103 according to the official Republic of China calendar.
Events from the year 2013 in Taiwan,Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 102 according to the official Republic of China calendar.
Events from the year 2016 in Taiwan.
Huang Jong-tsun is a Taiwanese politician and psychologist who serves as the current President of the Examination Yuan. Prior to assuming his current role,Huang had served as President of China Medical University from 2005 to 2014 and Minister of Education from 2002 and 2004. He is the first President of the Examination Yuan not affiliated with any political party.
By-elections for the Ninth Legislative Yuan were held in 2019,two on 27 January and four on 16 March,at Taiwan to elect 6 of the 113 members of the Legislative Yuan for the remaining term until 2020.
Triple Stimulus Vouchers were a series of vouchers issued in response to the 2020 Coronavirus recession by the government of the Republic of China as part of its post-epidemic revitalisation of the business climate in the country,as the economy of Taiwan took a major hit from the global pandemic.
COVID-19 vaccination in Taiwan is an ongoing immunization campaign against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2),in response to the ongoing pandemic in the country.
TaiwanPlus is a public media based in Taipei. Launched on August 30,2021,it offers live streaming and an international television channel,delivering a variety of content,including news,lifestyle features,technology,travel shows,entertainment programming,cultural insights,food content,and documentaries. TaiwanPlus is known for its diverse team of journalists,which includes both local and international reporters. The platform provides access to its streaming services through its website,mobile app,and 24-hour TV channel.
Wang Hongwei is a politician of the Taiwan,a member of the Chinese Kuomintang,currently a legislator of the Taipei City Constituency III,and the deputy secretary-general of the Legislative Yuan of the Chinese Kuomintang.
The inauguration of Lai Ching-te as the 14th president of the Republic of China took place on May 20,2024,marking the start of the four-year term of Lai Ching-te as president and Hsiao Bi-khim as vice president,and the first time a political party started a third term since the implementation of direct elections in 1994. The inauguration took place in front of the Presidential Office Building in Taipei. As part of the inauguration festivities,the first ever state banquet was held in Tainan.
