| President of the Examination Yuan | |
|---|---|
| Nominator | President |
| Appointer | Legislative Yuan |
| Term length | 4 years |
| Inaugural holder | Dai Jitao |
| Formation | 1948 |
| Website | http://intro.exam.gov.tw/enggtm/gtm-index.htm |
The president of the Examination Yuan is the head of the Examination Yuan, a constitutional branch of the Republic of China. [1]
Non-partisan Kuomintang (Nationalist) Democratic Progressive Party
| 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 |
| № | 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) | ||||||||
| 14 |  | Chou Hung-hsien 周弘憲 Zhōu Hóngxiàn (1953- ) | 20 Dec 2024 | Incumbent | 14 | Democratic Progressive Party | ||
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