Ma Ying-jeou is a Hong Kong-born Taiwanese politician who served as President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 2008 to 2016. His previous political roles include Justice Minister (1993–96) and Mayor of Taipei (1998–2006). He was also the Chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT) between 2005–2007 and 2009–2014.
Presidential elections were held in the Republic of China held on 22 March 2008. Kuomintang (KMT) nominee Ma Ying-jeou won with 58% of the vote,ending eight years of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) rule. Along with the 2008 legislative election,Ma's landslide victory brought the Kuomintang back to power in the Republic of China.
Wu Po-hsiung is a Taiwanese politician who is a former chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT). He has been the Interior Minister (1984-1988),Mayor of Taipei (1988–1990),Secretary-General to the President (1991–1996),and Chairman of the KMT (2007-2009). Wu was nominated as Honorary Chairman of the Kuomintang when he was succeeded by Ma Ying-jeou as the Chairman of the Kuomintang.
Presidential elections were held in Taiwan on 14 January 2012. The election was held concurrently with legislative elections. It was the fifth direct election for the President of the Republic of China. Prior to 1996,the President was elected by the ROC's National Assembly and not directly by the people.
Liao Feng-teh was a Taiwanese politician who held leadership positions in the Kuomintang. Liao was chosen to become the Interior Minister designate in 2008 under Republic of China President Ma Ying-jeou,following Ma's victory in the Taiwanese Presidential Election of 2008. However,Liao,Deputy Secretary-General of the Kuomintang,died of cardiopulmonary failure while hiking on May 10,2008,before he could take office.
Francisco H.L. Ou was a Taiwanese diplomat. He was ambassador of the Republic of China to Nicaragua and Guatemala before serving as foreign minister during the Ma Ying-jeou presidential administration.
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.
Vanessa Shih is a Taiwanese diplomat who was appointed the representative of Republic of China to Austria in January 2016. She previously led the Taipei Representative Office in Singapore from 2009 to 2012,when she was named vice minister of foreign affairs. As vice minister Shih advocated for the United Nations to allow the Republic of China to have participation of some forms within the UN.
Eric Chu Li-luan is a Taiwanese politician. He was born into a political family with strong Kuomintang (KMT) ties,and served as Vice Premier of the Republic of China,under Premier Wu Den-yih. Prior to this,Chu served as legislator and as the magistrate of Taoyuan County. He was elected as the first mayor of the newly established city of New Taipei on 27 November 2010. On 17 January 2015,he was elected unopposed as Chairman of the Kuomintang,succeeding Ma Ying-jeou. On 17 October 2015,he was chosen as KMT candidate for the 2016 presidential election replacing incumbent candidate Hung Hsiu-chu. Chu was defeated by his opponent Tsai Ing-wen,and subsequently resigned his post as KMT chairman. He was succeeded as mayor of New Taipei by Hou You-yi in 2018.
Events from the year 2008 in Taiwan,Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 97 according to the official Republic of China calendar.
Celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of China were held on 10 October 2011,on the 100th anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution. It was celebrated in both mainland China and Taiwan,ruled by the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of China (ROC) respectively,but the connotation and significance of the celebrations varied between the two.
Lin Yung-lo,also known as David Lin,is a Taiwanese politician who was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan.
Simon Ko or Ko Shen-yeaw is a Taiwanese politician,who is currently the Taiwanese Representative to Spain. He previously served as the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Republic of China from September 2012 to January 2016.
Kao Hua-chu is a retired Republic of China Army general and the incumbent Secretary-General of the National Security Council of the Republic of China. He was the Minister of National Defense that appointed to the post by then Premier-designate Wu Den-yih on 9 September 2009. On 29 July 2013,Kao resigned from his post due to the death scandal of Corporal Hung Chung-chiu of the Republic of China Army during his conscription on 4 July 2013.
Kao Kuang-chi is a Taiwanese politician. He was a retired admiral of the Republic of China Navy,and later entered the cabinet as Minister of National Defense from 2015 to 2016.
The 18th National Congress of the Kuomintang was the eighteenth national congress of the Kuomintang political party,held on 17 October 2009 at Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium,Taipei,Taiwan.
On 25 January 2014,Chang Ter-cheng (張德正) attempted to drive a 35-tonne truck through the main doors of the Presidential Office Building,Taiwan.
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 2012 in Taiwan,Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 101 according to the official Republic of China calendar.
Presidential elections were held in Taiwan on 16 January 2016. Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate Tsai Ing-wen with her independent running mate Chen Chien-jen won over Eric Chu of the Kuomintang (KMT) and James Soong of the People First Party (PFP). Tsai became the first female president in Taiwan,as well as the Chinese-speaking world.
