| Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China | |
|---|---|
| 中華民國外交部部長 | |
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| Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China | |
| Member of | Executive Yuan |
| Seat | Taipei |
| Nominator | Premier |
| Appointer | President |
| Inaugural holder | Wang Chonghui |
| Formation | 1 January 1912 |
| Website | www |
This is a list of foreign ministers of the Republic of China (based in Taiwan since 1949), heading its Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
| Name | Took office | Left office | Portrait |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lu Zhengxiang | March 1912 | September 1912 |  |
| Lu Zhengxiang | November 1912 | September 1913 | |
| Lu Zhengxiang | 27 January 1915 | 17 May 1916 | |
| Wu Tingfang | 7 November 1917 | 30 November 1917 |  |
| Lu Zhengxiang | 30 November 1917 | 13 August 1920 | |
| Chen Lu (acting) | November 1918 | December 1919 |  |
| Wu Tingfang | 1921 | 1922 | |
| C. C. Wu (Wu Chaoshu) [1] | 1923 1927 | 1924 1928 |  |
| Huang Fu | 1924 |  | |
| Wang Zhengting [2] | June 14, 1928 |  | |
| Alfred Sze (Shi Zhaoji) | 1931 |  | |
| Eugene Chen (Chen Youren) [3] | June 1, 1931 |  | |
| Luo Wengan | 1932 |  | |
| Wang Jingwei | August 18, 1933 |  | |
| Chang Chun (Zhang Qun) | December 16, 1933 |  | |
| Wang Ch'ung-hui (Wang Chonghui) | March 6, 1937 |  | |
| Quo Tai-chi (Guo Taiqi) | June 30, 1941 |  | |
| T. V. Soong (Song Ziwen) [4] | October 30, 1942 |  | |
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