This is a list of foreign ministers of the Republic of China (based in Taiwan since 1949), heading its Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Beiyang and Nationalist governments NameTook officeLeft officePortrait Lu Zhengxiang March 1912 September 1912 November 1912 September 1913 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 Ting-fang 1921 1922 Wu Chaoshu 19231927 19241928 Huang Fu 1924 Chengting T. Wang June 14, 1928 Alfred Sao-ke Sze 1931 Eugene Chen June 1, 1931 Luo Wengan 1932 Wang Jingwei August 18, 1933 Zhang Qun December 12, 1935March 4, 1937 Wang Chonghui March 4, 1937April 10, 1941 Guo Taiqi April 10, 1941December 27, 1941 Chiang Kai-ShekDecember 27, 1941October 30, 1942T. V. Soong October 30, 1942July 30, 1945
Post-1947 Constitution Political Party:
PortraitNameTerm of office DaysPolitical partyCabinet1 Wang ShijieJuly 30, 1945December 27, 1948KuomintangWeng WenhaoSun Fo2 Wu TiechengDecember 27, 1948March 21, 1949KuomintangSun FoHe Yingqin3 Fu Bingchang Did not take officeKuomintangHe Yingqin4 Hu Shih Did not take officeIndependentYan Xishan5 George YehOctober 1, 1949July 14, 1958KuomintangYan XishanChen Cheng IYu Hung-ChunChen Cheng II6 Huang Shao-kuJuly 14, 1958May 31, 1960KuomintangChen Cheng II7 Shen Chang-huanMay 31, 1960May 27, 1966KuomintangChen Cheng IIYen Chia-kan8 Wei Tao-mingMay 27, 1966March 31, 1971KuomintangYen Chia-kan9 Chow Shu-kaiMarch 31, 1971May 29, 1972KuomintangYen Chia-kan10 Shen Chang-huanMay 29, 1972December 16, 1978KuomintangChiang Ching-kuoSun Yun-suan11 Chiang Yen-siDecember 20, 1978December 19, 1979KuomintangSun Yun-suan12 Chu Fu-sungDecember 19, 1979April 22, 1987KuomintangSun Yun-suanYu Kuo-hua13 Ting Mao-shihApril 22, 1987July 20, 1988KuomintangYu Kuo-hua14 Lien ChanJuly 20, 1988June 1, 1990KuomintangYu Kuo-huaLee Huan15 Fredrick Chien (Chien Foo)June 1, 1990June 10, 1996KuomintangHau Pei-tsunLien Chan16 John Chang (Chiang Hsiao-yen)June 10, 1996October 20, 1997KuomintangLien ChanVincent Siew17 Jason Hu (Hu Chih-chiang)October 20, 1997November 30, 1999KuomintangVincent Siew18 Chen Chien-jenNovember 30, 1999May 20, 2000KuomintangVincent Siew19 Tien Hung-maoMay 20, 2000February 1, 2002IndependentTang FeiChang Chun-hsiung I20 Eugene Chien (Chien You-hsin)February 1, 2002April 16, 2004KuomintangYu Shyi-kun21 Mark Chen (Chen Tang-shan)April 16, 2004January 25, 2006Democratic Progressive PartyYu Shyi-kunFrank Hsieh22 James Huang (Huang Chih-Fang)January 25, 2006May 5, 2008IndependentSu Tseng-chang IChang Chun-hsiung II— Yang Tzu-paoMay 6, 2008May 19, 2008IndependentChang Chun-hsiung II23 Francisco Ou (Ou-Hung-lian)May 20, 2008September 10, 2009KuomintangLiu Chao-shiuan24 Timothy Yang (Yang Chin-tien)September 10, 2009September 26, 2012KuomintangWu Den-yihSean Chen25 David Lin (Lin Yung-Lo) September 27, 2012 May 20, 2016IndependentSean ChenJiang Yi-huahMao Chi-kuoChang San-cheng26 David Lee (Lee Ta-wei) May 20, 2016 February 26, 2018KuomintangLin ChuanWilliam Lai27 Joseph Wu (Wu Chao-hsieh) February 26, 2018 May 20, 2024Democratic Progressive PartyWilliam LaiSu Tseng-chang IIChen Chien-jen28 Lin Chia-lung May 20, 2024 IncumbentDemocratic Progressive PartyCho Jung-tai
See also Foreign relations of the Republic of China
References
List of Foreign ministers of ROC (with period, Chinese)