Chairman of the Kuomintang

The chairman of the Kuomintang is the leader of the Kuomintang in the Republic of China. The position used to be titled as President (1912–1914), Premier (1919–1925), Chairman of the Central Executive Committee (1925–1938), Director-General (1938–1975), and Chairman (from 1975). The post is currently held by Cheng Li-wun, who assumed the post on 1 November 2025, following the eleventh direct election of the party leadership."Dark horse Cheng Li-wun wins leadership race of Taiwan’s opposition KMT | The Straits Times" The chairman is now directly elected by party members for a term of four years and may be re-elected for a second term.

List of party leaders denotes acting leader.

Presidents (1912–1914) Order Portrait Name Term of Office 1 Sun Yat-sen 25 August 1912 8 July 1914 — Song Jiaoren 25 August 1912 22 March 1913

Sun Yat-sen served as Premier of the Chinese Revolutionary Party between 8 July 1914 and 10 October 1919.

Premier (1919–1925) Order Portrait Name Term of Office Party Congress Sun Yat-sen 10 October 1919 30 January 1924 30 January 1924 12 March 1925 1st

Chairmen of the Central Executive Committee (1925–1938) Collective leadership Following the death of Sun Yat-sen in 1925, the Central Executive Committee became the collective leadership of the Kuomintang. On 19 May 1926, the Central Executive Committee resolved to establish chairmanship. In March 1927, the collective leadership of the committee was revived, the chairmanship was thus abolished until 7 December 1935.

Members of the Committee include: 1925–1926 1927–1935 Tan Pingshan (12 March 1925 – 19 May 1926) Dai Jitao (12 March 1925 – 16 January 1926) Liao Zhongkai (12 March 1925 – 20 August 1925, died in office) Wang Jingwei (22 January 1926 – 19 May 1926) Tan Yankai (22 January 1926 – 19 May 1926) Chiang Kai-shek (22 January 1926 – 19 May 1926) Lin Boqu (22 January 1926 – 19 May 1926) Hu Hanmin (22 January 1926 – 19 May 1926) Chen Gongbo (22 January 1926 – 19 May 1926) Kan Nai-kuang (22 January 1926 – 19 May 1926) Yang Pao'an (22 January 1926 – 19 May 1926) Chiang Kai-shek (1 March 1927 – 7 December 1935) Wang Jingwei (1 March 1927 – 7 February 1928, 28 December 1931 – 7 December 1935) Tan Yankai (1 March 1927 – 7 February 1928) Sun Fo (1 March 1927 – 7 February 1928, 21 September 1928 – 7 December 1935) Ku Meng-yu (1 March 1927 – 7 February 1928, 28 December 1931 – 7 December 1935) Tan Pingshan (1 March 1927 – 7 February 1928) Chen Gongbo (1 March 1927 – 7 February 1928) Xu Qian (1 March 1927 – 7 February 1928) Wu Yu-chang (1 March 1927 – 7 February 1928) Dai Jitao (7 February 1928 – 28 December 1931) Ding Weifen (7 February 1928 – 28 December 1931) Yu Youren (7 February 1928 – 7 December 1935) Tan Yankai (7 February 1928 – 28 December 1931) Hu Hanmin (21 September 1928 – 7 December 1935) Chen Guofu (28 March 1929 – 7 December 1935) Yeh Chu-cheng (28 March 1929 – 7 December 1935) Ju Zheng (28 December 1931 – 7 December 1935)

Order Portrait Name Term of Office PartyCongress — Collective leadership ofCentral Executive Committee 12 March 1925 19 May 1926 1st 2 Zhang Renjie 19 May 1926 6 July 1926 2nd — 6 July 1926 11 March 1927 3 Chiang Kai-shek 6 July 1926 11 March 1927 — Collective leadership ofCentral Executive Committee 11 March 1927 28 March 1929 28 March 1929 23 November 1931 3rd 23 November 1931 23 November 1935 4th 23 November 1935 7 December 1935 5th 4 Hu Hanmin 7 December 1935 12 May 1936 — Chiang Kai-shek 12 May 1936 1 April 1938

Director-General (1938–1975) Order Portrait Name Term of Office PartyCongress — Chiang Kai-shek 1 April 1938 17 May 1945 Extraordinary 17 May 1945 20 October 1952 6th 20 October 1952 23 October 1957 7th 23 October 1957 22 November 1963 8th 22 November 1963 9 April 1969 9th 9 April 1969 5 April 1975 10th

Chairpersons (from 1975) Order Portrait Name Term of Office Mandate Party Congress Notes — Chiang Ching-kuo 28 April 1975 16 November 1976 10th As Chairman of the Central Executive Committee 5 16 November 1976 4 April 1981 1976 11th 4 April 1981 13 January 1988 1981 12th — Lee Teng-hui 27 January 1988 8 July 1988 Resigned after 2000 presidential election defeat 6 8 July 1988 22 August 1993 1988 13th 22 August 1993 28 August 1997 1993 14th 28 August 1997 24 March 2000 1997 15th — Lien Chan 24 March 2000 18 June 2000 7 18 June 2000 30 July 2001 2000 30 July 2001 19 August 2005 2001 16th 8 Ma Ying-jeou 19 August 2005 13 February 2007 2005 17th Resigned amid corruption charges — Wu Po hsiung 13 February 2007 14 March 2007 Resigned to run in the 2007 KMT chairmanship by-election — Chiang Pin-kung 14 March 2007 11 April 2007 9 Wu Po-hsiung 11 April 2007 17 October 2009 2007 Ma Ying-jeou 17 October 2009 29 September 2013 2009 18th Resigned after 2014 local election defeat 29 September 2013 3 December 2014 2013 19th — Wu Den-yih 3 December 2014 19 January 2015 10 Eric Chu 19 January 2015 16 January 2016 2015 Resigned after 2016 presidential and legislative elections defeat — Huang Min-hui 16 January 2016 30 March 2016 11 Hung Hsiu-chu 30 March 2016 3 July 2017 2016 Resigned after re-election failed — Lin Junq-tzer 3 July 2017 19 August 2017 12 Wu Den-yih 20 August 2017 15 January 2020 2017 20th Resigned after 2020 presidential and legislative elections defeat — Lin Rong-te 15 January 2020 9 March 2020 Member of Central Standing Committee, acting leader after vice chairmen resigned 13 Johnny Chiang 9 March 2020 5 October 2021 2020 Eric Chu 5 October 2021 1 November 2025 2021 21st Declined re-election 14 Cheng Li-wun 1 November 2025 Incumbent 2025 22nd

List of eternal and honorary leaders Eternal Premier: Sun Yat-sen Eternal Director-General: Chiang Kai-shek Honorary chairmen: Lien Chan (2005–2015) Wu Po-hsiung (2009–2015)

Timeline since 1975

Chairman of the Kuomintang

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