President of the Republic of China
| President of the Republic of China | |
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| 中華民國總統 | |
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| Office of the President | |
| Style | Mr. President (informal) His Excellency (diplomatic) |
| Status | Head of state Commander-in-chief |
| Member of | National Security Council |
| Residence | Wanli Residence |
| Seat | Presidential Office Building, Taipei |
| Appointer | Direct election or via succession |
| Term length | 4 years; renewable once |
| Precursor | Chairman of the National Government (1925–1948) |
| Formation | 1 January 1912 (provisional, in Mainland China) 25 October 1945 (Taiwan handover) 20 May 1948 (current form) |
| First holder | Sun Yat-sen (as Provisional President) |
| Unofficial names | President of Taiwan |
| Deputy | Vice President |
| Salary | NTD 531,000 monthly (2024) |
| Website | english |
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| Traditional Chinese | 中華民國總統 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 中华民国总统 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 臺灣總統 台灣總統 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 台湾总统 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The president of the Republic of China, also known as the president of Taiwan, is the head of state of the Republic of China (Taiwan), as well as the commander-in-chief of the Republic of China Armed Forces. Before 1949 the position had the authority of ruling over Mainland China, but losing control of it after communist victory in the Chinese Civil War, the remaining jurisdictions of the ROC have been limited to Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu, and smaller islands.
Originally elected by the National Assembly, the presidency was intended to be a ceremonial office with no real executive power because the ROC was originally envisioned as a parliamentary republic. Since the 1996 election however, the president has been directly elected by plurality voting to a four-year term, with incumbents limited to serving two terms. The current president is Lai Ching-te of the Democratic Progressive Party, preceded by Tsai Ing-wen from the same party.