Heads of State of China
Republic of China
President of the Republic of China
Lee Teng-hui
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 15 1923; d. July 30 2020.
Kuomintang
1988 – 2000
Chen Shui-bian
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 12 1950.
Democratic Progressive Party
2000 – 2008
Ma Ying-jeou
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 13 1950.
Kuomintang
2008 – 2016
Tsai Ing-wen
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 31 1956.
Premiers: Lin Chuan (2016 – 2017); Lai Ching-te (2017 – 2019); Su Tseng-chang (2019 – 2023); Chen Chien-jen (2023 – 2024).
Other prominent offices: Member of the Legislative Yuan (2005 – 2006); Vice Premier of the Republic of China (2006 – 2007); Chair of the Democratic Progressive Party (2008 – 2012; 2014 – 2018; 2020 – 2022).
Democratic Progressive Party
2016 – 2024
Lai Ching-te
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 6 1959.
Premier: Cho Jung-tai.
Other prominent offices: Premier of the Republic of China (2017 – 2019); Vice President of the Republic of China (2020 – 2024); Chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party (2023 – present).
Democratic Progressive Party
2024 – present
Vice President of the Republic of China
Lee Teng-hui
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 15 1923; d. July 30 2020.
Kuomintang
1984 – 1988
Lien Chan
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1936.
Kuomintang
1996 – 2000
Siew Wan-chang
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 3 1939.
Kuomintang
2008 – 2012
Chen Chien-jen
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 6 1951.
Independent
2016 – 2020
Lai Ching-te
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 6 1959.
Democratic Progressive Party
2020 – 2024
Hsiao Bi-khim
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 7 1971.
Democratic Progressive Party
2024 – present
People’s Republic of China
Chairman of the Central People’s Government
Mao Zedong
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 26 1893; d. September 9 1976.
Communist Party of China
1949 – 1954
Chairman of the People’s Republic of China
Mao Zedong
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 26 1893; d. September 9 1976.
Communist Party of China
1954 – 1959
President of the People’s Republic of China
Li Xiannian
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 23 1909; d. June 21 1992.
Communist Party of China
1983 – 1988
Jiang Zemin
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 17 1926; d. November 30 2022.
Communist Party of China
1993 – 2003
Hu Jintao
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 21 1942.
Premier: Wen Jiabao.
Other prominent offices: Party Secretary of Guizhou (1985 – 1988); Party Secretary of Tibet (1988 – 1992); Vice President of the People’s Republic of China (1998 – 2003); General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (2002 – 2012); President of the People’s Republic of China (2003 – 2013); Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China (2004 – 2012); Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People’s Republic of China (2005 – 2013).
Communist Party of China
2003 – 2013
Xi Jinping
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 23 1909; d. June 21 1992.
Premiers: Li Keqiang (2013 – 2023); Li Qiang (2023 – present).
Other prominent offices: Governor of Fujian (1999 – 2002); Governor of Zhejiang (2002 – 2003); Secretary of the Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China (2002 – 2007); Secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China (2007); Vice President of the People’s Republic of China (2008 – 2013); Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China (2012 – present); General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (2012 – present); Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People’s Republic of China (2013 – present); Supreme Commander of the People’s Liberation Army (2016 – present).
Communist Party of China
2013 – present
Vice President of the People’s Republic of China
Wang Zhen
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1908; d. March 12 1993.
Communist Party of China
1988 – 1993
Rong Yiren
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 1 1916; d. October 26 2005.
Communist Party of China
1993 – 1998
Hu Jintao
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 21 1942.
Communist Party of China
1998 – 2003
Zeng Qinghong
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 30 1939.
Communist Party of China
2003 – 2008
Xi Jinping
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 23 1909; d. June 21 1992.
Communist Party of China
2008 – 2013
Wang Qishan
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 19 1948.
Communist Party of China
2018 – 2023
Heads of Government of China
Republic of China
Premier of the Republic of China
Lien Chan
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1936.
Kuomintang
1993 – 1997
Siew Wan-chang
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 3 1939.
Kuomintang
1997 – 2000
Chang Chun-hsiung
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 23 1938.
Democratic Progressive Party
2000 – 2002
Frank Hsieh Chang-ting
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 18 1946.
Democratic Progressive Party
2005 – 2006
Su Tseng-chang
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 28 1948.
Democratic Progressive Party
2006 – 2007
Chang Chun-hsiung
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 23 1938.
Democratic Progressive Party
2007 – 2008
Lin Chuan
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 13 1951.
Independent
2016 – 2017
Lai Ching-te
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 6 1959.
Democratic Progressive Party
2017 – 2019
Su Tseng-chang
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 28 1948.
Democratic Progressive Party
2019 – 2023
Chen Chien-jen
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 6 1951.
Democratic Progressive Party
2023 – 2024
Cho Jung-tai
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 22 1959.
Democratic Progressive Party
2024 – present
Vice Premier of the Republic of China
Lien Chan
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1936.
Kuomintang
1987 – 1988
Chang Chun-hsiung
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 23 1938.
Democratic Progressive Party
2000
Tsai Ing-wen
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 31 1956.
Democratic Progressive Party
2006 – 2007
Chiou I-jen
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 9 1950.
Democratic Progressive Party
2007 – 2008
Eric Li-luan Chu
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 7 1961.
Kuomintang
2009 – 2010
People’s Republic of China
Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China
Zhou Enlai
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 5 1898; d. January 8 1976.
Communist Party of China
1949 – 1976
Hua Guofeng
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 16 1921; d. August 20 2008.
Communist Party of China
1976 – 1980
Zhao Ziyang
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 17 1919; d. January 17 2005.
Communist Party of China
1980 – 1987
Li Peng
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 20 1928; d. July 22 2019.
Communist Party of China
1988 – 1998
Wen Jiabao
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 15 1942.
Communist Party of China
2003 – 2013
Li Keqiang
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 3 1955; d. October 27 2023.
Communist Party of China
2013 – 2023
Li Qiang
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 1959.
Communist Party of China
2023 – present
First-Ranking Vice Premier of the People’s Republic of China
Chen Yun
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 13 1905; d. April 10 1995.
Communist Party of China
1954 – 1965
Deng Xiaoping
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 22 1904; d. February 19 1997.
Communist Party of China
1975 – 1976
Li Xiannian
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 23 1909; d. June 21 1992.
Communist Party of China
1976 – 1977
Deng Xiaoping
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 22 1904; d. February 19 1997.
Communist Party of China
1977 – 1980
Li Keqiang
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 3 1955; d. October 27 2023.
Communist Party of China
2008 – 2013