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This is a list of vice presidents (post-1947 constitution) of the Republic of China by other offices (either elected or appointive) held, either before or after service as the vice president.

Central government

Executive branch

Presidents^[1]

President	Year(s) served	Notes
Yen Chia-kan	1975–1978	Became president after Chiang Kai-shek's death
Lee Teng-hui	1988–2000	Became president after Chiang Ching-kuo's death

In addition, Li Zongren acted as president from 21 January 1949 to 1 March 1950 on Chiang Kai-shek's declaration of incapacity.

Executive Yuan Ministers

Minister	Office	President served under	Year(s) served
Chen Cheng	Premier^[2]	Chiang Kai-shek	1950–1954 1958–1963
	Minister of Council for United States Aid		1950–1954 1958–1963
	Minister of Council for International Economic Cooperation and Development		1963
Yen Chia-kan	Minister of Economic Affairs^[3]	Chiang Kai-shek	1950
	Minister of Finance^[4]		1950–1954
	Minister of Council for United States Aid		1957–1958
	Minister of Council for International Economic Cooperation and Development		1963–1969
	Minister of Vocational Assistance Commission for Retired Servicemen^[5]		1954–1956
	Minister of Finance		1958–1963
Lee Teng-hui	Minister Without Portfolio	Chiang Kai-shek Yen Chia-kan	1972–1978
Lee Yuan-tsu	Minister of Education^[6]	Yen Chia-kan Chiang Ching-kuo	1977–1978
	Minister Without Portfolio		1977–1984
	Minister of Justice^[7]		1978–1984
Lien Chan	Minister of National Youth Commission	Chiang Ching-kuo Lee Teng-hui	1978–1981
	Minister of Transportation and Communications^[8]		1981–1987
	Minister Without Portfolio		1981–1990
	Vice Premier		1987–1988
	Minister of Foreign Affairs^[9]		1988–1990
	Premier		1993–1997
Vincent Siew	Minister of Economic Affairs	Lee Teng-hui	1990–1993
	Minister of Council for Economic Planning and Development		1993–1994
	Minister Without Portfolio		1993–1995
	Minister of Mainland Affairs Council^[10]		1994–1995
	Premier		1997–2000
Wu Den-yih	Premier	Ma Ying-jeou	2009–2012
Chen Chien-jen	Minister of Department of Health	Chen Shui-bian	2003–2005
	Minister of National Science Council^[11]	Chen Shui-bian	2006–2008
	Premier	Tsai Ing-wen	2023–
William Lai	Premier	Tsai Ing-wen	2017–2019

Ambassadors

Vice President	Position	President served under	Year(s) served	Notes
Lien Chan	Ambassador to El Salvador	Yen Chia-kan	1975–1976
Hsiao Bi-khim elect	Representative to the United States	Tsai Ing-wen	2020-2023

Legislative branch

National Assembly

Constituency	Vice President	Year(s) served	Notes
Tainan City	William Lai	1996–1999

Legislative Yuan

Constituency^[12]	Vice President	Year(s) served	Notes
Chiayi City	Vincent Siew	1996–1997	Later appointed as premier
Hualien	Hsiao Bi-khim elect	2016–2020
Nantou Nantou 1	Wu Den-yih	2002–2009	Later appointed as premier
Tainan City Tainan City 2	William Lai	1999–2010	Later elected as Mayor of Tainan
Taipei 1	Hsiao Bi-khim elect	2005–2008
Taoyuan	Annette Lu	1993–1996	Later elected as Taoyuan County Magistrate
Party list (overseas Chinese) Party list	Hsiao Bi-khim elect	2002–2005 2012–2016

These future vice presidents served in the Legislative Yuan together:

Wu Den-yih served with William Lai (2002–2009).
Hsiao Bi-khim served with Wu Den-yih and William Lai (2002–2008).

Local government

Governors and Mayors of Special Municipalities

Province / Special Municipality	Vice President	Year(s) served
Anhui	Li Zongren	1938
Hubei	Chen Cheng	1940–1944
Kaohsiung City	Wu Den-yih	1990–1998
Tainan	William Lai	2010–2017
Taipei	Lee Teng-hui	1978–1981
Taiwan	Chen Cheng	1949
	Hsieh Tung-min	1972–1978
	Lee Teng-hui	1981–1984
	Lien Chan	1990–1993

Provincial or City Councillors

Provincial/City Council	Vice President	Year(s)served	Notes
Taipei City Council^[13]	Wu Den-yih	1973–1981
Taiwan Provincial Council	Hsieh Tung-min	1957–1972	Was Deputy Speaker 1957–1963, Speaker 1963–1972

Other provincial or municipal offices

Vice President	Office and Jurisdiction	Year(s) served
Yen Chia-kan	Commissioner, Department of Finance, Fukien Province	1939–1945
Yen Chia-kan	Commissioner, Department of Construction, Fukien Province	1947–1949
Hsieh Tung-min	Secretary General, Taiwan Provincial Government	1954–1957

Magistrates and Mayors of County-level Units

County/City	Vice President	Year(s) served
Xinhui, Guangdong	Li Zongren	1919
Kaohsiung County, Taiwan Province	Hsieh Tung-min	1946–1947
Taoyuan, Taiwan Province	Annette Lu	1997–2000

Military

Vice President	Term of office	Position(s)
Li Zongren	1948–1954	Full General in the Republic of China Army
Chen Cheng	1954–1965	Full General in the Republic of China Army

Lost races^[14]

Presidential elections

Vice President	Office and jurisdiction	Year	Notes
Lien Chan	President of the Republic of China	2000 2004	Lost both times to Chen Shui-bian.
Annette Lu	Democratic Progressive nomination for President of the Republic of China	2008	Lost to Frank Hsieh.
Annette Lu	Candidacy for President of the Republic of China	2020	Did not gather enough petitions.
Vincent Siew	Vice President of the Republic of China	2000	Lost to Annette Lu.
William Lai	Democratic Progressive nomination for President of the Republic of China	2020	Lost to Tsai Ing-wen. Later served as her running mate.

Legislative elections

Vice President	Constituency	Year	Notes
Hsiao Bi-khim elect	Democratic Progressive nomination for Taipei 2	2008	Lost to Wang Shih-chien.
Hsiao Bi-khim elect	Hualien	2010 by-election 2020	Lost to Wang Ting-son and Fu Kun-chi.

Local elections

Vice President	Office and jurisdiction	Year	Notes
Wu Den-yih	Mayor of Kaohsiung	1998	Lost to Frank Hsieh.

References

^ "Presidents & vice presidents since 1947". Office of the President.
^ "Premiers of the Republic of China". Executive Yuan History Exhibit.
^ "歷任部長" (in Chinese). Ministry of Economic Affairs.
^ "行憲以來財政部部長照片" (in Chinese). Ministry of Finance.
^ "歷任主任委員" (in Chinese). Veterans Affairs Council.
^ "歷任教育首長" (in Chinese). Ministry of Education.
^ "歷任部長" (in Chinese). Ministry of Justice.
^ "歷任首長任期" (in Chinese). Ministry of Transportation and Communications.
^ "歷任部長年表" (in Chinese). Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
^ "歷任主任委員任期" (in Chinese). Mainland Affairs Council.
^ "國科會歷任首長" (in Chinese). Ministry of Science and Technology.
^ "歷屆立委" (in Chinese). Legislative Yuan.
^ "歷屆議員" (in Chinese). Taipei City Council.
^ "中選會資料庫網站". cec.gov.tw (in Chinese).

[1] "Presidents & vice presidents since 1947". Office of the President.

[2] "Premiers of the Republic of China". Executive Yuan History Exhibit.

[3] "歷任部長" (in Chinese). Ministry of Economic Affairs.

[4] "行憲以來財政部部長照片" (in Chinese). Ministry of Finance.

[5] "歷任主任委員" (in Chinese). Veterans Affairs Council.

[6] "歷任教育首長" (in Chinese). Ministry of Education.

[7] "歷任部長" (in Chinese). Ministry of Justice.

[8] "歷任首長任期" (in Chinese). Ministry of Transportation and Communications.

[9] "歷任部長年表" (in Chinese). Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

[10] "歷任主任委員任期" (in Chinese). Mainland Affairs Council.

[11] "國科會歷任首長" (in Chinese). Ministry of Science and Technology.

[12] "歷屆立委" (in Chinese). Legislative Yuan.

[13] "歷屆議員" (in Chinese). Taipei City Council.

[14] "中選會資料庫網站". cec.gov.tw (in Chinese).

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v t e Vice presidents of the Republic of China
Taiwan Republic of China (1912–1949) Government of the Republic of China List of vice presidents of the Republic of China Other offices held
Beiyang government (1913–1928)	Li Yuen-fung Feng Kuo-chang vacant from 1917 to 1948
Constitutional government indirect elections (1948–1996)	Li Tsung-jen Chen Cheng Yen Chia-kan Hsieh Tung-min Lee Teng-hui Lee Yuan-tsu
Constitutional government direct elections (since 1996)	Lien Chan Annette Lu Hsiu-lien Vincent Siew Wan-chang Wu Den-yih Chen Chien-jen Lai Ching-te Hsiao Bi-khim (elect)