List of presidents of the Examination Yuan

The president of the Examination Yuan is the head of the Examination Yuan, a constitutional branch of the Republic of China.^[1]

President of the Examination Yuan
Incumbent Chou Hung-hsien since 20 December 2024
Nominator	President
Appointer	Legislative Yuan
Term length	4 years
Inaugural holder	Dai Jitao
Formation	1948; 77 years ago (1948)
Website	http://intro.exam.gov.tw/enggtm/gtm-index.htm

List

  Non-partisan   Kuomintang (Nationalist)   Democratic Progressive Party

Pre-1947 Constitution

Name	Office	Political party
Dai Jitao	25 October 1928 – 1932	Kuomintang
Niou Yung-chien (鈕永建)	1932–1935 as acting	Kuomintang
Dai Jitao	1935 – 10 July 1948	Kuomintang

Post-1947 Constitution

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Term	Political party	President
1		Chang Po-ling 張伯苓 Zhāng Bólíng (1876–1951)	10 Jul 1948	25 Nov 1949	1	Kuomintang		Chiang Kai-shek (KMT)
–		Niou Yung-chien[2] 鈕永建 Niǔ Yǒngjiàn (1870–1965)	25 Nov 1949	21 Apr 1952		Kuomintang
2		Chia Ching-teh 賈景德 Jiǎ Jǐngdé (1880–1960)	21 Apr 1952	1 Sep 1954		Kuomintang
3		Mo Teh-hui[3] 莫德惠 Mò Déhuì (1883–1968)	1 Sep 1954	1 Sep 1959	2	Kuomintang
1 Sep 1959	1 Sep 1966	3
4		Sun Fo[4] 孫科 Sūn Kē (1891–1973)	1 Sep 1966	1 Sep 1972	4	Kuomintang
1 Sep 1972	13 Sep 1973	5
–			Yang Liang-kung[2] 楊亮功 Yáng Liànggōng (1895–1992)	14 Sep 1973	20 Oct 1973	Kuomintang
5			Yang Liang-kung 楊亮功 Yáng Liànggōng (1895–1992)	20 Oct 1973	1 Sep 1978	Kuomintang		Chiang Kai-shek (KMT)
								Yen Chia-kan (KMT)
								Chiang Ching-kuo (KMT)
6		Liu Chi-hung 劉季洪 Liú Jìhóng (1904–1989)	1 Sep 1978	1 September 1984	6	Kuomintang
7		Kung Teh-cheng[5] 孔德成 Kǒng Déchéng (1920–2008)	1 Sep 1984	1 Sep 1990	7	Kuomintang
								Lee Teng-hui (KMT)
			1 Sep 1990	24 Apr 1993	8
8		Chiu Chuang-huan 邱創煥 Qiū Chuànghuàn (1925–2020)	24 Apr 1993	1 Sep 1996		Kuomintang
9		Hsu Shui-teh 許水德 Xǚ Shuǐdé (1931–2021)	1 Sep 1996	1 Sep 2002	9	Kuomintang
								Chen Shui-bian (DPP)
10		Yao Chia-wen[6] 姚嘉文 Yáo Jiāwén (1938- )	1 Sep 2002	1 Sep 2008	10	Democratic Progressive Party
								Ma Ying-jeou (KMT)
-		Wu Jin-lin[2] 伍錦霖 Wǔ Jǐnlín (1947- )	1 Sep 2008	1 Dec 2008	11	Kuomintang
11		John Kuan[3] 關中 Guān Zhōng (1940- )	1 Dec 2008	1 Sep 2014		Kuomintang
12		Wu Jin-lin 伍錦霖 Wǔ Jǐnlín (1947- )	1 Sep 2014	1 Sep 2020	12	Kuomintang
								Tsai Ing-wen (DPP)
13		Huang Jong-tsun 黃榮村 Huáng Róngcūn (1947- )	1 Sep 2020	1 Sep 2024	13	Independent
								Lai Ching-te (DPP)
14		Chou Hung-hsien 周弘憲 Zhōu Hóngxiàn (1953- )	20 Dec 2024	Incumbent	14	Democratic Progressive Party

Timeline

See also

• List of vice presidents of the Examination Yuan
• Constitution of the Republic of China
• List of political office-holders of the Republic of China by age