Ma Ying-jeou

Ma Ying-jeou (Chinese: 馬英九, born 13 July 1950) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the President of the Republic of China from 20 May 2008^[1] to 20 May 2016.

His Excellency Ma Ying-jeou The President of the Republic of China
馬英九
President of the Republic of China
In office 20 May 2008 – 20 May 2016
Premier	Liu Chao-shiuan Wu Den-yih Sean Chen Jiang Yi-huah
Vice President	Vincent Siew Wu Den-yih
Preceded by	Chen Shui-bian
Succeeded by	Tsai Ing-wen
Chairman of the Kuomintang
In office 17 October 2009 – 3 December 2014
Preceded by	Wu Po-hsiung
Succeeded by	Wu Den-yih (acting)
In office 27 July 2005 – 13 February 2007
Preceded by	Lien Chan
Succeeded by	Wu Po-hsiung
Mayor of Taipei
In office 25 December 1998 – 25 December 2006
Preceded by	Chen Shui-bian
Succeeded by	Hau Lung-pin
Minister without Portfolio
In office 10 June 1996 – 15 May 1997
Minister of Justice of the Republic of China
In office 27 February 1993 – 10 June 1996
Preceded by	Lu Yu-wen
Succeeded by	Liao Cheng-hao
Deputy Minister of the Mainland Affairs Council of the Executive Yuan
In office 1 June 1991 – 27 February 1993
Minister	Huang Kun-huei
Minister of the Research, Development and Evaluation Commission of the Executive Yuan
In office July 1988 – June 1991
Deputy	Sun Te-hsiung
Preceded by	Wei Yung
Succeeded by	Sun Te-hsiung
Personal details
Born	(1950-07-13) 13 July 1950 (age 75) Kwong Wah Hospital, Kowloon, British Hong Kong
Nationality	Republic of China
Political party	Kuomintang
Spouse(s)	Christine Chow
Relations	Ma Ho-ling (father) Chin Hou-hsiu (mother)
Alma mater	National Taiwan University (LL.B.) New York University (LL.M.) Harvard University (S.J.D.)
Signature
Website	www.president.gov.tw (in English)
Military service
Branch/service	Republic of China Navy Military logistics
Years of service	1972–1974
Rank	Major

Early life

Ma Ying-jeou was born in Kwong Wah Hospital^[2] in Kowloon, British Hong Kong on 13 July 1950.^[3] He studied in National Taiwan University, New York University and Harvard University.