Taiwan Politics People

Ma Ying-jeou (traditional Chinese: 馬英九; simplified Chinese: 马英九; pinyin: Mǎ Yīngjiǔ; born July 13, 1950) is the current President of the Republic of China (ROC), commonly known as Taiwan, and the Chairman of the Kuomintang Party, also known as the Chinese...

Annette Lu (simplified Chinese: 吕秀莲; traditional Chinese: 呂秀蓮; pinyin: Lǚ Xiùlián; POJ: Lū Siù-liân; born June 7, 1944), a Taiwanese politician, is a former Vice President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) and member of the Democratic Progressive Party. Lu is a...

Su Tseng-chang (traditional Chinese: 蘇貞昌, simplified Chinese: 苏贞昌, pinyin: Sū Zhēnchāng, POJ: So Cheng-chhiong; born July 28, 1947) is a Taiwanese politician of the Democratic Progressive Party. He is the former Premier of the Republic of China. Su actively campaigned...

Lee Teng-hui (simplified Chinese: 李登辉; traditional Chinese: 李登輝; pinyin: Lǐ Dēnghuī; born 15 January 1923) is a politician of Republic of China (commonly known as "Taiwan"). He was President of the Republic of China and Chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT) from 1988...

Chiang Kai-shek (traditional Chinese: 蔣中正 / 蔣介石; simplified Chinese: 蒋中正 / 蒋介石; pinyin: Jiǎng Jièshí; but see names below) (31 October 1887 – 5 April 1975) was a political and military leader of 20th century China. He was an influential...

Frank Hsieh Chang-ting (simplified Chinese: 谢长廷; traditional Chinese: 謝長廷; pinyin: Xiè Chángtíng; Wade-Giles: Hsieh Ch'ang T'ing; Pe̍h-oē-jī: Siā Tiông-têng or Chiā Tiông-têng; born May 18, 1946 in Dadaocheng, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese politician...

Chen Shui-bian (born October 12, 1950) is a former Taiwanese politician who was the President of the Republic of China from 2000 to 2008. Chen, whose Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has traditionally been supportive of Taiwan independence, ended more than...