Vice President of the Republic of China

Vice President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) 中華民國副總統
National Emblem of Taiwan
Incumbent Hsiao Bi-khim since 20 May 2024
Office of the President
Style	Mr Vice President (informal) His Excellency (diplomatic)
Member of	National Security Council
Residence	Wanli Residence
Seat	Presidential Office, Taipei
Appointer	Direct election
Term length	4 years; renewable once
Formation	20 May 1948 (1948-05-20)
First holder	Li Zongren
Unofficial names	Vice President of Taiwan Deputy Leader of the Taiwan Area (by the PRC)
Salary	NT$4,080,000 annually
Website	english.president.gov.tw

The vice president of the Republic of China, commonly referred to as the vice president of Taiwan, is the second-highest constitutional office of the Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan.

List

Provisional Government:   Tongmenghui   Beiyang clique, etc.   Independent
Beiyang Government:   Beiyang clique, etc.   Progressive Party
Constitutional Government:   Kuomintang (KMT)   Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)   Independent

Vice presidents of the Provisional Government
№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Political party	President		Assembly (elected)
1		Li Yuanhong 黎元洪 (1864–1928)	1 January 1912	10 October 1913	Nonpartisan		Sun Yat-sen (Tongmenghui)	Provisional (1911)
							Yuan Shikai (Beiyang clique)	Provisional (1912)
Vice presidents of the Beiyang Government
№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Political party	President		Assembly (elected)
1		Li Yuanhong 黎元洪 (1864–1928)	10 October 1913	6 June 1916	Progressive Party		Yuan Shikai (Beiyang clique)	1st (1913)
2		Feng Guozhang 馮國璋 (1859–1919)	6 June 1916	17 July 1917	Beiyang clique		Li Yuanhong (Progressive Party)	1st (1916)
Vice presidents after the 1947 Constitution
№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Political party	President		Term (elected)
1		Li Zongren 李宗仁 (1890–1969)	20 May 1948	12 March 1954	Kuomintang		Chiang Kai-shek (Kuomintang)	1 (1948)
Office vacant 12 March – 19 May 1954
2		Chen Cheng 陳誠 (1898–1965)	20 May 1954	5 March 1965	Kuomintang			2 (1954)
								3 (1960)
Office vacant 5 March 1965 – 19 May 1966
3		Yen Chia-kan (C. K. Yen) 嚴家淦 (1905–1993)	20 May 1966	5 April 1975	Kuomintang			4 (1966)
								5 (1972)
Office vacant 5 April 1975 – 19 May 1978							Yen Chia-kan (Kuomintang)
4		Hsieh Tung-min 謝東閔 (1908–2001)	20 May 1978	19 May 1984	Kuomintang		Chiang Ching-kuo (Kuomintang)	6 (1978)
5		Lee Teng-hui 李登輝 (1923–2020)	20 May 1984	13 January 1988	Kuomintang			7 (1984)
Office vacant 13 January 1988 – 19 May 1990							Lee Teng-hui (Kuomintang)
6		Li Yuan-tsu 李元簇 (1923–2017)	20 May 1990	20 May 1996	Kuomintang			8 (1990)
Vice presidents after the introduction of direct election
№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Political party	President		Term (elected)
7		Lien Chan 連戰 (born 1936)	20 May 1996	20 May 2000	Kuomintang		Lee Teng-hui (KMT)	9 (1996)
8		Annette Lu (Lü Hsiu-lien) 呂秀蓮 (born 1944)	20 May 2000	20 May 2008	Democratic Progressive		Chen Shui-bian (DPP)	10 (2000)
								11 (2004)
9		Vincent Siew (Siew Wan-chang) 蕭萬長 (born 1939)	20 May 2008	20 May 2012	Kuomintang		Ma Ying-jeou (KMT)	12 (2008)
10		Wu Den-yih 吳敦義 (born 1948)	20 May 2012	20 May 2016	Kuomintang			13 (2012)
11		Chen Chien-jen 陳建仁 (born 1951)	20 May 2016	20 May 2020	Independent		Tsai Ing-wen (DPP)	14 (2016)
12		William Lai (Lai Ching-te) 賴清德 (born 1959)	20 May 2020	20 May 2024	Democratic Progressive			15 (2020)
12		Hsiao Bi-khim 蕭美琴 (born 1971)	20 May 2024	Incumbent	Democratic Progressive		William Lai (DPP)	16 (2024)