Minister of Foreign Affairs (Republic of China)
Republic of China office
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China | |
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中華民國外交部部長 | |
Incumbent since 20 May 2024Lin Chia-lung | |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
Member of | Executive Yuan |
Seat | Taipei |
Nominator | Premier |
Appointer | President |
Inaugural holder | Wang Chonghui |
Formation | 1 January 1912; 112 years ago (1912-01-01) |
Website | www |
This is a list of foreign ministers of the Republic of China (based in Taiwan since 1949), heading its Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Beiyang and Nationalist Governments
Name | Took office | Left office | Portrait |
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Lu Zhengxiang | March 1912 | September 1912 | |
Lu Zhengxiang | November 1912 | September 1913 | |
Lu Zhengxiang | 27 January 1915 | 17 May 1916 | |
Wu Tingfang | 7 November 1917 | 30 November 1917 | |
Lu Zhengxiang | 30 November 1917 | 13 August 1920 | |
Chen Lu (acting) | November 1918 | December 1919 | |
Wu Tingfang | 1921 | 1922 | |
C. C. Wu (Wu Chaoshu)[1] | 1923 1927 | 1924 1928 | |
Huang Fu | 1924 | ||
Wang Zhengting[2] | June 14, 1928 | ||
Alfred Sze (Shi Zhaoji) | 1931 | ||
Eugene Chen (Chen Youren)[3] | June 1, 1931 | ||
Luo Wengan | 1932 | ||
Wang Jingwei | August 18, 1933 | ||
Chang Chun (Zhang Qun) | December 16, 1933 | ||
Wang Ch'ung-hui (Wang Chonghui) | March 6, 1937 | ||
Quo Tai-chi (Guo Taiqi) | June 30, 1941 | ||
T. V. Soong (Song Ziwen)[4] | October 30, 1942 |
Post-1948 Constitution
Political Party: Kuomintang Democratic Progressive Party Independent/ unknown
No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Days | Political party | Cabinet | |
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1 | Wang Shijie | June 1, 1948 | December 27, 1948 | 209 | Kuomintang | Weng Wenhao Sun Fo | |
2 | Wu Tiecheng | December 27, 1948 | March 21, 1949 | 84 | Kuomintang | Sun Fo He Yingqin | |
3 | Fu Bingchang | Did not take office | Kuomintang | He Yingqin | |||
4 | Hu Shih | Did not take office | Independent | Yan Xishan | |||
5 | George Yeh (Yeh Kung-ch'ao) | October 1, 1949 | July 14, 1958 | 3208 | Kuomintang | Yan Xishan Chen Cheng I Yu Hung-Chun Chen Cheng II | |
6 | Huang Shao-ku | July 14, 1958 | May 31, 1960 | 687 | Kuomintang | Chen Cheng II | |
7 | Shen Chang-huan | May 31, 1960 | May 27, 1966 | 2187 | Kuomintang | Chen Cheng II Yen Chia-kan | |
8 | Wei Tao-ming | May 27, 1966 | March 31, 1971 | 1769 | Kuomintang | Yen Chia-kan | |
9 | Chou Shu-kai | March 31, 1971 | May 29, 1972 | 425 | Kuomintang | Yen Chia-kan | |
10 | Shen Chang-huan | May 29, 1972 | December 16, 1978 | 2392 | Kuomintang | Chiang Ching-kuo Sun Yun-suan | |
11 | Chiang Yen-si | December 20, 1978 | December 19, 1979 | 364 | Kuomintang | Sun Yun-suan | |
12 | Chu Fu-sung | December 19, 1979 | April 22, 1987 | 2681 | Kuomintang | Sun Yun-suan Yu Kuo-hua | |
13 | Ting Mao-shih | April 22, 1987 | July 20, 1988 | 455 | Kuomintang | Yu Kuo-hua | |
14 | Lien Chan | July 20, 1988 | June 1, 1990 | 681 | Kuomintang | Yu Kuo-hua Lee Huan | |
15 | Fredrick Chien (Chien Foo) | June 1, 1990 | June 10, 1996 | 2201 | Kuomintang | Hau Pei-tsun Lien Chan | |
16 | John Chang (Chiang Hsiao-yen)[5] | June 10, 1996 | October 20, 1997 | 497 | Kuomintang | Lien Chan Vincent Siew | |
17 | Jason Hu (Hu Chih-chiang)[6] | October 20, 1997 | November 30, 1999 | 771 | Kuomintang | Vincent Siew | |
18 | Chen Chien-jen | November 30, 1999 | May 20, 2000 | 172 | Kuomintang | Vincent Siew | |
19 | Tien Hung-mao[7] | May 20, 2000 | February 1, 2002 | 622 | Independent | Tang Fei Chang Chun-hsiung I | |
20 | Eugene Chien (Chien You-hsin)[8] | February 1, 2002 | April 16, 2004 | 805 | Kuomintang | Yu Shyi-kun | |
21 | Mark Chen (Chen Tang-shan)[9] | April 16, 2004 | January 25, 2006 | 649 | Democratic Progressive Party | Yu Shyi-kun Frank Hsieh | |
22 | James Huang (Huang Chih-Fang)[10] | January 25, 2006 | May 5, 2008 | 1196 | Independent | Su Tseng-chang I Chang Chun-hsiung II | |
— | Yang Tzu-pao | May 6, 2008 | May 19, 2008 | 13 | Independent | Chang Chun-hsiung II | |
23 | Francisco Ou (Ou-Hung-lian) | May 20, 2008 | September 10, 2009 | 478 | Kuomintang | Liu Chao-shiuan | |
24 | Timothy Yang (Yang Chin-tien) | September 10, 2009 | September 26, 2012 | 1112 | Kuomintang | Wu Den-yih Sean Chen | |
25 | David Lin (Lin Yung-Lo) | September 27, 2012 | May 20, 2016 | 1331 | Independent | Sean Chen Jiang Yi-huah Mao Chi-kuo Chang San-cheng | |
26 | David Lee (Lee Ta-wei) | May 20, 2016 | February 26, 2018 | 647 | Kuomintang | Lin Chuan William Lai | |
27 | Joseph Wu (Wu Chao-hsieh) | February 26, 2018 | May 20, 2024 | 2275 | Democratic Progressive Party | William Lai Su Tseng-chang II Chen Chien-jen | |
28 | Lin Chia-lung | May 20, 2024 | Incumbent | 119 | Democratic Progressive Party | Cho Jung-tai |
See also
References
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(1911)
(1912)
(1912–1928)
- Lu Zhengxiang
- Hu Weide
- Liang Hu-hao
- Lu Zhengxiang
- Cao Rulin
- Sun Baoqi
- Lu Zhengxiang
- Cao Rulin
- Tang Shaoyi (Appointed only)
- Chen Jintao
- Hsia Yi-ting
- Wu Tingfang
- Wang Daxie
- Lu Zhengxiang (Appointed only)
- Tcheng-loh
- Yan Huiqing
- Wellington Koo
- Wang Zhengting
- Alfred Sze
- Huang Fu
- Wellington Koo
- Shen Jui-lin
- Wellington Koo
- Wang Zhengting
- Tang Shaoyi (Appointed only)
- Shen Jui-lin
- Wang Zhengting
- Yan Huiqing
- Hu Weide
- Alfred Sze (Appointed only)
- Yan Huiqing
- Tsai Tingkan
- Wellington Koo
- Wang Yintai
- Lo Wen-kan
(1927–1949)
(1949–present)
- Wu Tiecheng (Vice premier)
- Fu Bingchang (Appointed only)
- Hu Shih (Appointed only)
- George Yeh
- Huang Shao-ku
- Shen Chang-huan
- Wei Tao-ming
- Chou Shu-kai
- Shen Chang-huan
- Chiang Yen-si
- Chu Fusung
- Ting Mao-shih
- Lien Chan
- Fredrick Chien
- Chiang Hsiao-yen
- Jason Hu
- Chen Chien-jen
- Tien Hung-mao
- Eugene Chien
- Mark Chen
- James Huang
- Yang Tzu-pao
- Francisco Ou
- Timothy Yang
- David Lin
- David Lee
- Joseph Wu
- Lin Chia-lung
Italics indicates acting Minister