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Lai Ching-te (Chinese: 賴清德; pinyin: Lài Qīngdé; born 6 October 1959), also known as William Lai, is a Taiwanese politician and former physician who is currently serving as the 8th president of the Republic of China since May 2024.
The presidency of Lai Ching-te began on 20 May 2024, when Lai Ching-te was sworn in as 16th president of the Republic of China and the eighth president of the republic since it became established on the island of Taiwan, succeeding Tsai Ing-wen.
William Lai Ching-te: Deputy head of government: Shih Jun-ji: Total no. of members? Member parties: Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Status in legislature: DPP majority, pan-green majority: Opposition parties: Kuomintang: Opposition leader: Johnny Chiang: History; Election: 2016 Taiwanese legislative election: Legislature term: Ninth ...
In the early days of the DPP, the tenure of chairman was only one year. It was extended to two years in around 1990. After amendments to the constitution of the DPP in 2000, the incumbent President of the Republic of China, if whom is a member of the Party, shall be the chairperson of the DPP upon assuming office and until the end of the tenure.
The following is the cabinet of Cho Jung-tai, who was appointed as Premier of Taiwan on 20 May 2024 by President Lai Ching-te. [1] [2] [3] This is the first premiership of Lai's presidency. The cabinet is also known as the Active & Innovative "AI" Cabinet.
The inauguration of Lai Ching-te as the 14th president of the Republic of China took place on May 20, 2024, [1] marking the start of the four-year term of Lai Ching-te as president and Hsiao Bi-khim as vice president, and the first time a political party started a third term since the implementation of direct elections in 1994.
Vice President Lai Ching-te, seen as a potential candidate for the 2024 presidential election which Tsai is ineligible for re-election, was the only candidate in the by-election. Lai announced his candidacy on 8 December 2022, with the whole party reportedly united in support. [3]
Lai Ching-te (William Lai) 賴清德 Lài Qīngdé (1958–) 8 September 2017: 14 January 2019 Lai: Democratic Progressive: 1 year, 128 days (45) Su Tseng-chang 蘇貞昌 Sū Zhēnchāng (1948–) 14 January 2019: 31 January 2023 Su II: Democratic Progressive: 4 years, 17 days 10th (2020) 54 Chen Chien-jen 陳建仁 Chén Jiànrén (1951–) 31 ...