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In the 2012 Taiwanese presidential election, she was defeated by the then-president Ma Ying-jeou, but she won her first term of presidency in the 2016 presidential election by a landslide in a rematch against Eric Chu, becoming the first woman to serve as Taiwan's president.
The presidency of Tsai Ing-wen officially began on 20 May 2016 when Tsai Ing-wen was inaugurated as the seventh president of the Taiwan. Tsai, a member of the Democratic Progressive Party, took office following her landslide victory in the 2016 presidential election over Kuomintang opponent Eric Chu and People First opponent James Soong.
Since 1949, the position has been based in Taiwan, where they are often called by the title of first lady of Taiwan, [1] in addition to first lady of the Republic of China (ROC). [ 1 ] The position was vacant from 2016 to 2024, as President Tsai Ing-wen , the first woman to be elected to the presidency , is unmarried.
Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan's first female president, may find her China policies define her legacy.
In a campaign ad for Taiwan’s President-elect Lai Ching-te, incumbent President Tsai Ing-wen was shown driving with Lai in the passenger seat, exchanging reflections on their years governing ...
Taiwanese voters will chose a new leader to succeed Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan’s first female president who is finishing her second term after winning elections in 2016 and 2020. Tsai is a member of ...
The following is a list of women who have been elected or appointed head of state or government of their respective countries since the interwar period (1918–1939). The first list includes female presidents who are heads of state and may also be heads of government, as well as female heads of government who are not concurrently head of state, such as prime ministers.
Chen Shui-bian was elected as the first non-KMT president of Taiwan in 2000 Tsai Ing-wen was the first female president of Taiwan, served from 2016 to 2024. The 2000 presidential election marked the end of the Kuomintang's status as the ruling party.