List of presidents of the Control Yuan

This is a list of presidents of the Control Yuan of the Republic of China.[1]

List

  Kuomintang (Nationalist)   New Party   Non-Partisan Solidarity Union   Democratic Progressive Party

Before the 1947 Constitution

During the Nationalist government era, the President of Control Yuan was appointed by the Central Committee of the Kuomintang (Nationalist Party).

• Period: 1928 – 1948

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took Office	Left Office	Term	Political Party	Chairman
1		Cai Yuan-pei[2] 蔡元培 Caì Yuánpeí (1868–1940)	8 October 1928	28 August 1929	—	Kuomintang		Tan Yankai (KMT)
								Chiang Kai-shek (KMT)
2		Zhao Dai-wen[2] 趙戴文 Zhaò Daìwén (1867–1943)	29 August 1929	17 November 1930		Kuomintang
3		Yu You-ren[3] 于右任 Yǘ Yoùrèn (1879–1964)	18 November 1930	9 June 1948		Kuomintang		Chiang Kai-shek (KMT)
							Lin Sen (KMT)
							Chiang Kai-shek (KMT)

After the 1947 Constitution (indirect elections)

The Control Yuan was a parliamentary chamber under the 1947 Constitution of the Republic of China. The first Control Yuan election was held indirectly by provincial and municipal assemblies between 1947 and 1948. However, the government retreated to Taiwan in 1949. Members of the first Control Yuan had their terms extended indefinitely and sessions of the first Control Yuan were conducted in Taiwan until December 31, 1991 while the supplementary members kept serving until January 31, 1993. The President of the Control Yuan was elected by and from the members like the speaker of many other parliamentary bodies.

• Period: 1948 – 1993

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took Office	Left Office	Term	Electoral mandates (Supplementary elections)	Political Party	President
3		Yu You-ren[4] 于右任 Yǘ Yoùrèn (1879–1964) MCY for Shensi at-large	9 June 1948	9 November 1964	1	1948	Kuomintang		Chiang Kai-shek (KMT)
–		Lee Shih-tsung[5] 李嗣璁 Lǐ Sìcōng (1898–1972) MCY for Hopeh at-large	10 November 1964	16 August 1965		—	Kuomintang
4		Lee Shih-tsung[4] 李嗣璁 Lǐ Sìcōng (1898–1972) MCY for Hopeh at-large	17 August 1965	14 May 1972		1948, 1969	Kuomintang
–		Chang Wei-han[5] 張維翰 Zhāng Weíhàn (1886–1979) MCY for Yunnan at-large	15 May 1972	18 March 1973		1948, 1969, 1973	Kuomintang
5		Yu Chun-hsien 余俊賢 Yǘ Jǜnxían (1901–1994) MCY for Kwangtung at-large	19 March 1973	11 March 1987		1948, 1969, 1980 1948, 1969, 1987	Kuomintang		Chiang Kai-shek (KMT)
								Yen Chia-kan (KMT)
								Chiang Ching-kuo (KMT)
6		Huang Tsun-chiu[6] 黃尊秋 Huáng Zūnqiū (1923–2000) MCY for Taiwan at-large	12 March 1987	31 January 1993	–	Kuomintang
								Lee Teng-hui (KMT)

After the 1947 Constitution (presidential nomination)

Since the 2nd constitutional amendment in 1992, the Control Yuan was redesigned as a commission-style agency. The President of Control Yuan was nominated by the President of the Republic and approved by the parliament of Taiwan (initially by the National Assembly, currently by the Legislative Yuan).

• Period: 1993 – present

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took Office	Left Office	Term	Political Party	President
7		Chen Li-an[7] 陳履安 Chén Lǚ'ān (1937– )	1 February 1993	22 September 1995[8]	2	Kuomintang		Lee Teng-hui (KMT)
–		Cheng Shuei-chih[5] 鄭水枝 Zhèng Shuǐzhī (1926–2020)	23 September 1995	31 August 1996		Kuomintang
8		Wang Tso-yung 王作榮 Wáng Zuòróng (1919–2013)	1 September 1996	31 January 1999		Kuomintang
9		Fredrick Chien 錢復 Qián Fù (1935– )	1 February 1999	31 January 2005	3	Kuomintang
								Chen Shui-bian (DPP)
Post vacant
								Ma Ying-jeou (KMT)
10		Wang Chien-shien[9] 王建煊 Wáng Jiànxuān (1938– )	1 August 2008	31 July 2014	4	New
11		Chang Po-ya[10] 張博雅 Zhāng Bóyǎ (1942– )	1 August 2014	31 July 2020	5	Non-Partisan Solidarity Union
								Tsai Ing-wen (DPP)
12		Chen Chu[11] 陳菊 Chén Jú (1950– )	1 August 2020	Incumbent	6	Democratic Progressive (membership temporarily suspended[12])

Timeline

Control Yuan presidential age-related information (post-1947 constitution)

As of January 2021, four former presidents of the Yuan are still alive. The most recent death of a former Control Yuan president was that of Wang Tso-yung (who was President of the Yuan during 1996–1999) on 31 July 2013.

#	Yuan President	Born	Age at start of presidency	Age at end of presidency	Post-presidency timespan	Lifespan
						Died	Age
01	Yu You-ren	Apr 11, 1879	69 years, 59 days Jun 9, 1948	85 years, 213 days Nov 10, 1964	0 days	Nov 10, 1964	85 years, 213 days
02	Lee Shih-tsung	1898	66 or 67 years Aug 17, 1965	73 or 74 years May 15, 1972	0 days	May 15, 1972	73 or 74 years
03	Yu Chun-hsien	Dec 31, 1901	71 years, 78 days Mar 19, 1973	85 years, 70 days Mar 11, 1987	6 years, 316 days	Jan 21, 1994	92 years, 21 days
04	Huang Tsun-chiu	Dec 5, 1923	63 years, 97 days Mar 12, 1987	69 years, 57 days Jan 31, 1993	7 years, 298 days	Nov 24, 2000	76 years, 355 days
05	Chen Li-an	Jun 22, 1937	55 years, 224 days Feb 1, 1993	58 years, 93 days Sep 23, 1995	25 years, 126 days	(living)	83 years, 219 days
06	Wang Tso-yung	Feb 6, 1919	77 years, 208 days Sep 1, 1996	79 years, 359 days Jan 31, 1999	14 years, 181 days	Jul 31, 2013	94 years, 175 days
07	Frederick Chien	Feb 17, 1935	63 years, 349 days Feb 1, 1999	69 years, 349 days Jan 31, 2005	15 years, 362 days	(living)	85 years, 345 days
08	Wang Chien-shien	Aug 7, 1938	69 years, 360 days Aug 1, 2008	75 years, 358 days Jul 31, 2014	6 years, 180 days	(living)	82 years, 173 days
09	Chang Po-ya	Oct 5, 1942	71 years, 300 days Aug 1, 2014	77 years, 300 days Jul 31, 2020	180 days	(living)	78 years, 114 days
10	Chen Chu	Jun 10, 1950	70 years, 52 days Aug 1, 2020	(incumbent)	(incumbent)	(living)	70 years, 231 days

Oldest living

Green text and an asterisk mark the inauguration date of a president of the Yuan older than any living former president. Other dates are the deaths of the then-oldest president of the Yuan.

Yuan President	Date range	Age at start	Age at end	Time span
Yu You-ren	June 9, 1948* – November 10, 1964	69 years, 59 days	85 years, 213 days	16 years, 154 days
None				279 days
Lee Shih-tsung	August 17, 1965* – May 15, 1972	66 or 67 years	73 or 74 years	6 years, 272 days
None				307 days
Yu Chun-hsien	March 19, 1973* – January 21, 1994	71 years, 78 days	92 years, 21 days	20 years, 308 days
Huang Tsun-chiu	January 21, 1994 – September 1, 1996*	70 years, 351 days	72 years, 271 days	2 years, 224 days
Wang Tso-yung	September 1, 1996* – July 31, 2013	77 years, 208 days	94 years, 175 days	16 years, 333 days
Frederick Chien	July 31, 2013 – present	78 years, 164 days	(living)	(living)

Reference

1. "正副院長". 監察院全球資訊網 (in Chinese). 2018-05-22. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
2. Did not take office.
3. Longest serving president of a Yuan.
4. Died in office.
5. As acting.
6. First Yuan president of Taiwanese ancestry.
7. Grandson of Tan Yankai.
8. Resigned to run for president.
9. First New Party president of a Yuan.
10. First female president of a Yuan.
11. First DPP President of the Control Yuan.
12. 自由時報電子報 (2020-06-22). "陳菊任監察院長將退黨 民進黨：依規定註銷黨籍". 自由電子報 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-08-25.