President of the Executive Yuan | |
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行政院院長 | |
since 20 May 2024 | |
Executive Yuan | |
Style | Mr Premier (informal) Mr President (within Executive Yuan) His Excellency (diplomatic) |
Status | Head of government |
Reports to | Legislative Yuan |
Seat | Zhongzheng District, Taipei |
Appointer | President |
Term length | No fixed term |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of the Republic of China and the Additional Articles |
Precursor | Governor-General of Taiwan |
Inaugural holder | Tang Shaoyi (as Premier of Cabinet) Weng Wenhao (1947 Constitution) |
Formation | 10 May 1895 25 October 1945[a] (ROC handover) 24 May 1948 (current form) | (Japanese colonial rule)
Abolished | 1 October 1949 | (Mainland China)
Unofficial names | Premier of Taiwan Prime Minister of Taiwan |
Deputy | Vice Premier |
Salary | 3,728,835 New Taiwan dollars/US$121,500 annually[1] |
Website | english |
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Traditional Chinese | 行政院院長 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 行政院院长 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Executive Court Court-Chief | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 閣揆 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 阁揆 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Cabinet Premier | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Taiwan portal |
The premier of the Republic of China (Taiwan), officially the president of the Executive Yuan (Chinese: 行政院院長), is the head of the government of the Republic of China of Taiwan and leader of the Executive Yuan. The premier is nominally the principal advisor to the president of the republic and positioned as the head of central government.
The predecessor of the president of the Executive Yuan was the prime minister of the Republic of China, and the first president of the Executive Yuan was Tan Yanqi; the first president after the constitution was Weng Wenhao; and the first president to take office after the government moved to power was Chen Cheng. Currently, the premier is appointed by the president[2] without approval by the Legislative Yuan.[3]
The current president of the Executive Yuan is incumbent Cho Jung-tai, who took office in his first term on 20 May 2024.
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