Chairman of the Kuomintang | |
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中國國民黨主席 | |
since 5 October 2021 | |
Central Committee of the Kuomintang | |
Type | Party leader |
Term length | Fours years, renewable once consecutively |
Precursor |
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Inaugural holder | Sun Yat-sen |
Formation | 25 August 1912 |
Deputy | Vice Chairman of the Kuomintang |
The chairman of the Kuomintang is the leader of the Kuomintang in the Republic of China. The position used to be titled as President (1912–1914), Premier (1919–1925), Chairman of the Central Executive Committee (1925–1938), Director-General (1938–1975), and Chairman (from 1975). The post is currently held by Eric Chu, who assumed the post on 5 October 2021, following the tenth direct election of the party leadership. The chairman is now directly elected by party members for a term of four years and may be re-elected for a second term.