Inauguration of Lai Ching-te

Inauguration of Lai Ching-te

Lai and first lady Wu Mei-ju waving at the crowd
Date	May 20, 2024; 5 months ago (2024-05-20)
Location	Presidential Office Building, Taipei
Participants	Hosts: Jasmine Liu [zh] Ethan Liu [zh] Deponents: 14th President of the Republic of China Lai Ching-te 14th Vice President of the Republic of China Hsiao Bi-khim Custodians: Judicial Yuan president and Chief Justice Hsu Tzong-li Audience: Outgoing president Tsai Ing-wen Incoming Secretary-General to the President, Secretary-General of the National Security Council, Premier of the Executive Yuan, members of the cabinet Legislative Yuan, Control Yuan, and Examination Yuan presidents and vice presidents Former vice presidents Annette Lu and Chen Chien-jen Leaders of major parties Delegates of various countries

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. The inauguration took place in front of the Presidential Office Building in Taipei.^[2][3] As part of the inauguration festivities, the first ever state banquet was held in Tainan.^[4]