Presidency of Ma Ying-jeou

Presidency of Ma Ying-jeou
Presidency of Ma Ying-jeou
20 May 2008 – 20 May 2016
Vice President
Cabinet
Party Kuomintang (KMT)
Election
SeatWanli Residence, Zhongzheng,
Taipei
← Chen
Tsai →


The presidency of Ma Ying-jeou began on 20 May 2008, when Ma Ying-jeou was sworn in as 11th president of the Republic of China and the sixth president of the republic since it became established on the island of Taiwan, succeeding Chen Shui-bian. Ma won the 2008 Taiwanese presidential election on 22 March 2008 with 58% of the vote, ending eight years of DPP rule and becoming officially recognized as the sixth president of the Republic of China.[1] Ma won with 7,659,014 votes against DPP nominee Frank Hsieh's 5,444,949 votes. Ma's overwhelming victory in the presidential election gave him political mandate to make changes in Taiwan.[2]

  1. ^ "Ma Ying-jeou sworn in as Taiwan's president". Central News Agency. 20 May 2008. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
  2. ^ 中時電子報 Archived 24 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine