List of leaders of the Democratic Progressive Party

The following is a list of people who held Chairperson of the Democratic Progressive Party in Taiwan.

List of Chairpersons

Order Term Portrait Name Term of Office Elected Party Congress Notes
1 1 Chiang Peng-chien 28 November 198620 December 1987 see 1986 election
(unopposed)
1st
2 2 Yao Chia-wen 20 December 198730 October 1988 see 1987 election 2nd
3 3 Huang Hsin-chieh 30 October 198820 January 1992 see 1988 election 3rd
4 see 1990 election 4th
4 5 Hsu Hsin-liang
resigned
20 January 19924 December 1993 see 1992 election 5th Resigned after defeat in the 1993 local elections.
— Shih Ming-teh
interim
4 December 199318 July 1994 elevated from deputyship Became the interim chairman after the resignation of Hsu Hsin-liang.
5 6 Shih Ming-teh
resigned
18 July 199423 March 1996 see 1994 election 6th Resigned after defeat in the 1996 presidential election.
— Chang Chun-hung
interim
23 March 199618 July 1996 elevated from deputyship Became the interim chairman after the resignation of Shih Ming-teh.
(4) 7 Hsu Hsin-liang 18 July 199618 July 1998 see 1996 election 7th
6 8 Lin Yi-hsiung 18 July 199820 April 2000 see 1998 election
Lin Yi-hsiung - 58,560
(unopposed)
8th
7 9 Frank Hsieh
Hsieh Chang-ting
20 April 200021 July 2002 see 2000 election
Frank Hsieh - 53,510
(unopposed)
9th
8 10 Chen Shui-bian
resigned
21 July 200211 December 2004 see 2002 election
President holds a concurrent post
(unopposed)
10th Resigned after defeat in the 2004 legislative election.
11 see 2004 election
President holds a concurrent post
(unopposed)
11th
— Ker Chien-ming
interim
11 December 200415 January 2005 elevated from deputyship Became the interim chairman after the resignation of Chen Shui-bian.
9 Su Tseng-chang
resigned
15 January 20053 December 2005 see 2005 by-election
Su Tseng-chang - 68,406
(unopposed)
Resigned after defeat in the 2005 local elections.
— Annette Lü
Lü Hsiu-lien

interim
3 December 200515 January 2006 elevated from deputyship Became the interim chairman after the resignation of Su Tseng-chang.
10 12 Yu Shyi-kun
resigned
15 January 200621 September 2007 see 2006 election
Yu Shyi-kun - 25,297
Chai Trong-rong - 16,846
Wong Chin-chu - 4,406
12th Resigned after being charged with corruption allegations
over embezzlement and of using false receipts to write-off expenses.
— Chai Trong-rong
interim
21 September 200715 October 2007 elevated from deputyship Became the interim chairman after the resignation of Yu Shyi-kun.
(8) Chen Shui-bian
resigned
15 October 200712 January 2008 see 2007 by-election
President holds a concurrent post
(unopposed)
Resigned after defeat in the 2008 legislative election.
— Frank Hsieh
Hsieh Chang-ting

interim
12 January 200820 May 2008 elevated from deputyship Became the interim chairman after the resignation of Chen Shui-bian.
11 13 Tsai Ing-wen
temporarily leave
20 May 200817 March 2011 see 2008 election
Tsai Ing-wen - 73,865
Koo Kwang-ming - 48,882
Chai Trong-rong - 6,530
13th Temporarily leave of chairwomanship to focus on the 2011 DPP presidential primary.
14 see 2010 election
Tsai Ing-wen - 78,192
You Ching - 8,406
14th
— Ker Chien-ming
interim
17 March 201127 April 2011 elevated from deputyship Became the interim chairman after temporarily leave of Tsai Ing-wen .
(11) Tsai Ing-wen
resigned
27 April 201129 February 2012 resumes chair Resigned after defeat in the 2012 presidential and 2012 legislative elections.
— Joyce Chen
Chen Chu

interim
29 February 201230 May 2012 elevated from deputyship Became the interim chairman after the resignation of Tsai Ing-wen.
(9) 15 Su Tseng-chang 30 May 201228 May 2014 see 2012 election
Su Tseng-chang - 55,894
Su Huan-chih - 23,281
Wu Rong-i - 16,315
Chai Trong-rong - 12,497
Hsu Hsin-liang - 2,763
15th
(11) 16 Tsai Ing-wen
resigned
28 May 201424 November 2018 see 2014 election
Tsai Ing-wen - 85,410
Kuo Tai-ling - 5,734
16th Resigned after defeat in the 2018 local elections.
17 see 2016 election
President holds a concurrent post
(unopposed)
17th
18 see 2018 election
President holds a concurrent post
(unopposed)
18th
— Lin Yu-chang
interim
28 November 2018 9 January 2019 elevated from deputyship Became the interim chairman after the resignation of Tsai Ing-wen.
12 Cho Jung-tai 9 January 2019 20 May 2020 see 2019 by-election
Cho Jung-tai - 24,699
Michael You Ying-lung - 9,323
(11) 19 Tsai Ing-wen 20 May 2020 see 2020 election
President holds a concurrent post
(unopposed)

Timeline

Cho Jung-taiTsai Ing-wenYu Shyi-kunSu Tseng-changChen Shui-bianFrank HsiehLin Yi-hsiungShih Ming-tehHsu Hsin-liangHuang Hsin-chiehYao Chia-wenChiang Peng-chien

See also

References

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