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President of Control Yuan
Seal of the Control Yuan since 2021
Incumbent Chen Chu since 1 August 2020
Nominator	President
Appointer	Legislative Yuan
Term length	6 years
Inaugural holder	Yu You-ren
Formation	9 June 1928; 96 years ago (9 June 1928)
Website	www.cy.gov.tw

This is a list of presidents of the Control Yuan of the Republic of China.

List

  Kuomintang (Nationalist)   New Party   Non-Partisan Solidarity Union   Democratic Progressive Party

Before the 1947 Constitution

During the Nationalist government era, the President of Control Yuan was appointed by the Central Committee of the Kuomintang (Nationalist Party).

• Period: 1928 – 1948

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Term	Political party	Chairman
1		Cai Yuan-pei 蔡元培 Caì Yuánpeí (1868–1940)	8 October 1928	28 August 1929	—	Kuomintang		Tan Yankai (KMT)
								Chiang Kai-shek (KMT)
2		Zhao Dai-wen 趙戴文 Zhaò Daìwén (1867–1943)	29 August 1929	17 November 1930		Kuomintang
3		Yu You-ren 于右任 Yǘ Yoùrèn (1879–1964)	18 November 1930	9 June 1948		Kuomintang		Chiang Kai-shek (KMT)
								Lin Sen (KMT)
								Chiang Kai-shek (KMT)

After the 1947 Constitution (indirect elections)

The Control Yuan was a parliamentary chamber under the 1947 Constitution of the Republic of China. The first Control Yuan election was held indirectly by provincial and municipal assemblies between 1947 and 1948. However, the government retreated to Taiwan in 1949. Members of the first Control Yuan had their terms extended indefinitely and sessions of the first Control Yuan were conducted in Taiwan until December 31, 1991 while the supplementary members kept serving until January 31, 1993. The President of the Control Yuan was elected by and from the members like the speaker of many other parliamentary bodies.

• Period: 1948 – 1993

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Term	Electoral mandates (Supplementary elections)	Political party	President
3		Yu You-ren 于右任 Yǘ Yoùrèn (1879–1964) MCY for Shensi at-large	9 June 1948	9 November 1964	1	1948	Kuomintang		Chiang Kai-shek (KMT)
–		Lee Shih-tsung 李嗣璁 Lǐ Sìcōng (1898–1972) MCY for Hopeh at-large	10 November 1964	16 August 1965		—	Kuomintang
4		Lee Shih-tsung 李嗣璁 Lǐ Sìcōng (1898–1972) MCY for Hopeh at-large	17 August 1965	14 May 1972		1948, 1969	Kuomintang
–		Chang Wei-han 張維翰 Zhāng Weíhàn (1886–1979) MCY for Yunnan at-large	15 May 1972	18 March 1973		1948, 1969, 1973	Kuomintang
5		Yu Chun-hsien 余俊賢 Yǘ Jǜnxían (1901–1994) MCY for Kwangtung at-large	19 March 1973	11 March 1987		1948, 1969, 1980 1948, 1969, 1987	Kuomintang		Chiang Kai-shek (KMT)
									Yen Chia-kan (KMT)
									Chiang Ching-kuo (KMT)
6		Huang Tsun-chiu 黃尊秋 Huáng Zūnqiū (1923–2000) MCY for Taiwan at-large	12 March 1987	31 January 1993		–	Kuomintang
									Lee Teng-hui (KMT)

After the 1947 Constitution (presidential nomination)

Since the 2nd constitutional amendment in 1992, the Control Yuan was redesigned as a commission-style agency. The President of Control Yuan was nominated by the President of the Republic and approved by the parliament of Taiwan (initially by the National Assembly, currently by the Legislative Yuan).

• Period: 1993 – present

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Term	Political party	President
7		Chen Li-an 陳履安 Chén Lǚ'ān (1937– )	1 February 1993	22 September 1995	2	Kuomintang		Lee Teng-hui (KMT)
–		Cheng Shuei-chih 鄭水枝 Zhèng Shuǐzhī (1926–2020)	23 September 1995	31 August 1996		Kuomintang
8		Wang Tso-yung 王作榮 Wáng Zuòróng (1919–2013)	1 September 1996	31 January 1999		Kuomintang
9		Fredrick Chien 錢復 Qián Fù (1935– )	1 February 1999	31 January 2005	3	Kuomintang
								Chen Shui-bian (DPP)
Post vacant
								Ma Ying-jeou (KMT)
10		Wang Chien-shien 王建煊 Wáng Jiànxuān (1938– )	1 August 2008	31 July 2014	4	New
11		Chang Po-ya 張博雅 Zhāng Bóyǎ (1942– )	1 August 2014	31 July 2020	5	Non-Partisan Solidarity Union
								Tsai Ing-wen (DPP)
12		Chen Chu 陳菊 Chén Jú (1950– )	1 August 2020	Incumbent	6	Democratic Progressive (membership temporarily suspended)
								Lai Ching-te (DPP)

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See also

• List of political office-holders of the Republic of China by age

References

1. "正副院長". 監察院全球資訊網 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 2018-05-22. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
2. ^ Did not take office.
3. Longest serving president of a Yuan.
4. ^ Died in office.
5. ^ As acting.
6. First Yuan president of Taiwanese ancestry.
7. Grandson of Tan Yankai.
8. Resigned to run for president.
9. First New Party president of a Yuan.
10. First female president of a Yuan.
11. First DPP President of the Control Yuan.
12. 自由時報電子報 (2020-06-22). "陳菊任監察院長將退黨 民進黨：依規定註銷黨籍". 自由電子報 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-08-25.

v t e Presidents of the Control Yuan of the Republic of China
1928—1948 (Nationalist government)	Cai Yuan-pei (de jure) Zhao Dai-wen (de jure) Yu Yu-jen
1948—1993 (original Constitution)	Yu Yu-jen Lee Shih-tsung Chang Wei-han* Yu Chun-hsien Huang Tsun-chiu
1993—present (amended Constitution)	Chen Li-an Cheng Shuei-chih* Wang Tso-yung Fredrick Chien Wang Chien-shien Chang Po-ya Chen Chu
"*" indicates acting

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