Democratic Progressive Party

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) (Traditional Chinese: 民主進步黨code: zh is deprecated ; Simplified Chinese: 民主进步党code: zh is deprecated ; abbreviated to 民進黨code: zh is deprecated or 民进党code: zh is deprecated ; Pinyin: Mínjìndǎng) is a major political party in the Republic of China (Taiwan). The party has been linked with the pan-green coalition and de jure Taiwan independence movement. The DPP is a member of Liberal International and a founding member of the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats. The DPP represented Taiwan in the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation.

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Leader	Tsai Ing-wen
Headquarters	Taipei, Republic of China
Ideology	Liberalism Social liberalism Social democracy Taiwan nationalism Anti-communism
Political position	Centre-left
National affiliation	Pan-Green Coalition
International affiliation	Liberal International
Legislative Yuan	68 / 113
Municipal Mayoralties	2 / 5
City Mayoralties and County Magistracies	4 / 17
Local Councillors	291 / 906
Township Chiefs	54 / 211
Website
dpp.org.tw

List of Chairpersons

1. Chiang Peng-chian (1986–1987)
2. Yao Chia-wen (1987–1988)
3. Huang Shin-cheih (1988–1992)
4. Hsu Hsin-liang (1992–1994, 1996–1998)
5. Shih Ming-teh (1994–1996)
6. Lin Yi-hsiung (1998–2000)
7. Frank Hsieh (2000)
8. Chen Shui-bian (2000–2008)
9. Tsai Ing-wen (since 2008)

Democratic Progressive Party Media

• Chen Shui-bian from VOA.jpg

  Former President Chen Shui-bian, the first DPP President (2000–2008)

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  Tsai Ing-wen, the second DPP President (2016–2024) and the leader of the DPP (2008–2022). Tsai is the first female leader of the DPP.

• Huashan Business Building 20130118.jpg

  DPP headquarters at Huashan Business Building Level 10 in Taipei.

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  Chinese Character for "nill" in black circle.

Other websites

• Official website