Lai Ching‑te
Lai Ching‑te | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8th President of Taiwan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 20 May 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Premier | Cho Jung-tai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vice President | Hsiao Bi-khim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Tsai Ing-wen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 18 January 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Secretary General | Hsu Li-ming Yang Yi-shan Lin Yu-chang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Chen Chi-mai (acting) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12th Vice President of Taiwan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 20 May 2020 – 20 May 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President | Tsai Ing-wen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Chen Chien-jen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Hsiao Bi-khim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29th Premier of Taiwan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 8 September 2017 – 14 January 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President | Tsai Ing-wen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vice Premier | Shih Jun-ji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Lin Chuan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Su Tseng-chang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd Mayor of Tainan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 25 December 2010 – 7 September 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy | Hsu He-chun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Hsu Tain-tsair | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Li Meng-yen (acting) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1 February 2008 – 25 December 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | Tainan 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1 February 1999 – 31 January 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | Tainan City | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 6 October 1959
(aged 66) Wanli, Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Democratic Progressive Party | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Wu Mei-ju | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | National Taiwan University (BS) National Cheng Kung University (MD) Harvard University (MPH) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Willam Lai Ching‑te[1] (born 6 October 1959), is a Taiwanese politician who is the President of Taiwan since January 2024. Lai has been the Vice President of Taiwan since 2020. He was a legislator in the Legislative Yuan from 1999 to 2010, and as Mayor of Tainan from 2010 to 2017, before taking office as Premier of Taiwan.
On 24 November 2018, he announced his intention to resign from the premiership after the Democratic Progressive Party suffered a major defeat in local elections, and left office on 14 January 2019.[2][3]
Lai was a successfull candidate for Vice President of Taiwan and the running mate of President Tsai Ing-wen in the 2020 Taiwan presidential election.[4][5]
Lai was the successful Democratic Progressive Party nominee for President of Taiwan in the 2024 election, winning the election on 13 January 2024.[6]
Lai Ching‑te Media
Lai as Mayor of Tainan, 2017
Premier Lai Ching-te leads the cabinet during the swearing-in ceremony
Lai Ching-te (center) with Ethan Tu (left) and Huang Wei-che (right) in January 2019
Lai's official portrait as vice president
Lai at his presidential inauguration on 20 May 2024
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References
- ↑ No Title (in zh) (23 July 2013)Legislative Yuan.
- ↑ Taiwan premier, cabinet to quit after local election trouncing (in en) (10 January 2019)Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ↑ 林佳龍掌交部、陳良基接教長 蘇內閣下周一上工 (in zh) (12 January 2019)United Daily News. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ↑ No Title (in zh-tw). 民主進步黨 (19 November 2019). Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ↑ Beijing 'interferes daily' in Taiwan's election, says Tsai Ing-wen. South China Morning Post (19 November 2019). Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ↑ Lau, Stuart (13 January 2024). "China skeptic wins Taiwan presidency in snub to Beijing" (in en). POLITICO. https://www.politico.eu/article/william-lai-takes-early-lead-in-taiwan-presidential-race-in-snub-to-beijing/. Retrieved 13 January 2024.