President of the Republic of China

The President of the Republic of China is the head of state and Commander-in-Chief of the democratic country known officially as the Republic of China. The Republic of China government has controlled Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other islands after the Nationalist lost the war and moved the government from mainland China in 1949.

President of the Republic of China 中華民國總統
National emblem
Commander-in-chief flag
Incumbent Tsai Ing-wen since May 20, 2016
Office of the President
Style	President Commander-in-chief (military) Her Excellency (diplomatic)
Status	Head of state
Member of	National Security Council
Residence	Yonghe Residence
Seat	Presidential Office, Taipei
Nominator	Political parties or self-nomination
Appointer	Directly elected by plurality voting
Term length	Four years, renewable once
Constituting instrument	Constitution of the Republic of China and its additional articles
Precursor	Emperor of the Great Qing Governor-General of Taiwan
Formation	January 1, 1912 October 25, 1945 (in Taiwan)
First holder	Sun Yat-sen Chiang Kai-shek (1947 constitution)
Unofficial names	President of Taiwan
Deputy	Vice President of the Republic of China
Salary	$6.42 million TWD annually[1]
Website	english.president.gov.tw

The presidential office was created in 1948 under the 1947 Constitution of the Republic of China.

In the previous Kuomintang administration, the title of "President of the Republic of China" was used (Chinese: 中華民國總統). The current Democratic Progressive Party administration refers to the President as the "President of the Republic of China (Taiwan)" (Chinese: 中華民國(臺灣)總統).