Minister of Foreign Affairs (Republic of China)
Joseph Wu, the incumbent Minister of Foreign Affairs.
This is a list of foreign ministers of the Republic of China (based in Taiwan since 1949), heading its Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Political Party: Kuomintang Democratic Progressive Party Non-partisan/ unknown
Beiyang and Nationalist Governments[]
| Name | Took office | Left office | Portrait |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Tseng-Tsiang | March 1912 | September 1912 | 
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| Lou Tseng-Tsiang | November 1912 | September 1913 |
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| Lou Tseng-Tsiang | 27 January 1915 | 17 May 1916 |
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| Wu Tingfang | 7 November 1917 | 30 November 1917 | 
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| Lou Tseng-Tsiang | 30 November 1917 | 13 August 1920 |
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| Chen Lu (acting) | November 1918 | December 1919 | 
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| Wu Tingfang | 1921 | 1922 |
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| C. C. Wu (Wu Chaoshu)[1] | 1923 1927 |
1924 1928 |
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| Huang Fu | 1924 | 
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| Wang Zhengting[2] | June 14, 1928 | 
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| Alfred Sze (Shi Zhaoji) | 1931 | 
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| Eugene Chen (Chen Youren)[3] | June 1, 1931 | 
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| 1932 | 
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| Wang Jingwei | August 18, 1933 | 
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| Chang Chun (Zhang Qun) | December 16, 1933 | 
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| Wang Ch'ung-hui (Wang Chonghui) | March 6, 1937 | 
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| Quo Tai-chi (Guo Taiqi) | June 30, 1941 | 
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| T. V. Soong (Song Ziwen)[4] | October 30, 1942 | 
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Post-1948 Constitution[]
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Days | Political party | Cabinet | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Wang Shijie | June 1, 1948 | December 27, 1948 | 209 | Kuomintang | Weng Wenhao Sun Fo |
| 2 | 
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Wu Tieh-cheng | December 27, 1948 | March 21, 1949 | 84 | Kuomintang | Sun Fo He Yingqin |
| 3 | 
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Fu Bingchang | Did not take office | Kuomintang | He Yingqin | ||
| 4 | 
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Hu Shih | Did not take office | Independent | Yan Xishan | ||
| 5 | 
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George Yeh (Yeh Kung-ch'ao) | October 1, 1949 | July 14, 1958 | 3208 | Kuomintang | Yan Xishan Chen Cheng I Yu Hung-Chun Chen Cheng II |
| 6 | 
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Huang Shao-ku | July 14, 1958 | May 31, 1960 | 687 | Kuomintang | Chen Cheng II |
| 7 | 
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Shen Chang-huan | May 31, 1960 | May 27, 1966 | 2187 | Kuomintang | Chen Cheng II Yen Chia-kan |
| 8 | 
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Wei Tao-ming | May 27, 1966 | March 31, 1971 | 1769 | Kuomintang | Yen Chia-kan |
| 9 | 
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March 31, 1971 | May 29, 1972 | 425 | Kuomintang | Yen Chia-kan | |
| 10 |
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Shen Chang-huan | May 29, 1972 | December 16, 1978 | 2392 | Kuomintang | Chiang Ching-kuo Sun Yun-suan |
| 11 |
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December 20, 1978 | December 19, 1979 | 364 | Kuomintang | Sun Yun-suan | |
| 12 |
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Chu Fu-sung | December 19, 1979 | April 22, 1987 | 2681 | Kuomintang | Sun Yun-suan Yu Kuo-hua |
| 13 |
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Ting Mao-shih | April 22, 1987 | July 20, 1988 | 455 | Kuomintang | Yu Kuo-hua |
| 14 | 
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Lien Chan | July 20, 1988 | June 1, 1990 | 681 | Kuomintang | Yu Kuo-hua Lee Huan |
| 15 | 
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Fredrick Chien (Chien Foo) | June 1, 1990 | June 10, 1996 | 2201 | Kuomintang | Hau Pei-tsun Lien Chan |
| 16 | 
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John Chang (Chiang Hsiao-yen)[5] | June 10, 1996 | October 20, 1997 | 497 | Kuomintang | Lien Chan Vincent Siew |
| 17 | 
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Jason Hu (Hu Chih-chiang)[6] | October 20, 1997 | November 30, 1999 | 771 | Kuomintang | Vincent Siew |
| 18 |
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Chen Chien-jen | November 30, 1999 | May 20, 2000 | 172 | Kuomintang | Vincent Siew |
| 19 | 
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Tien Hung-mao[7] | May 20, 2000 | February 1, 2002 | 622 | Tang Fei Chang Chun-hsiung I | |
| 20 | 
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Eugene Chien (Chien You-hsin)[8] | February 1, 2002 | April 16, 2004 | 805 | Kuomintang | Yu Shyi-kun |
| 21 | 
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Mark Chen (Chen Tang-shan)[9] | April 16, 2004 | January 25, 2006 | 649 | Democratic Progressive Party | Yu Shyi-kun Frank Hsieh |
| 22 | 
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James Huang (Huang Chih-Fang)[10] | January 25, 2006 | May 5, 2008 | 1196 | Independent | Su Tseng-chang I Chang Chun-hsiung II |
| — | 
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Yang Tzu-pao | May 6, 2008 | May 19, 2008 | 13 | Chang Chun-hsiung II | |
| 23 | 
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Francisco Ou (Ou-Hung-lian) | May 20, 2008 | September 10, 2009 | 478 | Kuomintang | Liu Chao-shiuan |
| 24 | 
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Timothy Yang (Yang Chin-tien) | September 10, 2009 | September 26, 2012 | 1112 | Kuomintang | Wu Den-yih Sean Chen |
| 25 | 
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David Lin (Lin Yung-Lo) | September 27, 2012 | May 20, 2016 | 1331 | Sean Chen Jiang Yi-huah Mao Chi-kuo Chang San-cheng | |
| 26 | 
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David Lee (Lee Ta-wei) | May 20, 2016 | February 26, 2018 | 647 | Kuomintang | Lin Chuan William Lai |
| 27 | 
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Joseph Wu (Wu Jaushieh) | February 26, 2018 | Incumbent | 1479 | Democratic Progressive Party | William Lai Su Tseng-chang II |
See also[]
- Foreign relations of the Republic of China
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Republic of China)
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