Chairman of the Kuomintang


The chairman of the Kuomintang is the leader of the Kuomintang in the Republic of China. The position used to be titled as President, Premier, Chairman of the Central Executive Committee, Director-General, and Chairman. The post is currently held by Cheng Li-wun, who assumed the post on 1 November 2025. The chairman is now directly elected by party members for a term of four years and may be re-elected for a second term.

List of party leaders

denotes acting leader.

Presidents (1912–1914)

served as Premier of the Chinese Revolutionary Party between 8 July 1914 and 10 October 1919.

Chairmen of the Central Executive Committee (1925–1938)

Collective leadership

Following the death of Sun Yat-sen in 1925, the Central Executive Committee became the collective leadership of the Kuomintang. On 19 May 1926, the Central Executive Committee resolved to establish chairmanship. In March 1927, the collective leadership of the committee was revived, the chairmanship was thus abolished until 7 December 1935.
Members of the Committee include:

List of eternal and honorary leaders