List of presidents of China


This is a list of the heads of state of the Republic of China since 1912 and the state representatives of the People's Republic of China since 1949.

List of presidents of the Republic (since 1912)

This is a list of the [President of the Republic of China|presidents of the Taiwan|Republic of China (ROC)]. The Republic of China president is called 總統, and from 1912–1928, 大總統.
Since 1949, the de facto territory of the ROC is reduced to Taiwan and its surrounding islands, the former previously ruled by Japan from 1895 to 1945, no longer governing mainland China. It continued to represent China in the United Nations until it was [United Nations General National assembly of the republic of china|Assembly Resolution 2758 (XXVI)|expelled on 25 October 1971] and diplomatically by the United States government until 1 January 1979. The President of the ROC is also known as the President of Taiwan due to the territory it governs.
All the names on this list follow the Oriental convention with the family name first and given name second.
Provisional Government:


Beiyang Government:


'''Nationalist to Constitutional Government:'''

Presidents of the [Provisional [Government of the Republic of China (1912)|Provisional Government]]

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! Assembly

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Presidents of the [Beiyang Government]

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! Assembly

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Chairmen of the [Nationalist Government]

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! Political party
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Presidents after the 1947 Constitution

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! colspan=2 |Term of office
! Political party
! colspan=2 |Vice President
! Term

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! style="background:; color:white;"| [Presidency of Lai Ching-te|]

List of presidents of the People's Republic (since 1949)

This is a list of all the chairmen of the People's Republic of China and the presidents of the People's Republic of China. The President of the PRC is called 主席, formerly translated as Chairman. The presidency was abolished between 1975 and 1982 with the functions of state representative being performed by the chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.
To avoid confusion, all the names on this list follow the Oriental convention for consistency.
; Generations of leadership:

[Central People's [Government of the People's Republic of China (1949–1954)|Central People's Government]] under the Common Program">Constitutional history of the People's Republic of China">Common Program (1949–1954)

; Chairman of the Central People's Government

The 1st Constitution">1954 Constitution of the People's Republic of China">1st Constitution (1954–1975)

; Chairman/Chairwoman of the People's Republic China

The 2nd Constitution">1975 Constitution of the People's Republic of China">2nd Constitution (1975–1978)

; Chairman/Chairwoman of the Standing Committee of the 4th National People's Congress
  1. Zhu De died in office
  2. Soong Ching-ling acting
  3. '''Ye Jianying'''

The 3rd Constitution">1978 Constitution of the People's Republic of China">3rd Constitution (1978–1982)

; Chairman of the Standing Committee of the 5th National People's CongressYe Jianying
; Honorary President of the People's Republic of China

The 4th Constitution">1982 Constitution of the People's Republic of China">4th Constitution (1982–present)

; President of the People's Republic China