President of the Republic of China

President of the Republic of China
中華民國總統
Presidential seal
Presidential standard
Incumbent Tsai Ing-wen since 20 May 2016
Office of the President
Style	Mister/Madam President (informal) His/Her Excellency (diplomatic)
Status	Head of state Commander-in-chief
Member of	National Security Council
Residence	Yonghe Residence
Seat	Presidential Office, Taipei, Taiwan
Appointer	Direct election[note 1] or via succession
Term length	4 years; renewable once
Precursor	Chairman of the National Government (1925–1948)
Formation	1 January 1912; 112 years ago (1912-01-01) (provisional, in Mainland China) 25 October 1945; 78 years ago (1945-10-25) (Taiwan handover) 20 May 1948; 75 years ago (1948-05-20) (current form)
First holder	Sun Yat-sen (as Provisional President)
Unofficial names	President of Taiwan
Deputy	Vice President
Salary	NTD 6,420,000 annually[1]
Website	english.president.gov.tw

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The president of the Republic of China, commonly known as the president of Taiwan, is the head of state of the Republic of China (Taiwan) as well as the commander-in-chief of the Republic of China Armed Forces. The position once had authority of ruling over Mainland China, but its remaining jurisdictions has been limited to Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu, and other smaller islands since the conclusion of the Chinese Civil War.

Originally elected by the National Assembly, the presidency was intended to be a ceremonial office with no real executive power as the ROC was originally envisioned as a parliamentary republic.^[2] Since the 1996 presidential election, the president is directly elected by plurality voting to a four-year term, with incumbents limited to serving two terms. The incumbent, Tsai Ing-wen, succeeded Ma Ying-jeou on May 20, 2016, to become the first female president in the history of Taiwan.

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