Ma Ying-jeou | |
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馬英九 | |
![]() Official portrait, 2008 | |
6th President of the Republic of China | |
In office 20 May 2008 – 20 May 2016 | |
Premier | |
Vice President | Vincent Siew Wu Den-yih |
Preceded by | Chen Shui-bian |
Succeeded by | Tsai Ing-wen |
4th and 6th Chairman of the Kuomintang | |
In office 17 October 2009 – 3 December 2014 | |
Preceded by | Wu Po-hsiung |
Succeeded by | Wu Den-yih (acting) |
In office 27 July 2005 – 13 February 2007 | |
Preceded by | Lien Chan |
Succeeded by | Wu Po-hsiung (interim) |
11th Mayor of Taipei | |
In office 25 December 1998 – 25 December 2006 | |
Deputy | King Pu-tsung |
Preceded by | Chen Shui-bian |
Succeeded by | Hau Lung-pin |
Minister of Justice | |
In office 27 February 1993 – 10 June 1996 | |
Premier | Lien Chan |
Preceded by | Lu Yu-wen |
Succeeded by | Liao Cheng-hao |
Minister of Research, Development and Evaluation | |
In office 27 July 1988 – 27 June 1991 | |
Premier | Yu Kuo-hwa Lee Huan Hau Pei-tsun |
Deputy | Sun Te-hsiung |
Preceded by | Wei Yung |
Succeeded by | Sun Te-hsiung |
Personal details | |
Born | Kwong Wah Hospital, Yau Ma Tei, British Hong Kong | 13 July 1950
Political party | Kuomintang |
Spouse | Christine Chow |
Children | 2 daughters |
Alma mater | |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Branch/service | ![]() ![]() [citation needed] |
Years of service | 1972–1974 |
Rank | Lieutenant |
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Ma Ying-jeou (Chinese: 馬英九; born 13 July 1950) is a Taiwanese politician who served as the 6th president of the Republic of China from 2008 to 2016. Previously, he served as the 14th justice minister from 1993 to 1996 and mayor of Taipei from 1998 to 2006. He served as chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT) from 2005 to 2007 and from 2009 to 2014.
Ma studied at National Taiwan University, where he received a bachelor of laws in 1972. He served in the military between 1972 and 1974, afterwards pursuing two graduate degrees in juridical science at New York University and Harvard University in the United States. He returned to Taiwan in 1981, where he started working for President Chiang Ching-kuo, first working at the presidential office. He was later appointed as the chair of the Research, Development and Evaluation Commission, then being appointed as Minister of Justice in 1993 until being relieved of his post in 1996. In 1998, he ran against incumbent Chen Shui-bian of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in Taipei mayoral elections, defeating Chen.
Ma was elected as the KMT chairman in 2005, until he resigned in 2007, when he announced his candidacy for the presidential elections of 2008. He was elected president, winning 58.45% of the popular vote and defeating DPP nominee Frank Hsieh. He was sworn into office as president on 20 May 2008, and was again sworn in as the Chairman of the Kuomintang on 17 October 2009.[1] Ma's term as president saw warmer relations with mainland China, including the signing of the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement in 2010. He was re-elected in presidential elections 2012 with 51.6% of the vote, defeating DPP nominee Tsai Ing-wen. He resigned as chairman of Kuomintang on 3 December 2014 after poor performance by the party in local elections.[2] In November 2015, Ma met with People's Republic of China paramount leader Xi Jinping in Singapore, the first time the leaders of People's Republic of China and Republic of China have met.
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