Republic of China office
This is a list of foreign ministers of the Republic of China (based in Taiwan since 1949), heading its Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Post-1948 Constitution
Political Party:
Kuomintang
Democratic Progressive Party
Independent/ unknown
No.
|
Portrait
|
Name
|
Term of office
|
Days
|
Political party
|
Cabinet
|
1
|
|
Wang Shijie
|
June 1, 1948
|
December 27, 1948
|
209
|
Kuomintang
|
Weng Wenhao Sun Fo
|
2
|
|
Wu Tiecheng
|
December 27, 1948
|
March 21, 1949
|
84
|
Kuomintang
|
Sun Fo He Yingqin
|
3
|
|
Fu Bingchang
|
Did not take office
|
|
Kuomintang
|
He Yingqin
|
4
|
|
Hu Shih
|
Did not take office
|
|
Independent
|
Yan Xishan
|
5
|
|
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
|
|
Huang Shao-ku
|
July 14, 1958
|
May 31, 1960
|
687
|
Kuomintang
|
Chen Cheng II
|
7
|
|
Shen Chang-huan
|
May 31, 1960
|
May 27, 1966
|
2187
|
Kuomintang
|
Chen Cheng II Yen Chia-kan
|
8
|
|
Wei Tao-ming
|
May 27, 1966
|
March 31, 1971
|
1769
|
Kuomintang
|
Yen Chia-kan
|
9
|
|
Chou Shu-kai
|
March 31, 1971
|
May 29, 1972
|
425
|
Kuomintang
|
Yen Chia-kan
|
10
|
|
Shen Chang-huan
|
May 29, 1972
|
December 16, 1978
|
2392
|
Kuomintang
|
Chiang Ching-kuo Sun Yun-suan
|
11
|
|
Chiang Yen-si
|
December 20, 1978
|
December 19, 1979
|
364
|
Kuomintang
|
Sun Yun-suan
|
12
|
|
Chu Fu-sung
|
December 19, 1979
|
April 22, 1987
|
2681
|
Kuomintang
|
Sun Yun-suan Yu Kuo-hua
|
13
|
|
Ting Mao-shih
|
April 22, 1987
|
July 20, 1988
|
455
|
Kuomintang
|
Yu Kuo-hua
|
14
|
|
Lien Chan
|
July 20, 1988
|
June 1, 1990
|
681
|
Kuomintang
|
Yu Kuo-hua Lee Huan
|
15
|
|
Fredrick Chien (Chien Foo)
|
June 1, 1990
|
June 10, 1996
|
2201
|
Kuomintang
|
Hau Pei-tsun Lien Chan
|
16
|
|
John Chang (Chiang Hsiao-yen)[5]
|
June 10, 1996
|
October 20, 1997
|
497
|
Kuomintang
|
Lien Chan Vincent Siew
|
17
|
|
Jason Hu (Hu Chih-chiang)[6]
|
October 20, 1997
|
November 30, 1999
|
771
|
Kuomintang
|
Vincent Siew
|
18
|
|
Chen Chien-jen
|
November 30, 1999
|
May 20, 2000
|
172
|
Kuomintang
|
Vincent Siew
|
19
|
|
Tien Hung-mao[7]
|
May 20, 2000
|
February 1, 2002
|
622
|
Independent
|
Tang Fei Chang Chun-hsiung I
|
20
|
|
Eugene Chien (Chien You-hsin)[8]
|
February 1, 2002
|
April 16, 2004
|
805
|
Kuomintang
|
Yu Shyi-kun
|
21
|
|
Mark Chen (Chen Tang-shan)[9]
|
April 16, 2004
|
January 25, 2006
|
649
|
Democratic Progressive Party
|
Yu Shyi-kun Frank Hsieh
|
22
|
|
James Huang (Huang Chih-Fang)[10]
|
January 25, 2006
|
May 5, 2008
|
1196
|
Independent
|
Su Tseng-chang I Chang Chun-hsiung II
|
—
|
|
Yang Tzu-pao
|
May 6, 2008
|
May 19, 2008
|
13
|
Independent
|
Chang Chun-hsiung II
|
23
|
|
Francisco Ou (Ou-Hung-lian)
|
May 20, 2008
|
September 10, 2009
|
478
|
Kuomintang
|
Liu Chao-shiuan
|
24
|
|
Timothy Yang (Yang Chin-tien)
|
September 10, 2009
|
September 26, 2012
|
1112
|
Kuomintang
|
Wu Den-yih Sean Chen
|
25
|
|
David Lin (Lin Yung-Lo)
|
September 27, 2012
|
May 20, 2016
|
1331
|
Independent
|
Sean Chen Jiang Yi-huah Mao Chi-kuo Chang San-cheng
|
26
|
|
David Lee (Lee Ta-wei)
|
May 20, 2016
|
February 26, 2018
|
647
|
Kuomintang
|
Lin Chuan William Lai
|
27
|
|
Joseph Wu (Wu Chao-hsieh)
|
February 26, 2018
|
Incumbent
|
2251
|
Democratic Progressive Party
|
William Lai Su Tseng-chang II
|