Ma Ying-jeou 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.
Official portrait, 2008
Mayor Ma at the 2006 10th Taipei International Marathon.
Ma Ying-jeou campaigning for the 2008 presidential election.
Marshall Islands' President Christopher Loeak visits Ma at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall
President of the Republic of China
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.
Chiang Kai-shek and Li Zongren were elected by the National Assembly to be the first-term president and vice president on 20 May 1948.
The Presidential Building in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, houses the office of the ROC president currently.
The Presidential Southern Office in Fengshan District, Kaohsiung, opened on 10 March 2017.
The Presidential Central Office in Fengyuan District, Taichung, opened on 18 March 2017.
