🇹🇼 Lai Ching-te
President of Taiwan since May 20, 2024
How long has Lai Ching-te been in office?
As of September 1, 2026, Lai Ching-te has been in office for 834 days as President of Taiwan, with no scheduled end date.
834 days in office. No fixed end date has been scheduled yet.
How long do leaders of Taiwan usually stay in office?
Taiwan has had 14 leaders in the office we track since 1917. A completed tenure has averaged 2,283 days (about 6.3 years), and the longest was Chiang Kai-shek at 9,412 days. Lai Ching-te has served 834 days so far, 63% shorter than that average. The previous officeholder, Tsai Ing-wen, served 2,921 days. Taiwan is classified as a liberal democracy.
Lai Ching-te834d
Average tenure2,283d
Chiang Kai-shek (record)9,412d
Key facts
| Role | President of Taiwan |
|---|---|
| Political system | Liberal democracy (Regimes of the World, 2025) |
| Party | Democratic Progressive Party |
| Born | October 6, 1959 (age 66) |
| Took office | May 20, 2024 (aged 64) |
| Term ends | No fixed date |
| Officeholder no. | 15th President of Taiwan |
| Preceded by | Tsai Ing-wen |
| Vs. average | 834 days served — 63% shorter than the historical average of 2,283 days (so far) |
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