First family of the Republic of China

The first family of the Republic of China is an informal reference to the immediate family of the president of the Republic of China, who is the head of state of the Republic of China. Members of the first family consist of the president, their spouse, and any of their children.

List of first families

Portrait President In office Members
Chiang Kai-shek 20 May 1948－5 April 1975 Chiang Kai-shek, Soong May-ling, Chiang Ching-kuo, Chiang Wei-kuo
Yen Chia-kan 6 April 1975－20 May 1978 Yen Chia-kan, Liu Chi-chun, 嚴雋榮, 嚴雋森, 嚴雋同, 嚴雋泰, 嚴雋建, 嚴雋華, 嚴雋菊, 嚴雋芸, 嚴雋荃
Chiang Ching-kuo 20 May 1978－13 January 1988 Chiang Ching-kuo, Chiang Fang-liang, Chiang Hsiao-wen, Chiang Hsiao-chang, Chiang Hsiao-wu, Chiang Hsiao-yung
Lee Teng-hui 13 January 1988－20 May 2000 Lee Teng-hui, Tseng Wen-hui, Lee Hsien-wen, Anna Lee, Annie Lee [zh]
Chen Shui-bian 20 May 2000－20 May 2008 Chen Shui-bian, Wu Shu-chen, Chen Hsing-yu, Chen Chih-chung
Ma Ying-jeou 20 May 2008－20 May 2016 Ma Ying-jeou, Christine Chow Ma, Leslie Ma, Kelly Ma
Tsai Ing-wen 20 May 2016－Incumbent Tsai Ing-wen

List of spouses of the president of the Republic of China

Main article: First Lady of the Republic of China

Children of the president of the Republic of China

Chiang Kai-shek

with Mao Fumei

Child Lifetime Spouse Notes Place of Birth
Chiang Ching-kuo Chiang Ching-kuo 27 April 1910 – 13 January 1988 Chiang Fang-liang Father of: Fenghua, Zhejiang, Qing Dynasty
Chang Ya-juo
Mistress 		Father of:

adopted

Child Lifetime Spouse Notes Place of Birth
Chiang Wei-kuo Chiang Wei-kuo 6 October 1916 – 22 September 1997 Shih Chin-i [zh] Tokyo, Empire of Japan
Chiu Ru-hsüeh [zh] Father of:

Yen Chia-kan and Liu Chi-chun

  • Five sons:

嚴雋榮, 嚴雋森, 嚴雋同, 嚴雋泰, 嚴雋建

  • Four daughters:

嚴雋華, 嚴雋菊, 嚴雋芸, 嚴雋荃

Chiang Ching-kuo

with Chiang Fang-liang

Child Lifetime Spouse Notes Place of Birth
Chiang Hsiao-wen 14 December 1935 – 14 April 1989 Syu Nai-Jin [zh] Father of: Soviet Union
Chiang Hsiao-chang 15 February 1937 – Yu Yang-ho [zh] Mother of: Soviet Union
Chiang Hsiao-wu April 25, 1945 - July 1, 1991 汪長詩 Father of: Zhejiang
Tsai Hui-mei [zh]
Chiang Hsiao-yung 27 October 1948 - 22 December 1996 Fang Chih-yi [zh] Father of three sons:
  • Demos Chiang (b.1976)
  • Edward Chiang (b. 1978)
  • Andrew Chiang (b. 1990)
 Shanghai

with Chang Ya-juo

Child Lifetime Spouse Notes Place of Birth
Chiang Hsiao-yen Chiang Hsiao-yen 1 March 1942 – Helen Huang[3] Father of: Guilin, Guangxi
Winston Chang 1 March 1942 – 24 February 1996 Chao Chung-te Father of:
  • Chang Ching-sung
  • Chang Yu-chu

Lee Teng-hui and Tseng Wen-hui

  • One son:

Lee Hsien-wen (1950-1982)

  • Two daughters:

Anna Lee, Annie Lee [zh]

Chen Shui-bian and Wu Shu-chen

Child Lifetime Spouse Notes Place of Birth
Chen Hsing-yu [zh] 12 August 1976 – Chao Chien-ming Mother of three sons Taipei
Chen Chih-chung Chen Chih-chung [zh] 22 January 1979 – Huang Jui-ching [zh][4] Father of one daughter

Ma Ying-jeou and Christine Chow Ma

Child Lifetime Spouse Notes Place of Birth
Lesley Ma [zh] 24 November 1980 – Allen Tsai [zh] Mother of a son Massachusetts, United States
Kelly Ma [zh] 18 November 1985 – Taipei

William Lai and Wu Mei-ju

  • Two sons:

Lai Ting-yu, Lai Ting-yen

References

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