List of foreign ministers of the Republic of China

This is the List of foreign ministers of the Republic of China
Republic of China
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Republic of China)

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Name	Starting Date	Leaving Date
Wu Chaoshu Wu Chaoshu Wu Chaoshu was the Minister of the Republic of China to the United States from 1928 to 1931. He was the son of former Minister to the United States Wu Tingfang.Wu graduated from London University in 1911...	1927
Huang Fu Huang Fu Huáng Fú was a general and politician in early republican China. He was born in Hangzhou.-Biography:Huang studied at Zhejiang Military College and Qiushi Academy , later went to Japan. Huang came in contact with the Revolutionary Alliance while studying in a military academy in the Empire of Japan...
Wang Zhengting	June 14, 1928
Alfred Sao-ke Sze Alfred Sao-ke Sze Dr. Alfred Sao-ke Sze was a prominent Chinese politician and diplomat during the most turbulent period in modern Chinese history.-Early life:...	1931
Eugene Chen	June 1, 1931
Luo Wengan	1932
Wang Jingwei Wang Jingwei Wang Jingwei , alternate name Wang Zhaoming, was a Chinese politician. He was initially known as a member of the left wing of the Kuomintang , but later became increasingly anti-Communist after his efforts to collaborate with the CCP ended in political failure...	August 18, 1933
Zhang Qun	December 16, 1933
Wang Ch'ung-hui Wang Ch'ung-hui Wang, Ch'ung-hui was a prominent Chinese jurist, diplomat and politician who served the Republic of China from its foundation in 1912 until his death in 1958. He was a close associate of the republic's founding father, Dr...	March 6, 1937
Quo Tai-chi Quo Tai-chi Dr. Quo Tai-chi was a Chinese career diplomat and active member of the Chinese Nationalist Party from the early years of the Republic of China until shortly after the fall of mainland China to the Chinese Communists.Dr...	June 30, 1941
T. V. Soong T. V. Soong Soong Tse-ven or Soong Tzu-wen , was a prominent businessman and politician in the early 20th century Republic of China. His father was Charlie Soong and his siblings were the Soong sisters. His Christian name was Paul, but he is generally known in English as T. V. Soong. As brother to the three...	October 30, 1942
Wang Shih-chieh	May 31, 1948
Wu T'ieh-ch'eng	December 22, 1948
Fu P'ing-ch'ang	(Appointed only)
Hu Shih Hu Shih Hu Shih , born Hu Hung-hsing , was a Chinese philosopher, essayist and diplomat. His courtesy name was Shih-chih . Hu is widely recognized today as a key contributor to Chinese liberalism and language reform in his advocacy for the use of written vernacular Chinese...	(Appointed only)
Yeh Kung-ch'ao (George Yeh)	October 1, 1949	July 14, 1958
Huang Shao-ku	July 14, 1958	May 31, 1960
Shen Chang-huan	May 31, 1960	May 27, 1966
Wei Tao-ming	May 27, 1966	March 31, 1971
Chou Shu-kai	March 31, 1971	May 29, 1972
Shen Chang-huan	May 29, 1972	December 16, 1978
Chiang Yang-shih	December 20, 1978	December 19, 1979
Chu Fu-Sung Chu Fu-Sung Chu Fu-Sung was a Taiwanese politician, who served as Taiwan's foreign minister from December 19, 1979 until April 22, 1987. Chu died on June 14, 2008 at the age of 93.- External links :*...	December 19, 1979	April 22, 1987
Ting Mao-shih	April 22, 1987	July 20, 1988
Lien Chan Lien Chan Lien Chan is a politician in Taiwan. He was Premier of the Republic of China from 1993 to 1997, Vice President of the Republic of China from 1996 to 2000, and was the Chairman of the Kuomintang from 2000 to 2005...	July 20, 1988	June 1, 1990
Fredrick Chien Fredrick Chien Frederick Chien Foo , also spelled Fredrick Chien, was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China on Taiwan from 1990 to 1996.-Background:...	June 1, 1990	June 10, 1996
John Chang	June 10, 1996	October 20, 1997
Jason C. Hu Jason Hu Jason Hu Chih-chiang is a former official in the national government of Republic of China. He is currently serving his second term as mayor of the central Taiwan city of Taichung. His current term ends in early 2010 and he is currently running for re-election as mayor of the new Taichung... )	October 20, 1997	November 30, 1999
Chen Chien-jen	November 30, 1999	May 20, 2000
Tien Hung-mao	May 20, 2000	February 1, 2002
Eugene Chien Eugene Chien Eugene You-hsin Chien is a politician and diplomat of the Republic of China on Taiwan.-Career:Dr. Eugene Chien, born in Taiwan in 1946, received his Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering at National Taiwan University and Ph.D. in aeronautics and astronautics at New York University, U. S....	February 1, 2002	April 16, 2004
Mark Chen Mark Chen Mark Chen Tang-shan , born September 16, 1935, in Tainan County , Taiwan, is a Taiwanese politician, former Secretary-General of the Office of the President of the Republic of China under ex-President Chen Shui-bian. He was also previously Foreign Minister of the ROC from 2004 to 2006...	April 16, 2004	January 25, 2006
James Huang	January 25, 2006	May 19, 2008
Francisco Ou Francisco Ou Francisco H.L. Ou is a former diplomat, and former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China serving under President Ma Ying-Jeou from 2008-2009....	May 20, 2008	September 10, 2009
Timothy Yang Timothy Yang Timothy Chin-tien Yang is a Taiwanese diplomat, and the current Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China serving under President Ma Ying-Jeou....	September 10, 2009	present

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