| Post: | First Lady |
| Body: | province of Taiwan |
| Insignia: | Flag of Taiwan.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 100px |
| Incumbent: | Wu Mei-ju |
| Incumbentsince: | 20 May 2024 |
| Formation: | 1 January 1912 |
| Inaugural: | Lu Muzhen (1912) Soong Mei-ling (1949) |
| Native Name: | 中华民国第一配偶 |
The wife of local official of province of Taiwan refers to the wife of the head of province of Taiwan .[1] Since 1949, the position has been based in Taiwan.[1]
The position had been vacant from 2016 to 2024, as ex-President Tsai Ing-wen, the first woman to be elected to the presidency, is unmarried.
| Spouse | Image | President | Took office | Left office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lu Muzhen (1867–1952) | Sun Yat-sen | 1 January 1912 | 10 March 1912 | |
| 2 | Yu Yishang (1872–1956) | Yuan Shikai | 10 March 1912 | 6 June 1916 | |
| 3 | Oei Hui-lan (1889–1992) | V. K. Wellington Koo | 1 October 1926 | 16 June 1927 | |
| 4 | Soong Mei-ling (1898–2003) | Chiang Kai-shek | 1 August 1943 | 20 May 1948 | |
Since 1949, individuals in this position have been known as the First Lady of Taiwan, in addition to the First Lady of the Republic of China.[1]
| No. | Spouse | Image | Tenure | President | width=25% class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Soong Mei-ling (5 March 1898 – 23 October 2003) | 20 May 1948 – 5 April 1975 | Chiang Kai-shek | Also known as Madame Chiang Kai-shek or Madame Chiang[2] | ||
| 5 | Liu Chi-chun (1908 – 24 December 1999) | 6 April 1975 – 20 May 1978 | Yen Chia-kan | Was 1st to take office on the island. | ||
| 6 | Chiang Fang-liang (15 May 1916 – 15 December 2004) | 20 May 1978 – 13 January 1988 | Chiang Ching-kuo | Born Faina Epatcheva Vahaleva in Orsha in the Russian Empire, (present-day Belarus). She met her husband Chiang Ching-kuo while both were working at the Ural Heavy Machinery Factory in Sverdlovsk, USSR (present-day Yekaterinburg). Epatcheva adopted the Chinese names Chiang Fang-liang or Faina Chiang Fang-liang.[3] She avoided politics during her time as first lady. | ||
| 7 | Tseng Wen-hui (born 31 March 1926) | 13 January 1988 – 20 May 2000 | Lee Teng-hui | Wife of the first popularly elected president. | ||
| 8 | Wu Shu-chen (born 11 July 1953) | 20 May 2000 – 20 May 2008 | Chen Shui-bian | Member of the Legislative Yuan from 1987 until 1990. | ||
| 9 | Christine Chow Ma (born 30 November 1952) | 20 May 2008 – 20 May 2016 | Ma Ying-jeou | Born Chow Mei-ching (周美青) in British Hong Kong, Chow headed the legal department of Mega International Commercial Bank, where she worked as a lawyer for more than 20 years, prior to becoming first lady.[4] | ||
| – | None | 20 May 2016 – 20 May 2024 | Tsai Ing-wen | President Tsai Ing-wen, the first female head of state in the Republic's history, is unmarried.[5] [6] | ||
| 10 | Wu Mei-ju (born 1964) | 20 May 2024 – Incumbent | Lai Ching-te | |||
| Rank | First Lady | Born | Died | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soong Mei-ling | March 5, 1898 | October 23, 2003 | |
| 2 | Oei Hui-lan | 2 December 1889 | 1992 | to |
| 3 | Tseng Wen-hui | Alive | ||
| 4 | Liu Chi-chun | 1908 | 24 December 1999 | to |
| 5 | Chiang Fang-liang | |||
| 6 | Lu Muzhen | 30 July 1867 | 7 September 1952 | |
| 7 | Yu Yishang | 1872 | 1956 | to |
| 8 | Christine Chow Ma | Alive | ||
| 9 | Wu Shu-chen | Alive | ||
| 10 | Wu Mei-ju | 1964 | Alive | |