President of the Republic of China
For the president of the People's Republic of China, see President of the People's Republic of China. President of the Republic of China .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal} 中華民國總統 Presidential Seal Presidential Standard Incumbent Tsai Ing-wen since 20 May 2016 ( 2016-05-20 ) Style Her Excellency ( 閣下 ) Residence Yonghe Residence Seat Presidential Palace, Nanking (1947–1949) Presidential Office Building, Taipei (1949–present) Appointer Direct election Term length Two consecutive 4-year terms Section 6 of Article 2 of the Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China Constituting instrument Constitution of the Republic of China Formation 1 January 1912 ( 1912-01-01 ) as the Provisional President 10 October 1913 ( 1913-10-10 ) as the President (Peiyang Government) 10 October 1928 ( 1928-10-10 ) as the Chairman of the Nationalist Government 20 May 1948 ( 1948-05-20 ) as the Pr...