New taiwan president biography

President of the Republic of China since

In this Taiwanese name, the surname is Lai.

Lai Ching-te (Chinese: 賴清德; pinyin: Lài Qīngdé; born 6 October ), also known as William Lai, is a Taiwanese politician and former physician who is currently serving as the 8th president of the Republic of China (Taiwan) since May He is the third member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to assume the office of president and the first whose predecessor was also a DPP member.

He is also the third incumbent vice president to succeed to the presidency and the first to assume the office through election instead of immediate succession. He has also served as the chair of the DPP since

Born to a working-class family in Taipei County, Lai studied medicine at National Taiwan University and National Cheng Kung University before earning a master's degree from Harvard University in After serving as the president of the National Physician Support Association, Lai ran in th