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Lai Ching-te
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Person

Lai Ching-te

b. 1959

President of Taiwan (ROC) since 2024

Born
6 Oct 1959 · Wanli District
Part ofTaiwan1661 – today

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 77 years
  1. 6 Oct 1959BornBorn in Wanli District
  2. 1996 – 1999RoleMember of the National Assembly of the Republic of China
  3. 1999 – 2002RoleMember of the Legislative Yuan
  4. 2002 – 2005RoleMember of the Legislative Yuan
  5. 2005 – 2008RoleMember of the Legislative Yuan
  6. 2008 – 2010RoleMember of the Legislative Yuan
  7. 2010 – 2017RoleMayor of Tainan
  8. 2017 – 2019RolePremier of the Republic of China
  9. 2020 – 2024RoleVice President of the Republic of China
  10. 2023RoleChairperson of the Democratic Progressive Party
  11. 2024RolePresident of the Republic of China

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1959 – today).

  1. 1959Antarctic Treaty System
  2. 19621962 FIFA World Cup
  3. 1962Cuban Missile Crisis
  4. 19661966 FIFA World Cup
  5. 1966 – 1976Cultural Revolution
  6. 1968Prague Spring
  7. 1969Apollo 11 Moon landing
  8. 19721972 Summer Olympics
  9. 19741974 FIFA World Cup
  10. 19781978 FIFA World Cup
  11. 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
  12. 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
  13. 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
  14. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  15. 1985Schengen Agreement
  16. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  17. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  18. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  19. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  20. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  21. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  22. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  23. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  24. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  25. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  26. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  27. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  28. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  29. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  30. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  31. 20112011 Norway attacks
  32. 2011Libyan civil war
  33. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  34. 20122012 Summer Olympics
  35. 20142014 FIFA World Cup
  36. 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
  37. 2015Paris Agreement
  38. 20182018 FIFA World Cup
  39. 2020COVID-19 pandemic
  40. 20212020 Summer Olympics

Biography

Lai Ching-te (Chinese: 賴清德; pinyin: Lài Qīngdé; born 6 October 1959), also known as William Lai, is a Taiwanese politician, physician, and nephrologist who has served as the 8th president of the Republic of China since 2024. A member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), he has been the party's chairman since 2023.

Born in Wanli District, New Taipei, Lai studied medicine at National Taiwan University and National Cheng Kung University. He graduated from Harvard University with a master's degree in public health in 2003. After practicing internal medicine as a chief physician at two hospitals, Lai won election in 1996 to represent Tainan City in the National Assembly, then served as a member of the Legislative Yuan from 1999 to 2010. He was the first mayor of Tainan from 2010 to 2017 and the 26th premier of the Republic of China from 2017 to 2019.

In the 2019 Democratic Progressive presidential primary, Lai ran unsuccessfully against incumbent Tsai Ing-wen as DPP's presidential candidate, but became her running mate as candidate for the vice president in the 2020 presidential election and won the election. Lai was nominated by the DPP to be its presidential candidate for 2024 and defeated Kuomintang (KMT) nominee Hou Yu-ih in the 2024 presidential election. He took office as president on 20 May 2024.

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