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Presidency Of Ma Ying-jeou
The presidency of Ma Ying-jeou began on 20 May 2008, when Ma Ying-jeou was sworn in as President of the Republic of China, 11th president of the Republic of China and the sixth president of the republic since it became established on the island of Taiwan, succeeding Chen Shui-bian. Ma won the 2008 Taiwanese presidential election on 22 March 2008 with 58% of the vote, ending eight years of Democratic Progressive Party, DPP rule and becoming officially recognized as the sixth president of the Republic of China. Ma won with 7,659,014 votes against DPP nominee Frank Hsieh, Frank Hsieh's 5,444,949 votes. Ma's overwhelming victory in the presidential election gave him political mandate to make changes in Taiwan. Presidency Inauguration Ma took office on 20 May 2008. The inaugural ceremony took place in the Taipei Arena in Taipei. A state dinner took place in Kaohsiung the same day. Ma was named among the 2008 Time 100 in its "Leaders & Revolutionaries" section. He is described by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ma Ying-jeou
Ma Ying-jeou ( zh, t=馬英九; pinyin: ''Mǎ Yīngjiǔ''; ; born 13 July 1950) is a Taiwanese politician, lawyer, and legal scholar who served as the sixth president of the Republic of China from 2008 to 2016. A member of the Kuomintang (KMT), he was previously the mayor of Taipei from 1998 to 2006 and the chairman of the Kuomintang for two terms (2005–2007; 2009–2014). Ma was born in British Hong Kong to a prominent ''waishengren'' family that moved to Taiwan in 1952. After graduating from National Taiwan University, Ma joined the Republic of China Marine Corps and attained the rank of lieutenant. He then studied law in the United States, where he earned a master's degree from New York University in 1976 and his doctorate from Harvard University in 1981. After practicing law in the United States, Ma became a bureau director and English translator for President Chiang Ching-kuo. From 1988 to 1996, he held office first as chair of the Research, Development and Evaluatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
