Events from the year 2022 in Taiwan,

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. This year is numbered Minguo 111 according to the official

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Incumbents

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Tsai Ing-wen Tsai Ing-wen (; pinyin: ''Cài Yīngwén''; born 31 August 1956) is a Taiwanese politician and legal scholar who served as the seventh president of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 2016 to 2024. A member of the Democratic Progressive Party ...

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Lai Ching-te Lai Ching-te (; pinyin: ''Lài Qīngdé''; born 6 October 1959), also known as William Lai, is a Taiwanese politician and former physician who is currently serving as the eighth president of the Republic of China (Taiwan) since May 2024. He is ...

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Su Tseng-chang Su Tseng-chang ( zh, t=蘇貞昌, poj=So͘ Cheng-chhiong, p=Sū Zhēnchāng; born 28 July 1948) is a Taiwanese politician who served as premier of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2019 to 2023. He was the chairma ...

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Events

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* 2022 U-23 Baseball World Cup

January–March

*9 January ** for

Taipei City Constituency V Taipei City Constituency 5 () includes all of Wanhua and most of Zhongzheng in western Taipei. The district was created in 2008, when all local constituencies of the Legislative Yuan were reorganized to become single-member districts. Current di ...

, represented in the

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Freddy Lim Lim Tshiong-tso (; Tâi-lô: ''Lîm Tshióng-tsò''; born 1 February 1976), known also by his English name Freddy, is a Taiwanese politician and musician. He is the lead vocalist of the Taiwanese heavy-metal band Chthonic and the lead vocali ...

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2022 Taiwanese legislative by-election A by-election was held on 9 January 2022 in Taichung to elect one member of the Legislative Yuan for the Taichung City Constituency II (Taichung 2) for the remaining term until 2024. Democratic Progressive Party legislator Lin Ching-yi won the by ...

held in Taichung City Constituency II, a vacant Legislative Yuan seat following the October 2021 legislator

Chen Po-wei Chen Po-wei (; born 10 July 1985) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the first ever Taiwan Statebuilding Party candidate to be elected to the Legislative Yuan, defeating Kuomintang incumbent Yen Kuan-heng in the 2020 Taiwanese legislative elect ...

. *4–20 February

Chinese Taipei at the 2022 Winter Olympics The Republic of China, commonly known as "Taiwan", competed as Chinese Taipei at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China from 4 to 20 February 2022. Because of the political status of Taiwan and the One-China policy, the ROC national symbols wil ...

April–June

*2 April –

2022 Chinese Professional Baseball League season The 2022 Chinese Professional Baseball League season was the 33rd season of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL), based in Taiwan. Season schedule The regular season began on 2 April 2022 at the Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Sta ...

begins. *24 June – Index case of the 2022 monkeypox outbreak in Taiwan reported.

July–September

*2–3 August –

2022 visit by Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan United States politician Nancy Pelosi, while serving as the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, visited Taiwan (officially the Republic of China) on August 2, 2022. A delegation of ...

*2 August –

2022 Chinese military exercises around Taiwan The 2022 Chinese military exercises around Taiwan () were a series of military exercises by the People's Republic of China (PRC) that encircled Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC). They initially lasted from 4–7 August 2022 and in ...

*17–18 September – 2022 Taitung earthquakes

October–December

*26 November **

2022 Taiwanese local elections Local elections were held in Taiwan on 26 November and 18 December 2022 to elect county magistrates (city mayors), county (city) councilors, township mayors, township councilors and chiefs of village (borough) in 6 municipalities and 16 counties ...

2022 Taiwanese constitutional referendum A constitutional referendum was held in Taiwan on 26 November 2022. Voters voted on adding Article 1–1 to the Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China. Had it passed, the voting age would have been lowered from 20 to 18 ...

Deaths

*11 January –

Pang Chien-kuo Pang Chien-kuo ( zh, , t=龐建國, p=Páng Jiànguó; 19 August 1953 – 11 January 2022) was a Taiwanese sociologist and politician. He was known for his efforts for promoting Chinese unification. Early life and education Pang was of Canto ...

, 68, politician, MLY (2002–2005), fall. *31 January –

Liao Cheng-hao Liao Cheng-hao (; 30 March 1946 – 31 January 2022) was a Taiwanese legal scholar and lawyer. Education and career Liao graduated from National Taiwan University with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), a Master of Laws (LL.B.), and earned his Doct ...

, 75, politician,

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(1996–1998). *6 February – , 65, puppeteer ( ''Pili''). *7 February –

Chen Shih-yung Chen Shih-yung ( zh, 陳適庸; 12 September 1948 – 7 February 2022) was a Taiwanese politician and lawyer. Before entering politics, Chen graduated from National Taiwan University with his bachelor's degree and master's degree in law and earn ...

, 73, politician, Chiayi County magistrate (1989–1993). *8 February – , 51, television director (''

The Teen Age ''The Teen Age'' (), also known as ''18, Censoring or Not?'', is a 2007 romance, comedy and teen Taiwanese drama starring Ah Ben, Ah Mei and Xiao Cao, Li Jia Wen, Albee Huang, Michelle Chang, Amanda Chou and Carmen Tang. Filming took place at K ...

'', '' Monga Yao Hui'', '' Say I Love You'') and actor. *11 February – Chen Wen-min, 102, filmmaker. *13 February – Gottfried Vonwyl, 90, Swiss-Taiwanese priest. *14 February – Lin Kun-hai, 68, media executive (

Sanlih E-Television Sanlih Entertainment Television or Sanlih E-Television (SET; ) is a Taiwanese nationwide cable TV network founded in May 1993. It also produces Taiwanese drama that are broadcast on free-to-air channels like Taiwan Television (TTV). In terms ...

), oral cancer. *16 February **, 94, entomologist. **

Ba Ge Ba Ge (; 4 July 1954 – 16 February 2022) was a Taiwanese actor and television host. Career Ba Ge began his career as a child actor. Following his graduation from National Taiwan University of Arts, he continued acting and became a televisio ...

, 67, actor, pancreatic cancer. *13 March – Tang Chuan, 69, actor ('' All in 700'', '' Let's Go Crazy on LIVE!'', ''

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''). *15 March – Lu Liang-Huan, 85, golfer. *19 March –

Ku Pao-ming Ku Pao-ming (; 8 April 1950 – 19 March 2022) was a Taiwanese actor and comedian. He appeared with the in ''Art'' (2003), alongside Chin Shih-chieh and Lee Li-chun, as well as ''The Apartment'' (2006). Ku also performed in ''Legitimate Crimes' ...

, 71, actor. *24 March – , 72, musician. *2 April – , 89, film director and regulator. *5 April –

Jimmy Wang Yu James Wang Yu (28 March 1943 – 5 April 2022) was a Hong Kong-Taiwanese martial artist, actor, film director, producer, and screenwriter. Initially a contract player for Shaw Brothers, he rose to fame for his starring role in ''The One-Armed ...

, 79, actor and film director. *6 April –

Wen Hsia Wen Hsia (; 20 May 1928 – 6 April 2022) was a Taiwanese singer and actor. Personal life Wen Hsia was born Wang Jui-ho in 1928, in present-day Madou District, Tainan, and studied music in Japan, then returned to Taiwan to attend high school. H ...

, 93, singer and actor. *8 April –

Peng Ming-min Peng Ming-min (; 15 August 19238 April 2022) was a Taiwanese democracy activist, advocate of Taiwan independence, legal scholar, and politician. Arrested for sedition in 1964 for printing a manifesto advocating democracy in his native Taiwan, h ...

, 98, democracy activist. *6 May – George Huang, 88, politician, Changhua County magistrate (1981–1989), Chairman of the

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(1994–1995, 1999–2004). *7 May – Hu Tai-li, 72, ethnologist and filmmaker. *9 May – , 88, actor and comedian. *12 June – , 65, puppeteer ( ''Pili''). *15 June – Chang Wen-i, 73, politician, MLY (1993–2002). *27 June –

Wu Jin-yun Wu Jin-yun (3 March 1938 – 27 June 2022)三鐵皇后」吳錦雲今辭世 ...

, 84, Olympic athlete (

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). *3 July –

Miu Chu Miu Chu (; 16 December 1981 – 3 July 2022) was a Taiwanese singer. She was the winner of the third season of the Taiwanese reality television show '' Super Idol''. Chu performed at the Kaohsiung lantern festival in a concert on 12 February 2 ...

, 40, singer, breast cancer. *6 August – , 57, military researcher (

National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST; ) is a Taiwanese state owned corporation, formerly part of the Ministry of National Defense's Armaments Bureau, which is active in the development, manufacturing, support, and ...

), heart attack. *22 November – Lin Yu-sheng, 88, philosopher and historian.

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