Ma Ying-jeou
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| President of the Republic of China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In office 20 May 2008 – 20 May 2016 |
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| Premier |
Liu Chao-shiuan Wu Den-yih Sean Chen Jiang Yi-huah Mao Chi-kuo Chang San-cheng |
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| Vice President |
Vincent Siew Wu Den-yih |
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In office 25 December 1998 – 25 December 2006 |
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13 July 1950 Kowloon, British Hong Kong |
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| Spouse(s) | Christine Chow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 2 daughters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater |
National Taiwan University New York University Harvard University |
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| Allegiance | Republic of China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Republic of China Marine Corps Republic of China Navy |
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| Years of service | 1972-1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Lieutenant Commander | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Mǎ Yīngjiǔ |
| Bopomofo | ㄇㄚˇㄧㄥㄐㄧㄡˇ |
| Tongyong Pinyin | Ma Yingjiou |
| IPA | [mà íŋ.tɕjòu] |
| Wu | |
| Romanization | mo2 in1cieu2 |
| Hakka | |
| Romanization | Mâ Yîn-kiú |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | maa5 jing1gau2 |
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| Hokkien POJ | Má Eng-kiú |
Ma Ying-jeou (Chinese: 馬英九; pinyin: Mǎ Yīngjiǔ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Má Eng-kiú, [mà íŋtɕjòu]; born 13 July 1950) is a Taiwanese politician who served as the President of the Republic of China (ROC) from 2008 to 2016. His previous political roles include Justice Minister (1993–96) and Mayor of Taipei (1998–2006). He was also the Chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT) between 2005–2007 and 2009–2014.
Ma first won the presidency by 58.45% of the popular vote in the presidential election of 2008, and was re-elected in 2012 with 51.6% of the vote. He was sworn into office as president on 20 May 2008, and sworn in as the Chairman of the Kuomintang on 17 October 2009; he resigned as Chairman of Kuomintang on 3 December 2014. Ma's term as president saw an increase in economic and social connection with Mainland China. He became the first ROC Head of State to meet with a Communist Party General Secretary when he met Xi Jinping in Singapore in November 2015.
Ma and his parents originate from Hunan Province in the Republic of China, with Hakka ancestry, but their ancestral home was in Fufeng, Shaanxi Province. His ancestors had migrated from Shaanxi to Jiangxi and then finally to Hunan. He is an alleged descendant of the Three Kingdoms era general Ma Chao, who was from Fufeng, Shaanxi. Researchers had purportedly visited the old residence of Ma's father, Ma Ho-ling, in Kaiyun Town, Hengshan County, Hunan, where they discovered a genealogy book stating that Ma descended from Ma Chao. Ma was raised Catholic.
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