Ma Ying-jeou (, ; born 13 July 1950) is a
Taiwanese politician who is the current
President of the Republic of China (ROC). 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 the 3rd December 2014.