Former aide to Frank Hsieh who became DPP chairman and Lai Ching-te's premier
Born in Taipei in 1959, he graduated in law from National Chung Hsing University. He began his political career in 1987 as an aide to Taipei city councillor Frank Hsieh and the same year became a member of the first executive committee of the Democratic Progressive Party's Taipei branch. After serving on the Taipei City Council from 1990 to 1998 and in the Legislative Yuan from 1999 to 2004, he was deputy secretary-general to President Chen Shui-bian and spokesman of the Executive Yuan, and DPP secretary-general in 2007–2008. He became secretary-general of the Executive Yuan in Lai Ching-te's cabinet in 2017 and chaired the DPP from January 2019 to May 2020. In May 2024 he became President Lai's first premier, and in 2025 he was the first premier to refuse to countersign a law, the revenue-allocation amendments the legislature had upheld.
Also known as: Zhuo Rongtai
Activities and affiliations
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1987–
Political and party leadership
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1998–2004
Republic of China state institutionsMember of the Legislative Yuan
Legislature and state representation -
2019–2020
Democratic Progressive PartyChairman of the Democratic Progressive Party
Political and party leadership -
2024–
Republic of China state institutionsPresident of the Executive YuanHeads of state, government and party of ChinaMain
Political and party leadership
Career Timeline
- 1987Aide to Taipei city councillor Frank Hsieh; executive committee member of the DPP Taipei branch
- 1990–1998Member of the Taipei City Council
- 1999–2004.05Member of the Legislative Yuan
- 2004.05–2005.01Deputy Secretary-General to the President
- 2005.02–2006.01Minister without portfolio and spokesman of the Executive Yuan
- 2006.01–2007Deputy Secretary-General to the President
- 2007.10–2008Secretary-General of the DPP
- 2017.09.08–2018.12.28Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan
- 2019.01.09–2020.05.20Chairman of the DPP
- 2024.05.20–presentPresident of the Executive Yuan