Ma Ying-jeou facts for kids

Ma Ying-jeou
Ma Ying-jeou; 馬英九
President of the Republic of China
	In office; 20 May 2008 – 20 May 2016
Premier	Liu Chao-shiuan; Wu Den-yih; Sean Chen; Jiang Yi-huah
Vice President	Vincent Siew; Wu Den-yih
Preceded by	Chen Shui-bian
Succeeded by	Tsai Ing-wen
Chairman of the Kuomintang
	In office; 17 October 2009 – 3 December 2014
Preceded by	Wu Po-hsiung
Succeeded by	Wu Den-yih (acting)
	In office; 27 July 2005 – 13 February 2007
Preceded by	Lien Chan
Succeeded by	Wu Po-hsiung
Mayor of Taipei
	In office; 25 December 1998 – 25 December 2006
Preceded by	Chen Shui-bian
Succeeded by	Hau Lung-pin
Minister without Portfolio
	In office; 10 June 1996 – 15 May 1997
Minister of Justice of the Republic of China
	In office; 27 February 1993 – 10 June 1996
Preceded by	Lu Yu-wen
Succeeded by	Liao Cheng-hao
Deputy Minister of the Mainland Affairs Council of the Executive Yuan
	In office; 1 June 1991 – 27 February 1993
Minister	Huang Kun-huei
Minister of the Research, Development and Evaluation Commission of the Executive Yuan
	In office; July 1988 – June 1991
Deputy	Sun Te-hsiung
Preceded by	Wei Yung
Succeeded by	Sun Te-hsiung
Personal details
Born	July 13, 1950 (age 68); Kwong Wah Hospital, Kowloon, British Hong Kong
Nationality	Republic of China
Political party	Kuomintang
Spouse(s)	Christine Chow
Relations	Ma Ho-ling (father); Chin Hou-hsiu (mother)
Alma mater	National Taiwan University (LL.B.); New York University (LL.M.); Harvard University (S.J.D.)
Religion	None; no fixed belief
Signature
Website	www.president.gov.tw (English)
Military service
Service/branch	Navy Military logistics
Years of service	1972–1974
Rank	Major

Ma Ying-jeou (Chinese: 馬英九) is a Taiwanese politican. He was the President of the Republic of China from 20 May 2008 to 20 May 2016.

Early life

Ma Ying-jeou was born in Kwong Wah Hospital in Kowloon, British Hong Kong on 13 July 1950. He studied in National Taiwan University, New York University and Harvard University.

Images for kids

Ma Ying-jeou as a child
Mayor Ma at the 2006 10th Taipei International Marathon.
Ma Ying-jeou campaigning for the 2008 presidential election.
Ma Ying-jeou met with Mainland paramount leader Xi Jinping in November 2015 in their capacity as the leader of Taiwan and Mainland China respectively.
Ma in 2010 during the Double Ten Day celebrations
Ma on the recruitment of the ROC Armed Forces, and explain the importance of Volunteer military to Taiwan.
Ma Ying-jeou, seen here waving to supporters during a visit to UC Berkeley in March 2006, proposed "Five Dos" on dealing with the PRC.
Marshall Islands' President Christopher Loeak visits Ma at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall