Tsai Ing-wen

Tsai Ing-wen (born August 31, 1956) is a Taiwanese politician and the current president of the Republic of China (Taiwan) since 2016. She is a member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and the first female president of Taiwan. Tsai began her career as a law professor at Soochow University School of Law and National Chengchi University after earning an LLB from National Taiwan University and an LLM from Cornell Law School. She furthered her studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science, where she obtained a Ph.D. in law. Tsai has held various governmental positions, including trade negotiator for WTO affairs. She previously served as the chair of the DPP from 2008 to 2012, 2014 to 2018, and 2020 to 2022.More