Lai Ching-te

Lai Ching-te, also known as William Lai, is a Taiwanese politician and former physician who is the incumbent president of Taiwan since 20th May 2024, after winning the 2024 presidential election in January. He is the third member from the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to assume the office of the President, and also the third incumbent vice president of Taiwan to succeed presidency, and the first of which to assume the office through election instead of a predecessor's death.