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William Lai

1959 - Today

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Lai Ching-te (Chinese: 賴清德; pinyin: Lài Qīngdé; born 6 October 1959), also known as William Lai, is a Taiwanese politician and physician who has served as the eighth president of the Republic of China (Taiwan) since 2024. A member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), he has been its chairman since 2023. Lai was born to a working-class family in Taipei County. He studied medicine at National Taiwan University and National Cheng Kung University, then earned a master's degree from Harvard University in 2003. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Lai is the 5,870th most popular politician (down from 3,970th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Taiwan (down from 6th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Taiwanese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, William Lai ranks 5,870 out of 19,576. Before her are Raimbaut de Vaqueiras, King Wu of Qin, Konstantin Tih, Shimon bar Yochai, Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme, and Yolande of Valois. After her are Ion Gheorghe Maurer, Kim Jong-nam, Andrés Nin Pérez, Emperor Ninmyō, Stenkil, and Hans-Gert Pöttering.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, William Lai ranks 68. Before her are Michel Preud'homme, Nina Hartley, Li Qiang, Charlie Murphy, Youssou N'Dour, and Boyko Borisov. After her are Ajay Banga, Ving Rhames, Mauricio Funes, Frank Darabont, Sam Raimi, and Byung-Chul Han.

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In Taiwan

Among people born in Taiwan, William Lai ranks 8 out of 116. Before her are Tsai Ing-wen (1956), Lee Teng-hui (1923), Ang Lee (1954), Jensen Huang (1963), Momofuku Ando (1910), and Chen Shui-bian (1950). After her are Yuan T. Lee (1936), Joan Lin (1953), Terry Gou (1950), Jerry Yang (1968), Teruo Nakamura (1919), and Shu Qi (1976).

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Among POLITICIANS In Taiwan

Among politicians born in Taiwan, William Lai ranks 4. Before her are Tsai Ing-wen (1956), Lee Teng-hui (1923), and Chen Shui-bian (1950). After her are Zheng Keshuang (1670), Su Tseng-chang (1947), Annette Lu (1944), Wu Den-yih (1948), Frank Hsieh (1946), Elaine Chao (1953), Eric Chu (1961), and Chen Chien-jen (1951).

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