Taiwan Elects Tsai Ing-Wen As Their First Female PresidentMarie Lodi1/16/16 6:00pm14459EditInvite manuallyPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalinkTsai Ing-wen, the candidate leading the Taiwanese Democratic Progressive Party, has been elected as president of Taiwan. The U.S.-educated former law professor is the first woman to hold office.