Ministry of Culture (Taiwan)

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Ministry of Culture
文化部
Wénhùabù (
Peng Chun-heng, Deputy Ministers
  • Lee Lien-chuan, Vice Minister
  • WebsiteOfficial website
    Ministry of Culture
    Hanyu Pinyin
    Wénhuà Jiànshè Wěiyuánhuì
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    Hokkien POJBûn-hòa Kiàn-siat Úi-oân-hōe

    The Ministry of Culture (MOC, Chinese: 文化部; pinyin: Wénhùabù; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bûn-hòa pō͘) is the ministry of the Republic of China (Taiwan) that promotes cultural and creative industries. The ministry also maintains the National Repository of Cultural Heritage.

    History

    Established in 1981 by Executive Yuan, the ministry was initially called the Council for Cultural Affairs (CCA). The council was upgraded to ministerial level in May 2012 under the name Ministry of Culture.

    The ministry was inaugurated on 21 May 2012, in a ceremony attended by President Ma Ying-jeou, Premier Sean Chen and several prominent artists, including poet Chou Meng-tieh, film director Li Hsing and singer Lo Ta-yu.

    President Ma stated in a speech during the ceremony that if politics is a "fence", then culture is "the pair of wings that fly over the fence". He expressed hope that the MOC would spread "Chinese culture with Taiwanese characteristics" around Taiwan and the world.[1]

    In 2017, the MOC absorbed some duties of the Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission, including the Mongolian and Tibetan Cultural Center.[2]

    Organizational structure

    Bureau of Cultural Heritage
    Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development

    Administrative units

    • Department of General Planning
    • Department of Cultural and Creative Development
    • Department of Cultural Resources
    • Department of Audiovisual and Music Industry
    • Department of Arts Development
    • Department of Humanities and Publications
    • Department of Cultural Exchange

    Staff units

    • Secretariat
    • Department of Civil Service Ethics
    • Department of Personnel Affairs
    • Department of Accounting
    • Information Management Department
    • Legal Affairs Committee

    Bureaus

    Agencies or organizations

    The following agencies or organizations are under the supervision of the MOC:[3]

    List of ministers

      Kuomintang   Democratic Progressive Party   Non-partisan/ unknown

    Ministry of Education (Bureau of Cultural Affairs)
    Name Term of office Days Party Premier
    Minister of the Council for Cultural Affairs
    1 Chen Chi-lu (陳奇祿) 11 November 1981 26 July 1988 2449
    Yu Kuo-hua
    2 Kuo Wei-fan [zh] (郭為藩) 27 July 1988 26 February 1993 1675 Kuomintang
    3 Shen Hsueh-yong [zh] (申學庸) 27 February 1993 14 December 1994 655 Lien Chan
    4 Cheng Shu-min (鄭淑敏) 15 December 1994 9 June 1996 542 Lien Chan
    5 Helen Lin (林澄枝) 10 June 1996 19 May 2000 1439 Kuomintang Lien Chan
    Vincent Siew
    6 Tchen Yu-chiou [zh] (陳郁秀) 20 May 2000 19 May 2004 1460
    Yu Shyi-kun
    7 Chen Chi-nan (陳其南) 20 May 2004 24 January 2006 614
    Yu Shyi-kun
    Frank Hsieh
    8 Chiu Kun-liang (邱坤良) 25 January 2006 20 May 2007 480 Su Tseng-chang I
    9 Wong Chin-chu (翁金珠) 21 May 2007 31 January 2008 255 Democratic Progressive Party Chang Chun-hsiung II
    10 Wang Tuoh (王 拓) 1 February 2008 19 May 2008 108 Democratic Progressive Party Chang Chun-hsiung II
    11 Huang Pi-twan (黃碧端) 20 May 2008 15 November 2009 544 Liu Chao-shiuan
    Wu Den-yih
    12 Emile Sheng (盛治仁) 16 November 2009 27 November 2011 741 Wu Den-yih
    13 Ovid Tzeng (曾志朗) 28 November 2011 5 February 2012 69 Wu Den-yih
    Lin Chin-tien (林金田) 6 February 2012 14 February 2012 8 Sean Chen
    14 Lung Ying-tai (龍應台) 15 February 2012 19 May 2012 103 Sean Chen
    Minister of Culture (since 20 May 2012)
    1 Lung Ying-tai (龍應台) 20 May 2012 7 December 2014 931 Sean Chen
    Jiang Yi-huah
    Hung Meng-chi (洪孟啟) 8 December 2014 23 January 2015 46 Mao Chi-kuo
    2 Hung Meng-chi (洪孟啟) 23 January 2015 19 May 2016 482 Mao Chi-kuo
    Chang San-cheng
    3 Cheng Li-chun (鄭麗君) 20 May 2016 20 May 2020 1461 Democratic Progressive Party
    William Lai
    Su Tseng-chang
    II
    4 Lee Yung-te (李永得) 20 May 2020 30 January 2023 985 Democratic Progressive Party Su Tseng-chang II
    5 Shih Che (史哲) 31 January 2023 Incumbent 422 Democratic Progressive Party Chen Chien-jen

    See also

    References

    1. ^ "New Ministry of Culture opened". Taipei Times. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
    2. ^ "Taiwan calls time on Mongolia and Tibet affairs commission". South China Morning Post. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
    3. ^ [1] Archived September 3, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

    External links