Ministry of Economic Affairs (Taiwan)

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Ministry of Economic Affairs
經濟部
Jīngjìbù (Mandarin)
Kîn-chi Phu (Hakka)
Logo of the Ministry of Economic Affairs
Seal of the Ministry of Economic Affairs
(經濟部印)
Agency overview
FormedJune 1931 (as National Economic Council)
December 1937 (as MOEA)[1]
JurisdictionGovernment of the Republic of China
HeadquartersZhongzheng, Taipei
Minister responsible
Deputy Ministers responsible
WebsiteOfficial website

The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA;

laws for industry and trade, foreign direct investment, energy, minerals, measurement standards, intellectual property, state-owned enterprises. The ministry is a cabinet level government agency of the Executive Yuan
.

The executive agency promotes industrial and economic policies which allows economic activity and growth, increased employment and investments in sector which are critical to

History

Former Ministry of Economic Affairs building in Nanjing.

MOEA was initially established in June 1931 as National Economic Council by the Executive Yuan. In December 1931, the council was merged with other organizations to create the Ministry of Basic Industries. In December 1937, the ministry was reorganized as the Ministry of Economic Affairs. The MOEA continued to function in Taiwan since 1949 after the Kuomintang was defeated on the mainland during the Chinese Civil War.

Structure

Department of Commerce
Industrial Development Bureau
Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection
Water Resources Agency
State-owned Enterprises Commission
Taiwan Sugar Corporation
Taiwan Power Company
CPC Corporation
Taiwan Water Corporation

The Ministry of Economic Affairs is very important in the management of Taiwan's economy. It manages a number of statutory bodies and state owned enterprises.[3]

Staff units

The internal structure of the MOEA:

  • Department of General Planning
  • Department of Industrial Technology
  • Department of Investment Promotion
  • Department of Investment Review
  • Department of State-owned Enterprise Affairs
  • Department of Economic Legal Affairs
  • Department of General Affairs
  • Department of Personnel
  • Department of Civil Service Ethics
  • Department of Accounting
  • Department of Statistics
  • Department of Information Management

Administrative agencies

The Ministry of Economic Affairs is responsible for the entire Taiwanese economy. It has a number of statutory administrative agencies reporting under it. They are:

National corporations

The Ministry of Economic Affairs have a number of state owned enterprises reporting to it. They are:

Overseas offices

Country City Name of office
 Canada Ottawa Ottawa Economic Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada
 Colombia
Bogota
Bogota, D.C. Division Economica, Oficina Comercial de Taipei, Bogota, D.C., Republica de Colombia
 Switzerland Bern Bern Economic Division, Delegation Culturelle et Economique de Taipei
 United States Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Economic Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States

List of ministers

Wang Mei-hua, the incumbent Minister of Economic Affairs

Pre-1947 Constitution

Post-1947 Constitution

Political Party:   

Chinese Youth Party
  Kuomintang   Non-partisan/unknown

No. Name Term of Office Days Political Party Cabinet
1 Chen Chi-tien (陳啟天) 6 July 1948 27 December 1948 174
Chinese Youth Party
Weng Wenhao
Sun Fo
2 Liu Wei-chi (劉維熾) 27 December 1948 1 April 1949 95 Kuomintang Sun Fo
He Yingqin
3 Sun Yue-chi (孫越琦) 1 April 1949 16 June 1949 76 He Yingqin
Yan Xishan
4 Liu Hang-chen (劉航琛) 16 June 1949 10 February 1950 239 Yan Xishan
5 Yen Chia-kan(嚴家淦) 10 February 1950 16 March 1950 34 Kuomintang Yan Xishan
Chen Cheng I
6 Cheng Tao-ju (鄭道儒) 16 March 1950 7 May 1952 783 Chen Cheng I
7 T. K. Chang (張茲闓) 7 May 1952 1 June 1954 938 Chen Cheng I
8 Yin Chung-jung (尹仲容) 1 June 1954 1 December 1955 365 Kuomintang Yu Hung-chun
9 Kiang Piao (江杓) 1 December 1955 26 March 1958 846 Yu Hung-chun
10 Yang Gi-tzeng (楊繼曾) 26 March 1958 25 January 1965 2497 Yu Hung-chun
Chen Cheng II
Yen Chia-kan
11 Li Kwoh-ting (李國鼎) 25 January 1965 4 July 1969 1621 Kuomintang Yen Chia-kan
12 Tao Sheng-yang (陶聲洋) 4 July 1969 28 September 1969† 86 Kuomintang Yen Chia-kan
13 Sun Yun-suan (孫運璿) 11 October 1969 1 June 1978 3155 Kuomintang Yen Chia-kan
Chiang Ching-kuo
14 Chang Kwang-shih (張光世) 1 June 1978 1 December 1981 1279 Kuomintang Sun Yun-suan
15 Chao Yao-tung (趙耀東) 1 December 1981 1 June 1984 913 Kuomintang Sun Yun-suan
16 Hsu Li-teh (徐立德) 1 June 1984 20 March 1985 292 Kuomintang
Yu Kuo-hua
17 Lee Ta-hai (李達海) 20 March 1985 22 July 1988 1220 Kuomintang
Yu Kuo-hua
18 Chen Li-an (陳履安) 22 July 1988 1 June 1990 679 Kuomintang
Yu Kuo-hua
Lee Huan
19 Vincent Siew (蕭萬長) 1 June 1990 27 February 1993 1002 Kuomintang Hau Pei-tsun
20 Chiang Pin-kung (江丙坤) 27 February 1993 10 June 1996 1199 Kuomintang Lien Chan
21 Wang Chih-kang (王志剛) 10 June 1996 20 May 2000 1440 Kuomintang Lien Chan
Vincent Siew
22 Lin Hsin-i (林信義) 20 May 2000 1 February 2002 622 Independent Tang Fei
Chang Chun-hsiung I
23 Christine Tsung (宗才怡) 1 February 2002 1 March 2002 28
Yu Shyi-kun
24 Lin Yi-fu (林義夫) 21 March 2002 20 May 2004 791 Kuomintang
Yu Shyi-kun
25 Ho Mei-yueh (何美玥) 20 May 2004 25 January 2006 615
Yu Shyi-kun
Frank Hsieh
26 Morgan Hwang (黃營杉) 25 January 2006 9 August 2006 196 Su Tseng-chang I
27 Steve Chen (陳瑞隆) 9 August 2006 20 May 2008 650 Su Tseng-chang I
Chang Chun-hsiung II
28 Yiin Chii-ming (尹啟銘) 20 May 2008 10 September 2009 478 Kuomintang Liu Chao-shiuan
29 Shih Yen-shiang (施顏祥) 10 September 2009 18 February 2013 1257 Wu Den-yih
Sean Chen
30 Chang Chia-juch (張家祝) 18 February 2013 15 August 2014 543 Kuomintang Jiang Yi-huah
31 Woody Duh (杜紫軍) 15 August 2014 8 December 2014 115 Independent Jiang Yi-huah
32 John Deng (鄧振中) 8 December 2014 20 May 2016 529 Independent Mao Chi-kuo
Chang San-cheng
33 Chih-Kung Lee (李世光) 20 May 2016 15 August 2017 452 Lin Chuan
34 Shen Jong-chin (沈榮津) 8 September 2017[4] 19 June 2020 1015 Independent
William Lai
Su Tseng-chang
II
35 Wang Mei-hua (王美花) 19 June 2020 Incumbent 1378 Independent Su Tseng-chang II

† Died in office.

Access

The MOEA building is accessible by walking distance West of

Orange Line.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ministry of Economic Affairs,R.O.C. - History". Moea.gov.tw. 2013-08-13. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
  2. ^ [1] Archived August 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Ministry of Economic Affairs,R.O.C. - Organization". Moea.gov.tw. 2013-08-13. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
  4. ^ Shen acted as minister after Lee's resignation.
  5. ^ "經濟部". Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-05-07.

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