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Ministry of Culture (Taiwan)

Ministry of the Republic of China (Taiwan)


Summary

Ministry of the Republic of China (Taiwan)

FieldValue
agency_nameMinistry of Culture
nativename_a文化部
nativename_rWénhùabù (Mandarin)
Bûn-hòa-pō͘ (Hokkien)
Vùn-fa Phu (Hakka)
logo文化部印 (中華民國).svg
logo_width150px
logo_captionSeal of the Ministry of Culture(文化部印)
imageXinzhuang Joint Office Tower, Executive Yuan 20170728c.jpg
formed(as Council for Cultural Affairs)
(as MOC)
jurisdictionTaiwan
headquartersSouth Tower, Xinzhuang Joint Office Tower, New Taipei
minister1_nameLi Yuan
minister1_pfoMinister
minister2_nameHsiao Tsung-huang, Peng Chun-heng
minister2_pfoDeputy Ministers
minister3_nameLee Lien-chuan
minister3_pfoVice Minister
website

Bûn-hòa-pō͘ (Hokkien) Vùn-fa Phu (Hakka) (as MOC) The Ministry of Culture (MOC; ) 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.

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

Organizational structure

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

  • Bureau of Cultural Heritage
  • Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development

Agencies or organizations

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

  • National Taiwan Museum
  • National Museum of History
  • National Museum of Prehistory
  • National Museum of Taiwan History
  • National Museum of Taiwan Literature
  • National Human Rights Museum
  • National Railway Museum
  • National Taiwan Museum of Comics
  • National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts
    • National Hsinchu Living Arts Center
    • National Changhua Living Art Center
    • National Tainan Living Arts Center
    • National Taitung Living Arts Center
  • National Performing Arts Center
    • National Theater and Concert Hall
    • National Taichung Theater
    • National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts
    • National Symphony Orchestra
  • National Center for Traditional Arts
  • National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra
  • Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute
  • National Culture and Arts Foundation
  • National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute
  • Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall
  • Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall
  • Huashan 1914 Creative Park
  • Taichung Cultural Heritage Park
  • Chiayi Cultural and Creative Industries Park
  • Tainan Cultural and Creative Park
  • Hualien Cultural and Creative Industries Park
  • Mongolian and Tibetan Cultural Center
  • Zhuputan Temple

List of overseas offices

The following is a list of overseas office:

CountryCityName of office
Washington D.C.Taiwan Academy of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the U.S.
Los AngelesTaiwan Academy Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles
HoustonTaiwan Academy Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Houston
New York CityTaipei Cultural Center in New York
TokyoTaiwan Cultural Center in Tokyo
Hong KongKwang Hwa Information and Culture Center
Kuala LumpurCultural Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia
BangkokCultural Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Thailand
New DelhiCultural Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in India
SydneyCultural Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in Sydney
MadridCultural Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Spain
LondonCultural Division, Taipei Representative Office in the U.K.
BerlinCultural Division, Taipei Representative Office in Germany
RomeCultural Division of Taipei Representative Office in Italy
ParisTaiwan Cultural Center in Paris
PragueCultural Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Prague
MoscowCultural Division of the Taipei-Moscow Economic and Cultural Coordination Commission

List of ministers

;Ministry of Education (Bureau of Cultural Affairs)

  • Wang Hung-chun (王洪鈞) (1968 – 1975)
NameTerm of officeDaysPartyPremierMinister of the Council for Cultural AffairsNon-partisan}}; color:black;"1Kuomintang}}; color:white;"2Non-partisan}}; color:black;"3Non-partisan}}; color:black;"4Kuomintang}}; color:white;"5Non-partisan}}; color:black;"6Non-partisan}}; color:black;"7Non-partisan}}; color:black;"8Democratic Progressive Party}}; color:white;"9Democratic Progressive Party}}; color:white;"10Non-partisan}}; color:black;"11Non-partisan}}; color:black;"12Non-partisan}}; color:black;"13Non-partisan}}; color:black;"Non-partisan}}; color:black;"14Minister of Culture (since 20 May 2012)Non-partisan}}; color:black;"1Non-partisan}}; color:black;"Non-partisan}}; color:black;"2Democratic Progressive Party}}; color:white;"3Democratic Progressive Party}}; color:white;"4Democratic Progressive Party}}; color:white;"5Non-partisan}}; color:black;"6
Chen Chi-lu (陳奇祿)11 November 198126 July 1988Sun Yun-suan
Yu Kuo-hua
(郭為藩)27 July 198826 February 1993KuomintangYu Kuo-hua
Lee Huan
Hau Pei-tsun
Lien Chan
(申學庸)27 February 199314 December 1994Lien Chan
Cheng Shu-min (鄭淑敏)15 December 19949 June 1996Lien Chan
Helen Lin (林澄枝)10 June 199619 May 2000KuomintangLien Chan
Vincent Siew
(陳郁秀)20 May 200019 May 2004Tang Fei
Chang Chun-hsiung I
Yu Shyi-kun
Chen Chi-nan (陳其南)20 May 200424 January 2006Yu Shyi-kun
Frank Hsieh
Chiu Kun-liang (邱坤良)25 January 200620 May 2007Su Tseng-chang I
Wong Chin-chu (翁金珠)21 May 200731 January 2008Democratic Progressive PartyChang Chun-hsiung II
Wang Tuoh (王 拓)1 February 200819 May 2008Democratic Progressive PartyChang Chun-hsiung II
Huang Pi-twan (黃碧端)20 May 200815 November 2009Liu Chao-shiuan
Wu Den-yih
Emile Sheng (盛治仁)16 November 200927 November 2011Wu Den-yih
Ovid Tzeng (曾志朗)28 November 20115 February 2012Wu Den-yih
Lin Chin-tien (林金田)6 February 201214 February 2012Sean Chen
Lung Ying-tai (龍應台)15 February 201219 May 2012Sean Chen
Lung Ying-tai (龍應台)20 May 20127 December 2014Sean Chen
Jiang Yi-huah
Hung Meng-chi (洪孟啟)8 December 201423 January 2015Mao Chi-kuo
Hung Meng-chi (洪孟啟)23 January 201519 May 2016Mao Chi-kuo
Chang San-cheng
Cheng Li-chun (鄭麗君)20 May 201620 May 2020Democratic Progressive PartyLin Chuan
William Lai
Su Tseng-chang II
Lee Yung-te (李永得)20 May 202030 January 2023Democratic Progressive PartySu Tseng-chang II
Shih Che (史哲)31 January 202320 May 2024Democratic Progressive PartyChen Chien-jen
Li Yuan (李遠)20 May 2024IncumbentCho Jung-tai

References

References

  1. (2014-04-30). "New Ministry of Culture opened". Taipei Times.
  2. (2017-08-16). "Taiwan calls time on Mongolia and Tibet affairs commission".
  3. [http://english.moc.gov.tw/MOC_en/Code/Organizations.aspx] {{webarchive. link. (September 3, 2012)
  4. "Global Outreach".
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