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Ministry of Economic Affairs (Taiwan)

Ministry of the Republic of China

Ministry of Economic Affairs (Taiwan)

Summary

Ministry of the Republic of China

FieldValue
agency_nameMinistry of Economic Affairs
nativename_a經濟部
nativename_rJīngjìbù (Mandarin)
Kîn-chi Phu (Hakka)
image_size300px
logo經濟部印 (中華民國).svg
logo_width150px
logo_captionSeal of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (經濟部印)
sealROC Ministry of Economic Affairs Seal since 2023.svg
seal_width150px
seal_captionLogo of the Ministry of Economic Affairs
formedJune 1931 (as National Economic Council)
December 1937 (as MOEA)
jurisdictionTaiwan
headquartersZhongzheng, Taipei
minister1_nameKung Ming-hsin
website

Kîn-chi Phu (Hakka) December 1937 (as MOEA)

The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA; ) is the ministry of the Republic of China (Taiwan) responsible for formulating policy and 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 Taiwan's economy. Taiwan's main exports are electronics, computers, telecommunications equipment, industrial design services, creative and cultural industries.

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

[[Water Resources Agency
[[State-owned Enterprises Commission
[[Taiwan Power Company
[[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.

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:

  • Industrial Development Administration
  • Administration of Commerce
  • Small and Medium Enterprise Administration
  • International Trade Administration
  • Energy Administration
  • Water Resources Agency
  • Intellectual Property Office
  • Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection
    • Keelung Branch
    • Hsinchu Branch
    • Taichung Branch
    • Tainan Branch
    • Kaohsiung Branch
    • Hualien Branch
  • Bureau of Industrial Parks
    • Kaohsiung Export Processing Zone
    • Taichung Export Processing Zone
    • Chungkang Export Processing Zone
    • Pingtung Export Processing Zone
  • Geological Survey and Mining Management Agency (formerly the Central Geological Survey and the Bureau of Mines)

National corporations

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

  • Taiwan Sugar Corporation
  • Taiwan Power Company
  • CPC Corporation
  • Taiwan Water Corporation

Overseas offices

CountryCityName of office
OttawaOttawa Economic Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada
BogotáBogotá, División Económica, Oficina Comercial de Taipei, Bogotá, Republica de Colombia
BernBern Economic Division, Delegation Culturelle et Economique de Taipei
Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C. Economic Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States

List of ministers

Pre-1947 Constitution

  • 1928: H. H. Kung
  • 1931: Chen Kung-po
  • 1935: Wu T’ing-chang (吳鼎昌)
  • 1937: Ch’eng T’ien-ku (程天固)
  • 1938: Weng Wenhao
  • 1946: Wang Yun-wu

Post-1947 Constitution

Political Party:

No.NameTerm of OfficeDaysPolitical PartyCabinet123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
Chen Chi-tien
陳啟天6 July 194827 December 1948Weng Wenhao
Sun Fo
Liu Wei-chi
劉維熾27 December 19481 April 1949Sun Fo
He Yingqin
Sun Yue-chi
孫越琦1 April 194916 June 1949He Yingqin
Yan Xishan
Liu Hang-chen
劉航琛16 June 194910 February 1950Yan Xishan
Yen Chia-kan10 February 195016 March 1950Yan Xishan
Chen Cheng I
Cheng Tao-ju
鄭道儒16 March 19507 May 1952Chen Cheng I
T. K. Chang
張茲闓7 May 19521 June 1954Chen Cheng I
Yin Chung-jung1 June 19541 December 1955Yu Hung-chun
Kiang Piao
江杓1 December 195526 March 1958Yu Hung-chun
Yang Chi-tseng26 March 195825 January 1965Yu Hung-chun
Chen Cheng II
Yen Chia-kan
Li Kwoh-ting25 January 19654 July 1969Yen Chia-kan
Tao Sheng-yang
陶聲洋4 July 196928 September 1969†Yen Chia-kan
Sun Yun-suan11 October 19691 June 1978Yen Chia-kan
Chiang Ching-kuo
Chang Kwang-shih
張光世1 June 19781 December 1981Sun Yun-suan
Chao Yao-tung1 December 19811 June 1984Sun Yun-suan
Hsu Li-teh1 June 198420 March 1985Yu Kuo-hua
Lee Ta-hai20 March 198522 July 1988Yu Kuo-hua
Chen Li-an22 July 19881 June 1990Yu Kuo-hua
Lee Huan
Vincent Siew1 June 199027 February 1993Hau Pei-tsun
Chiang Pin-kung27 February 199310 June 1996Lien Chan
Wang Chih-kang10 June 199620 May 2000Lien Chan
Vincent Siew
Lin Hsin-i20 May 20001 February 2002Tang Fei
Chang Chun-hsiung I
Christine Tsung1 February 20021 March 2002Yu Shyi-kun
Lin Yi-fu21 March 200220 May 2004Yu Shyi-kun
Ho Mei-yueh20 May 200425 January 2006Yu Shyi-kun
Frank Hsieh
Morgan Hwang25 January 20069 August 2006Su Tseng-chang I
Steve Chen9 August 200620 May 2008Su Tseng-chang I
Chang Chun-hsiung II
Yiin Chii-ming20 May 200810 September 2009Liu Chao-shiuan
Shih Yen-shiang10 September 200918 February 2013Wu Den-yih
Sean Chen
Chang Chia-juch18 February 201315 August 2014Jiang Yi-huah
Woody Duh16 August 201410 December 2014Jiang Yi-huah
John Deng10 December 201420 May 2016Mao Chi-kuo
Chang San-cheng
Chih-Kung Lee20 May 201615 August 2017Lin Chuan
Shen Jong-chin8 September 201719 June 2020William Lai
Su Tseng-chang II
Wang Mei-hua19 June 202020 May 2024Su Tseng-chang II
Chen Chien-jen
J.W. Kuo20 May 2024IncumbentCho Jung-tai

† Died in office.

Access

The MOEA building is accessible by walking distance West of Guting Station of the Taipei Metro on the Orange Line.

References

References

  1. (2013-08-13). "Ministry of Economic Affairs, R.O.C. - History". Moea.gov.tw.
  2. link. (August 13, 2007)
  3. (2013-08-13). "Ministry of Economic Affairs, R.O.C. - Organization". Moea.gov.tw.
  4. Shen acted as minister after Lee's resignation.
  5. "經濟部". Google Maps.
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