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Ministry of Justice (Taiwan)

Taiwanese ministry responsible for law

Taiwanese ministry responsible for law

FieldValue
agency_nameMinistry of Justice
nativename_a法務部
nativename_rFǎwùbù (Mandarin)
Fap-vu Phu (Hakka)
logo法務部印 (中華民國).svg
logo_width150px
logo_captionSeal of the Ministry of Justice(法務部印)
imageTaipei Taiwan Ministry-of-Justice-01.jpg
image_size300px
image_captionHeadquarters in Taipei
sealROC Ministry of Justice Emblem.svg
seal_width200px
seal_captionEmblem of the Ministry of Justice
formed1895 (Japanese colonial era)
preceding1Ministry of Judicial Administration
jurisdictionTaiwan
headquartersZhongzheng, Taipei
minister1_nameCheng Ming-chien
deputyminister1_nameHuang Shih-chieh
chief1_nameMiao Zhuoran
chief1_positionDirector-Secretary
parent_agencyExecutive Yuan
child1_agencyMinistry of Justice Investigation Bureau
website

Fap-vu Phu (Hakka)

The Ministry of Justice (MOJ; ) is a ministerial level body of the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan), responsible for carrying out various regulatory and prosecutorial functions.

History

Taiwan's first justice ministry was created as part of the Government-General of Taiwan when Taiwan was under Japanese rule.

The Republic of China's Ministry of Justice was established in 1912 in mainland China. After several name changes, the Ministry of Judicial Administration began its administration in Taiwan in 1945, before the central government was shifted to Taipei in 1949 after the Republic of China retreated to Taiwan. On 1 July 1980, the ministry was renamed again to the Ministry of Justice.

Organizational structure

The Ministry of Justice has the following branches:

Departments

  • Department of Legal System
  • Department of Legal Affairs
  • Department of Prosecutorial Affairs
  • Department of International and Cross-Strait Legal Affairs
  • Department of Prevention, Rehabilitation and Protection
  • Department of Government Employee Ethics
  • Department of Personnel
  • Department of Accounting
  • Department of Statistics
  • Department of Information Management
  • Secretariat

Affiliated agencies

  • Investigation Bureau
  • Administrative Enforcement Agency
  • Agency Against Corruption
  • Agency of Corrections
  • Prosecutors Office
  • Academy for the Judiciary
  • Institute of Forensic Medicine

Functions

  • Legal Affairs
  • Procuratorial Administration
  • Correctional Operations
  • Judicial Protection
  • Operations on Government Employee Ethics
  • Information Management
  • Investigation Work
  • Cultivation of Personnel

List of ministers

Political parties:

No.NameTerm of officeDaysPartyCabinetMinister of Judicial AdministrationKuomintang}}; color:white;"1Non-partisan}}; color:black;"2Kuomintang}}; color:white;"3Kuomintang}}; color:white;"4Kuomintang}}; color:white;"5Kuomintang}}; color:white;"6Kuomintang}}; color:white;"7Kuomintang}}; color:white;"8Kuomintang}}; color:white;"9Minister of Justice (since 1 July 1980)Kuomintang}}; color:white;"10Kuomintang}}; color:white;"11Kuomintang}}; color:white;"12Kuomintang}}; color:white;"—Kuomintang}}; color:white;"13Kuomintang}}; color:white;"14Kuomintang}}; color:white;"15Kuomintang}}; color:white;"16Kuomintang}}; color:white;"17Democratic Progressive Party}}; color:white;"18non-partisan}}; color:black;"19non-partisan}}; color:black;"20non-partisan}}; color:black;"—non-partisan}}; color:black;"21non-partisan}}; color:black;"—Kuomintang}}; color:white;"22Democratic Progressive Party}}; color:white;"23non-partisan}}; color:black;"24non-partisan}}; color:black;"25
Xie Guansheng (謝冠生)1944December 1948KuomintangWeng Wenhao
Sun Fo
Mei Ju-ao (梅汝璈)did not take office
Zhang Zhiben (張知本)4 April 1949December 1949KuomintangHe Yingqin
Yan Xishan
Lin Bin (林彬)16 March 19501 June 1954KuomintangChen Cheng I
Gu Fengxiang (谷鳳翔)1 June 19541 June 1960KuomintangYu Hung-chun
Chen Cheng II
Zheng Yanfen (鄭彥棻)1 June 19606 December 1967KuomintangChen Cheng II
Yen Chia-kan
Zha Liangjian (查良鑑)6 December 196710 July 1970KuomintangYen Chia-kan
Wang Renyuan (王任遠)10 July 197011 June 1976KuomintangYen Chia-kan
Chiang Ching-kuo
Wang Daoyuan (汪道淵)11 June 197630 May 1978KuomintangChiang Ching-kuo
Lee Yuan-tsu (李元簇)30 May 19781 June 1984KuomintangSun Yun-suan
Shih Chi-yang (施啟揚)1 June 198423 July 1988KuomintangYu Kuo-hua
Hsiao Teng-tzang (蕭天讚)23 July 19887 October 1989KuomintangYu Kuo-hua
Lee Huan
Lu Yu-wen (呂有文)7 October 198927 November 1989KuomintangLee Huan
Lu Yu-wen (呂有文)27 November 198927 February 1993KuomintangLee Huan
Hau Pei-tsun
Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九)27 February 199310 June 1996KuomintangLien Chan
Liao Cheng-hao (廖正豪)10 June 199614 July 1998KuomintangLien Chan
Vincent Siew
Cheng Chung-mo (城仲模)14 July 19981 February 1999KuomintangVincent Siew
Yeh Chin-fong (葉金鳳)1 February 199920 May 2000KuomintangVincent Siew
Chen Ding-nan (陳定南)20 May 20001 February 2005Democratic Progressive PartyTang Fei
Chang Chun-hsiung I
Yu Shyi-kun
Shih Mau-lin (施茂林)1 February 200520 May 2008IndependentFrank Hsieh
Su Tseng-chang I
Chang Chun-hsiung II
Wang Ching-feng (王清峰)20 May 200812 March 2010IndependentLiu Chao-shiuan
Wu Den-yih
Huang Shih-ming (黃世銘)12 March 201022 March 2010Wu Den-yih
Tseng Yung-fu (曾勇夫)22 March 20106 September 2013Wu Den-yih
Sean Chen
Jiang Yi-huah
Chen Ming-tang (陳明堂)6 September 201330 September 2013Jiang Yi-huah
Luo Ying-shay (羅瑩雪)30 September 201320 May 2016KuomintangJiang Yi-huah
Mao Chi-kuo
Chang San-cheng
Chiu Tai-san (邱太三)20 May 201616 July 2018Democratic Progressive PartyLin Chuan
William Lai
Tsai Ching-hsiang (蔡清祥)16 July 201820 May 2024William Lai
Su Tseng-chang II
Chen Chien-jen
Cheng Ming-chien (鄭銘謙)20 May 2024IncumbentCho Jung-tai

Access

The MOJ building is within walking distance just north of the Xiaonanmen Station of the Taipei Metro on the Green Line.

Notes

References

References

  1. Chen, Chih-hsiung. "高野孟矩：司法獨立奮鬥史之第一人". National Chiao Tung University.
  2. (29 January 2007). "History (including voice)".
  3. (13 March 2017). "部史".
  4. "Organization and Functions-Organization and Functions-Ministry of Justice".
  5. "Archived copy".
  6. "Agency of Corrections, Ministry of Justice".
  7. "Business Affairs-Business Affairs-Ministry of Justice".
  8. "Ministry of Justice, Section 1, Chóngqìng South Road, Zhongzheng District, Taiwan". Google Maps.
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