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Ministry of Finance
財政部
Cáizhèngbù (Mandarin)
Chhòi-chṳn Phu (Hakka)
Emblem of the Ministry of Finance
Agency overview
FormedMarch 1912
JurisdictionTaiwan
HeadquartersWenshan, Taipei
Minister responsible
Agency executives
Websitewww.mof.gov.tw Edit this at Wikidata

The Ministry of Finance (MOF; Chinese: 財政部; pinyin: Cáizhèngbù; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Châi-chèng-pō͘) is the ministry of the Republic of China (Taiwan) responsible for government revenue, taxation, treasury, government land properties, customs in Taiwan. The current minister is Su Jain-rong.

The Ministry of Finance also manages the administration of government land, tobacco and alcohol, deposit insurance for banking customers and export-import banking services.[1]

The Emblem of the Ministry of Finance depicts a spade money - an early type of coinage in ancient China. The Western Han dynasty's money spade is used, imprinted with the archaic variation of the word 財.

Structure

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Ministry of Finance
National Property Administration
Customs Administration
Fiscal Information Agency
Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Corporation
Bank of Taiwan
Land Bank of Taiwan

Internal structure

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The internal structure of the agency is comprised:[2]

  • Department of General Affairs
  • Department of International Fiscal Affairs
  • Department for the Promotion of Private Participation
  • Department of Secretarial
  • Department of Personnel
  • Department of Government Ethics
  • Department of Accounting
  • Department of Statistics
  • Department of Legal Affairs

Administrative agencies

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The Ministry of Finance has a number of subordinate agencies reporting to it. They are:[1]

Local agencies under supervision

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The following agencies report to the Ministry of Finance of the central government are:

  • Bureau of Finance, Taipei Municipal Government
  • Bureau of Finance, Kaohsiung Municipal Government

Government corporations

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These state-owned corporations report to the Ministry of Finance:[3]

List of ministers of finance

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Chuang Tsui-yun, the incumbent Minister of Finance

The following is a list of finance ministers of the Republic of China.

  Non-partisan/ unknown   Kuomintang (Nationalist)   Democratic Progressive Party   Non-partisan Solidarity Union

Nationalist government during 1927–1947

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Constitutional government since 1948

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Name Term of office Days Political party Cabinet
1 Wang Yun-wu (王雲五) 1 June 1948 15 November 1948 167 Independent Weng Wenhao
2 Hsu Kan (徐堪) 15 November 1948 30 March 1949 135 Kuomintang Weng Wenhao
Sun Fo
He Yingqin
3 Liu Kung-yun (劉攻芸) 30 March 1949 25 June 1949 87 Kuomintang He Yingqin
Yan Xishan
4 Hsu Kan (徐堪) 25 June 1949 4 October 1949 101 Kuomintang Yan Xishan
5 Kuan Chi-yu (關吉玉) 4 October 1949 16 March 1950 163 Kuomintang Yan Xishan
Chen Cheng I
6 Yen Chia-kan (嚴家淦) 16 March 1950 1 June 1954 1538 Kuomintang Chen Cheng I
7 P. Y. Shu (徐柏園) 1 June 1954 26 March 1958 1394 Kuomintang Yu Hung-Chun
8 Yen Chia-kan (嚴家淦) 26 March 1958 16 December 1963 2091 Kuomintang Yu Hung-Chun
Chen Cheng II
9 Chen Ching-yu (陳慶瑜) 16 December 1963 4 December 1967 1449 Kuomintang Yen Chia-kan
10 Yu Kuo-hwa (俞國華) 4 December 1967 4 July 1969 578 Kuomintang Yen Chia-kan
11 Kwoh-Ting Li (李國鼎) 4 July 1969 11 June 1976 2534 Kuomintang Yen Chia-kan
Chiang Ching-kuo
12 Fei Hwa (費驊) 11 June 1976 1 June 1978 720 Kuomintang Chiang Ching-kuo
13 Chang Chi-cheng (張繼正) 1 June 1978 1 December 1981 1279 Kuomintang Sun Yun-suan
14 Hsu Li-teh (徐立德) 1 December 1981 1 June 1984 913 Kuomintang Sun Yun-suan
15 Lu Reng-kong (陸潤康) 1 June 1984 29 August 1985 454 Kuomintang Yu Kuo-hua
16 Robert Chien (錢純) 29 August 1985 22 July 1988 1058 Kuomintang Yu Kuo-hua
17 Shirley Kuo (郭婉容) 22 July 1988 1 June 1990 679 Kuomintang Yu Kuo-hua
Lee Huan
18 Wang Chien-shien (王建煊) 1 June 1990 23 October 1992 875 Kuomintang Hau Pei-tsun
19 Bai Pei-ying (白培英) 23 October 1992 27 February 1993 127 Kuomintang Hau Pei-tsun
20 Lin Chen-kuo (林振國) 27 February 1993 10 June 1996 1199 Lien Chan
21 Paul Chiu (邱正雄) 10 June 1996 20 May 2000 1440 Kuomintang Lien Chan
Vincent Siew
22 Shea Jia-dong (許嘉棟) 20 May 2000 6 October 2000 139 Tang Fei
23 Yen Ching-chang (顏慶章) 6 October 2000 1 February 2002 483 Chang Chun-hsiung I
24 Lee Yung-san (李庸三) 1 February 2002 2 December 2002 304 Yu Shyi-kun
25 Lin Chuan (林全) 2 December 2002 25 January 2006 1150 Independent Yu Shyi-kun
Frank Hsieh
26 Joseph Lyu (呂桔誠) 25 January 2006 4 July 2006 160 Su Tseng-chang I
27 Ho Chih-chin (何志欽) 4 July 2006 14 March 2008 619 Su Tseng-chang I
Chang Chun-hsiung II
Lee Ruey-tsang (李瑞倉) 14 March 2008 20 May 2008 67 Chang Chun-hsiung II
28 Lee Sush-der (李述德) 20 May 2008 6 February 2012 1357 Kuomintang Liu Chao-shiuan
Wu Den-yih
29 Christina Liu (劉憶如) 6 February 2012 31 May 2012 115 Non-partisan Solidarity Union Sean Chen
Tseng Ming-chung (曾銘宗) 31 May 2012 4 June 2012 4 Kuomintang Sean Chen
30 Chang Sheng-ford (張盛和) 4 June 2012 20 May 2016 1446 Kuomintang Sean Chen
Jiang Yi-huah
Mao Chi-kuo
Chang San-cheng
31 Sheu Yu-jer (許虞哲) 20 May 2016 15 July 2018 786 Independent Lin Chuan
William Lai
32 Su Jain-rong (蘇建榮) 16 July 2018 25 December 2022 1623 William Lai
Su Tseng-chang II
Juan Ching-hwa (阮清華) 26 December 2022 30 January 2023 35 Su Tseng-chang II
33 Chuang Tsui-yun (莊翠雲) 31 January 2023 Incumbent 660 Chen Chien-jen
Cho Jung-tai

Access

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The MOF building is accessible from Jingmei Station of the Taipei Metro on the Green Line.

See also

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Notes and references

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  1. ^ a b "Ministry of Finance, R.O.C. Organization & Functions - Organization & Functions". Archived from the original on 2011-10-21. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
  2. ^ https://www.mof.gov.tw/engweb/np.asp?ctNode=673&CtUnit=97&BaseDSD=7 [dead link]
  3. ^ "Ministry of Finance, R.O.C - MOF Subordinate Agencies - MOF Subordinate Agencies". www.mof.gov.tw. Archived from the original on 2007-01-16.