Ministry of Finance (Taiwan)

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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
JurisdictionGovernment of the Republic of China
HeadquartersWenshan, Taipei
Minister responsible
Agency executives
Websitewww.mof.gov.tw

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]

Structure[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Local agencies under supervision[edit]

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[edit]

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

List of ministers of finance[edit]

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[edit]

Constitutional government since 1948[edit]

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 422 Chen Chien-jen

Access[edit]

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

See also[edit]

Notes and references[edit]

  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.