Ministry of Finance (Taiwan)
中華民國財政部 Cáizhèngbù | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | March 1912 |
Jurisdiction | Republic of China |
Headquarters | Taipei City |
Ministers responsible |
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Parent agency | Executive Yuan |
Website | www.mof.gov.tw |
The Ministry of Finance of the Republic of China (MOF; Chinese: 中華民國財政部; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó Cáizhèngbù) 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 Sheu Yu-jer.
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
Internal Structure
The internal structure of the agency is comprised:[2]
- Secretariat
- Counselors
- Superintendent
- Department of Customs Administration
- Department of General Affairs
- Department of Personnel
- Department of Accounting
- Department of Statistics
- Department of Civil Service Ethics
- Legal Affairs Committee
- Petitions and Appeals Committee
Administrative Agencies
The Ministry of Finance has a number of subordinate agencies reporting to it. They are:[1]
- National Treasury Administration
- Taxation Administration
- National Property Administration
- Customs Administration
- National Taxation Bureau of Taipei
- National Taxation Bureau of Kaohsiung
- National Taxation Bureau of the Northern Area
- National Taxation Bureau of the Central Area
- National Taxation Bureau of the Southern Area
- Fiscal Information Agency
- Training Institute
Local Agencies under supervision
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
Subordinate agencies
These subordinate agencies report to the Ministry of Finance:[3]
- Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Corporation
- Bank of Taiwan
- Land Bank of Taiwan
- Export-Import Bank of the Republic of China
List of Ministers of Finance
The following is a list of finance ministers of the Republic of China.
Nationalist government during 1928–1947
- T. V. Soong (宋子文) 1928–1933
- H. H. Kung (孔祥熙) 1933–1944
1948–1978
Appointed by Chiang Kai-shek:
- Wang Yun-wu (王雲五) appointed May 31, 1948
- Hsu Kan (徐堪) appointed November 11, 1948
- Liu Kung-yun (劉攻芸) appointed March 21, 1949
- Hsu Kan (徐堪) appointed June 12, 1949
- Kuan Chi-yu (關吉玉) appointed October 3, 1949
- Yen Chia-kan (嚴家淦) appointed March 12, 1950
- P. Y. Shu (徐柏園) appointed May 27, 1954
- Yen Chia-kan (嚴家淦) appointed March 19, 1958
- Chen Ching-yu (陳慶瑜) appointed December 14, 1963
- Yu Kuo-hwa (俞國華) appointed November 29, 1967
- Kwoh-Ting Li (李國鼎) appointed June 25, 1969, the "Father of Taiwan's Economic Miracle"
Appointed by Yen Chia-kan:
- Fei Hwa (費驊) appointed June 9, 1976
1978–1988
Appointed by Chiang Ching-kuo:
- Chang Chi-cheng (張繼正) appointed May 29, 1978
- Hsu Li-teh (徐立德) appointed November 25, 1981
- Lu Reng-kong (陸潤康) appointed May 28, 1984
- Robert Chien (錢純) appointed August 21, 1985
1988–2000
Appointed by Lee Teng-hui:
- Shirley Kuo (郭婉容) appointed July 22, 1988
- Wang Chien-shien (王建煊) appointed June 1, 1990
- Bai Pei-ying (白培英) appointed October 23, 1992
- Lin Chen-kuo (林振國) appointed February 27, 1993
- Paul Chiu (邱正雄) appointed June 10, 1996
2000–2008
Appointed by Chen Shui-bian:
- Shea Jia-dong (許嘉棟) appointed May 20, 2000
- Yen Ching-chang (顏慶章) promoted October 6, 2000 from deputy finance minister (since 1996)
- Lee Yung-san (李庸三) appointed February 1, 2002
- Lin Chuan (林全) appointed December 2, 2002
- Joseph Lyu (呂桔誠) appointed January 25, 2006
- Ho Chih-chin (何志欽) appointed July 4, 2006
2008–2016
Appointed by Ma Ying-jeou:
- Lee Sush-der (李述德) appointed May 20, 2008
- Christina Liu (劉憶如) appointed February 6, 2012
- Chang Sheng-ford (張盛和) appointed June 1, 2012
2016–present
Appointed by Lin Chuan:
- Sheu Yu-jer (許虞哲) appointed 20 May 2016
Transportation
The MOF building is accessible by walking distance East of Xiaonanmen Station of the Taipei Metro on the Green Line.
Notes and references
- Ministry of Finance, 歷任部長基本資料, retrieved 2005-03-02.