Ministry of Economic Affairs (Taiwan)




































Ministry of Economic Affairs
經濟部
Jīngjìbù (Mandarin)
Kîn-chi Phu (Hakka)
ROC Ministry of Economic Affairs Seal.svg
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Agency overview
Formed June 1931 (as National Economic Council)
December 1937 (as MOEA)[1]
Jurisdiction Republic of China (Taiwan)
Headquarters
Zhongzheng, Taipei
Ministers responsible


  • Shen Jong-chin, Minister


  • Kung Ming-hsin, Deputy Minister


  • Yang Wei-fuu, Wang Mei-hua, Vice Ministers

Parent agency Executive Yuan
Website www.moea.gov.tw

The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA; Chinese: 經濟部; pinyin: Jīngjìbù; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Keng-chè-pō͘) 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 and creative industries/culture.[2]




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Structure


    • 2.1 Staff units


    • 2.2 Administrative agencies


    • 2.3 National corporations


    • 2.4 Overseas offices




  • 3 List of ministers


  • 4 Access


  • 5 See also


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





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




Department of Commerce





Industrial Development Bureau





Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection





Water Resources Agency





State-owned Enterprises Commission





Taiwan Sugar Corporation





Taiwan Power Company





CPC Corporation





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.[3]



Staff units


The internal structure of the MOEA:



  • Department of Mines

  • Department of Commerce

  • Department of International Cooperation

  • Department of Investment Services

  • Department of Industrial Technology

  • Department of Statistics

  • Central Region Office

  • Southern Taiwan Joint Services Center

  • Office of Trade Negotiations



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 Bureau

    • Central Region Branch

    • Southern Region Branch



  • Bureau of Foreign Trade

  • Intellectual Property Office


  • Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection

    • Keelung Branch

    • Hsinchu Branch

    • Taichung Branch

    • Tainan Branch

    • Kaohsiung Branch

    • Hualien Branch



  • Bureau of Energy

  • Water Resources Agency

  • Small and Medium Enterprise Administration


  • Export Processing Zone Administration

    • Kaohsiung Export Processing Zone

    • Taichung Export Processing Zone

    • Chungkang Export Processing Zone

    • Pingtung Export Processing Zone



  • Central Geological Survey

  • State-owned Enterprises Commission

  • Investment Commission

  • International Trade Commission

  • 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

  • Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation

  • Taiwan Water Corporation



Overseas offices





























Country City Name of office

 Canada
Ottawa Ottawa Economic Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada

 Colombia
Bogota Bogota, D.C. Division Economica, Oficina Comercial de Taipei, Bogota, D.C., Republica de Colombia

  Switzerland
Bern Bern Economic Division, Delegation Culturelle et Economique de Taipei

 United States
Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Economic Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States


List of ministers



  • 1928: H. H. Kung

  • 1931: Chen Kung-po (陳公博) [Chen Gongbo]

  • 1935: Wu T’ing-chang (吳鼎昌) [Wu Dingchang]

  • 1937: Ch’eng T’ien-ku (程天固) [Cheng Tiangu]

  • 1938: Wang Wen-ho (翁文灝) [Weng Wenhao]

  • 1946: Wang Yun-wu

  • 1948: Chen Chi-tien (陳啟天) [Chen Qitian]

  • 1948–1949:Liu Wei-chi (劉維熾)

  • 1949: Sun Yue-chi (孫越琦) [Sun Yueqi]

  • 1949–1950: Liu Hang-chen (劉航琛) [Liu Hangchen]

  • 1950: Yen Chia-kan

  • 1950–1952: Cheng Tao-ju (鄭道儒) [Zheng Daoru]

  • 1952–1954: T. K. Chang (張茲闓) [Zhang Zikai]

  • 1954–1955: Yin Chung-jung (尹仲容) [Yin Zhongrong]

  • 1955–1958: Kiang Piao (江杓) [Jiang Biao]

  • 1958–1965: Yang Gi-tzeng (楊繼曾) [Yang Jizeng]

  • 1965–1969: Li Kwoh-ting

  • 1969†: Tao Sheng-yang (陶聲洋) [Tao Shengyang]

  • 1969–1978: Sun Yun-suan

  • 1978–1981: Chang Kwang-shih (張光世) [Zhang Guangshi]

  • 1981–1984: Chao Yao-tung

  • 1984–1985: Hsu Li-teh

  • 1985–1988: Lee Ta-hai

  • 1988–1991: Chen Li-an

  • 1991–1993: Vincent Siew

  • 1993–1996: Chiang Pin-kung

  • 1996–2000: Wang Chih-kang (王志剛) [Wang Zhigang]

  • 2000–2002: Lin Hsin-i

  • 2002: Christine Tsung

  • 2002–2004: Lin Yi-fu

  • 2004–2006: Ho Mei-yueh

  • 2006: Morgan Hwang

  • 2006–2008: Steve Chen

  • 2008–2009: Yiin Chii-ming

  • 2009–2013: Shih Yen-shiang

  • 2013–2014: Chang Chia-juch

  • 2014: Woody Duh

  • 2014–2016: John Deng

  • 2016–2017: Chih-Kung Lee

  • 2017-: Shen Jong-chin (acting until 7 September)


† Died in office.



Access


The MOEA building is accessible by walking distance West of Guting Station of the Taipei Metro on the Orange Line.[4]



See also



  • Executive Yuan

  • Economic history of China (1912–49)

  • Economy of Taiwan



References





  1. ^ "Ministry of Economic Affairs,R.O.C. - History". Moea.gov.tw. 2013-08-13. Retrieved 2014-05-07..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ [1] Archived August 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine


  3. ^ "Ministry of Economic Affairs,R.O.C. - Organization". Moea.gov.tw. 2013-08-13. Retrieved 2014-05-07.


  4. ^ "經濟部 - Google Maps". Maps.google.com. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2014-05-07.




External links







  • Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan (in Chinese)









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