Ministry of Finance (Taiwan)

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 Sheu Yu-jer.

Ministry of Finance
財政部
Cáizhèngbù (Mandarin)
Chhòi-chṳn Phu (Hakka)
Agency overview
FormedMarch 1912
JurisdictionRepublic of China (Taiwan)
HeadquartersWenshan, Taipei
Ministers responsible
Parent agencyExecutive Yuan
Websitewww.mof.gov.tw

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
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

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

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

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

Government corporations

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

List of Ministers of Finance

The following is a list of finance ministers of the Taiwan (ROC).

Nationalist government during 1927–1947

1948–1978

Appointed by Chiang Kai-shek:

  • Wang Yun-wu (王雲五) appointed 31 May 1948
  • Hsu Kan (徐堪) appointed 11 November 1948
  • Liu Kung-yun (劉攻芸) appointed 21 March 1949
  • Hsu Kan (徐堪) appointed 12 June 1949
  • Kuan Chi-yu (關吉玉) appointed 3 October 1949
  • Yen Chia-kan (嚴家淦) appointed 12 March 1950
  • P. Y. Shu (徐柏園) appointed 27 May 1954
  • Yen Chia-kan (嚴家淦) appointed 19 March 1958
  • Chen Ching-yu (陳慶瑜) appointed 14 December 1963
  • Yu Kuo-hwa (俞國華) appointed 29 November 1967
  • Kwoh-Ting Li (李國鼎) appointed 25 June 1969, the "Father of Taiwan's Economic Miracle"

Appointed by Yen Chia-kan:

  • Fei Hwa (費驊) appointed 9 June 1976

1978–1988

Appointed by Chiang Ching-kuo:

1988–2000

Appointed by Lee Teng-hui:

  • Shirley Kuo (郭婉容) appointed 22 July 1988
  • Wang Chien-shien (王建煊) appointed 1 June 1990
  • Bai Pei-ying (白培英) appointed 23 October 1992
  • Lin Chen-kuo (林振國) appointed 27 February 1993
  • Paul Chiu (邱正雄) appointed 10 June 1996

2000–2008

Appointed by Chen Shui-bian:

  • Shea Jia-dong (許嘉棟) appointed 20 May 2000
  • Yen Ching-chang (顏慶章) promoted 6 October 2000 from deputy finance minister (since 1996)
  • Lee Yung-san (李庸三) appointed 1 February 2002
  • Lin Chuan (林全) appointed 2 December 2002
  • Joseph Lyu (呂桔誠) appointed 25 January 2006
  • Ho Chih-chin (何志欽) appointed 4 July 2006

2008–2016

Appointed by Ma Ying-jeou:

2016–present

Appointed by Lin Chuan:

Appointed by William Lai:

Access

The MOF building is accessible by walking distance East of Xiaonanmen Station of the Taipei Metro on the Green Line.

Notes and references
  1. https://www.mof.gov.tw/engweb/ct.asp?xItem=10815&CtNode=673&mp=2
  2. https://www.mof.gov.tw/engweb/np.asp?ctNode=673&CtUnit=97&BaseDSD=7
  3. https://www.mof.gov.tw/engweb/ct.asp?xItem=10827&CtNode=697&mp=2

See also
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