Ministry of Economic Affairs (Taiwan)

Ministry of the Republic of China

Ministry of Economic Affairs經濟部
Jīngjìbù (Mandarin)
Kîn-chi Phu (Hakka)

Logo of the Ministry of Economic Affairs

Seal of the Ministry of Economic Affairs
(經濟部印)

Agency overview
Formed| June 1931 (as National Economic Council)
December 1937 (as MOEA)[1]
Jurisdiction| Taiwan
Headquarters| Zhongzheng, Taipei
Minister responsible|

* J.W. Kuo

Deputy Ministers responsible|

* Tseng Wen-sheng
* Chen Chern-chyi
* Lin Chuan-neng

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]

## History

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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

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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

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The internal structure of the MOEA:

* Department of General Planning
* Department of Industrial Technology
* Department of Investment Promotion
* Department of Investment Review
* Department of State-owned Enterprise Affairs
* Department of Economic Legal Affairs
* Department of General Affairs
* Department of Personnel
* Department of Civil Service Ethics
* Department of Accounting
* Department of Statistics
* Department of Information Management

### Administrative agencies

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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 Administration
* Administration of Commerce
* Small and Medium Enterprise Administration
* International Trade Administration
* Energy Administration
* Water Resources Agency
* Intellectual Property Office
* Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection
* Keelung Branch
* Hsinchu Branch
* Taichung Branch
* Tainan Branch
* Kaohsiung Branch
* Hualien Branch
* Bureau of Industrial Parks
* Kaohsiung Export Processing Zone
* Taichung Export Processing Zone
* Chungkang Export Processing Zone
* Pingtung Export Processing Zone
* Geological Survey and Mining Management Agency (formerly the Central Geological Survey and the Bureau of Mines)

### National corporations

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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
* Taiwan Water Corporation

### Overseas offices

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This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (March 2014)

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Country | City | Name of office

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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

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### Pre-1947 Constitution

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* 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

### Post-1947 Constitution

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Political Party:  Chinese Youth Party Kuomintang Non-partisan/unknown

No.  | Name  | Term of Office  | Days  | Political Party  | Cabinet

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1  | Chen Chi-tien (陳啟天)  | 6 July 1948 | 27 December 1948 | 174  | Chinese Youth Party | Weng Wenhao
Sun Fo
2  | Liu Wei-chi (劉維熾)  | 27 December 1948 | 1 April 1949 | 95  | Kuomintang | Sun Fo
He Yingqin
3  | Sun Yue-chi (孫越琦)  | 1 April 1949 | 16 June 1949 | 76  |  | He Yingqin
Yan Xishan
4  | Liu Hang-chen (劉航琛)  | 16 June 1949 | 10 February 1950 | 239  |  | Yan Xishan
5  | Yen Chia-kan (嚴家淦)  | 10 February 1950 | 16 March 1950 | 34  | Kuomintang | Yan Xishan
Chen Cheng I
6  | Cheng Tao-ju (鄭道儒)  | 16 March 1950 | 7 May 1952 | 783  |  | Chen Cheng I
7  | T. K. Chang (張茲闓)  | 7 May 1952 | 1 June 1954 | 938  |  | Chen Cheng I
8  | Yin Chung-jung (尹仲容)  | 1 June 1954 | 1 December 1955 | 365  | Kuomintang | Yu Hung-chun
9  | Kiang Piao (江杓)  | 1 December 1955 | 26 March 1958 | 846  |  | Yu Hung-chun
10  | Yang Gi-tzeng (楊繼曾)  | 26 March 1958 | 25 January 1965 | 2497  |  | Yu Hung-chun
Chen Cheng II
Yen Chia-kan
11  | Li Kwoh-ting (李國鼎)  | 25 January 1965 | 4 July 1969 | 1621  | Kuomintang | Yen Chia-kan
12  | Tao Sheng-yang (陶聲洋)  | 4 July 1969 | 28 September 1969† | 86  | Kuomintang | Yen Chia-kan
13  | Sun Yun-suan (孫運璿)  | 11 October 1969 | 1 June 1978 | 3155  | Kuomintang | Yen Chia-kan
Chiang Ching-kuo
14  | Chang Kwang-shih (張光世)  | 1 June 1978 | 1 December 1981 | 1279  | Kuomintang | Sun Yun-suan
15  | Chao Yao-tung (趙耀東)  | 1 December 1981 | 1 June 1984 | 913  | Kuomintang | Sun Yun-suan
16  | Hsu Li-teh (徐立德)  | 1 June 1984 | 20 March 1985 | 292  | Kuomintang | Yu Kuo-hua
17  | Lee Ta-hai (李達海)  | 20 March 1985 | 22 July 1988 | 1220  | Kuomintang | Yu Kuo-hua
18  | Chen Li-an (陳履安)  | 22 July 1988 | 1 June 1990 | 679  | Kuomintang | Yu Kuo-hua
Lee Huan
19  | Vincent Siew (蕭萬長)  | 1 June 1990 | 27 February 1993 | 1002  | Kuomintang | Hau Pei-tsun
20  | Chiang Pin-kung (江丙坤)  | 27 February 1993 | 10 June 1996 | 1199  | Kuomintang | Lien Chan
21  | Wang Chih-kang (王志剛)  | 10 June 1996 | 20 May 2000 | 1440  | Kuomintang | Lien Chan
Vincent Siew
22  | Lin Hsin-i (林信義)  | 20 May 2000 | 1 February 2002 | 622  | Independent  | Tang Fei
Chang Chun-hsiung I
23  | Christine Tsung (宗才怡)  | 1 February 2002 | 1 March 2002 | 28  |  | Yu Shyi-kun
24  | Lin Yi-fu (林義夫)  | 21 March 2002 | 20 May 2004 | 791  | Kuomintang | Yu Shyi-kun
25  | Ho Mei-yueh (何美玥)  | 20 May 2004 | 25 January 2006 | 615  |  | Yu Shyi-kun
Frank Hsieh
26  | Morgan Hwang (黃營杉)  | 25 January 2006 | 9 August 2006 | 196  |  | Su Tseng-chang I
27  | Steve Chen (陳瑞隆)  | 9 August 2006 | 20 May 2008 | 650  |  | Su Tseng-chang I
Chang Chun-hsiung II
28  | Yiin Chii-ming (尹啟銘)  | 20 May 2008 | 10 September 2009 | 478  | Kuomintang | Liu Chao-shiuan
29  | Shih Yen-shiang (施顏祥)  | 10 September 2009 | 18 February 2013 | 1257  |  | Wu Den-yih
Sean Chen
30  | Chang Chia-juch (張家祝)  | 18 February 2013 | 15 August 2014 | 543  | Kuomintang | Jiang Yi-huah
31  | Woody Duh (杜紫軍)  | 16 August 2014 | 10 December 2014 | 116  | Independent  | Jiang Yi-huah
32  | John Deng (鄧振中)  | 10 December 2014 | 20 May 2016 | 527  | Independent  | Mao Chi-kuo
Chang San-cheng
33  | Chih-Kung Lee (李世光)  | 20 May 2016 | 15 August 2017 | 452  |  | Lin Chuan
34  | Shen Jong-chin (沈榮津)  | 8 September 2017[4] | 19 June 2020 | 1015  | Independent  | William Lai
Su Tseng-chang II
35  | Wang Mei-hua (王美花)  | 19 June 2020 | 20 May 2024 | 1431  | Independent  | Su Tseng-chang II
Chen Chien-jen
36  | J.W. Kuo (郭智輝)  | 20 May 2024 | Incumbent | 316  | Independent  | Cho Jung-tai

† Died in office.

## Access

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The MOEA building is accessible by walking distance West of Guting Station of the Taipei Metro on the Orange Line.[5]

## See also

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* Executive Yuan
* Economic history of China (1912–49)
* Economy of Taiwan

## References

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1. ^ "Ministry of Economic Affairs,R.O.C. - History". Moea.gov.tw. 2013-08-13. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
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. ^ Shen acted as minister after Lee's resignation.
5. ^ "經濟部". Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-05-07.

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