Ministry of Culture (Taiwan)
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文化部 Wénhùabù | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed |
11 November 1981 (as Council for Cultural Affairs) 20 May 2012 (as MOC) |
| Jurisdiction | Republic of China |
| Headquarters | Xinzhuang District, New Taipei, Taiwan |
| Ministers responsible |
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| Parent agency | Executive Yuan |
| Website | www.moc.gov.tw |
The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of China (MOC; Chinese: 中華民國文化部; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó Wénhùabù) is the ministry of the Republic of China that designs cultural policy in Taiwan. The ministry also created the National Repository of Cultural Heritage.
History
Established in 1981 by Executive Yuan, the ministry was initially called the Council for Cultural Affairs (CCA; 文化建設委員會; Wénhuà Jiànshè Wěiyuánhuì). The council was upgraded to ministerial level in May 2012 under the name Ministry of Culture.
Establishment
The ministry was inaugurated on 21 May 2012, in a ceremony attended by President Ma Ying-jeou, Premier Sean Chen and several prominent artists, including poet Chou Meng-tieh, film director Li Hsing and singer Lo Ta-yu.
President Ma stated in a speech during the ceremony that if politics is a "fence", then culture is "the pair of wings that fly over the fence". He expressed hope that the MOC would spread "Chinese culture with Taiwanese characteristics" around Taiwan and the world.[1]
Organizational structure
Political departments
- Department of General Planning
- Department of Cultural and Creative Development
- Department of Cultural Resources
- Department of Audiovisual and Music Industry
- Department of Arts Development
- Department of Humanities and Publications
- Department of Cultural Exchange
Administrative departments
- Secretariat
- Department of Civil Service Ethics
- Department of Personnel Affairs
- Department of Accounting
- Information Management Department
- Legal Affairs Committee
Bureaus
Organizations or Agencies
The following organizations or agencies are under the direct supervision of the MOC:[2]
- National Center for Traditional Arts
- Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall
- Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall
- National Museum of History
- National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts
- National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute
- National Taiwan Museum
- National Museum of Prehistory
- National Museum of Taiwan History
- National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra
- National Museum of Taiwan Literature
- Preparatory Office of the Wei-Wu-Ying Center for the Arts
- Preparatory Office of the National Human Rights Museum
- National Culture and Arts Foundation
- Taipei Culture Center of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York City
- Taiwan Cultural Center in Paris
- Taipei Culture Center of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan
List of Ministers
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- Ministry of Education (Bureau of Cultural Affairs)
- Wang Hung-chun (王洪鈞) (1968 – 1975)
| № | Name | Term of Office | Days | Party | Premier | |
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| Minister of the Council for Cultural Affairs | ||||||
| 1 | Chen Chi-lu (陳奇祿) | 11 November 1981 | 26 July 1988 | 2449 | Sun Yun-suan Yu Kuo-hua | |
| 2 | Kuo Wei-pan (郭為藩) | 27 July 1988 | 26 February 1993 | 1675 | Kuomintang | Yu Kuo-hua Lee Huan Hau Pei-tsun Lien Chan |
| 3 | Shen Hsueh-yong (申學庸) | 27 February 1993 | 14 December 1994 | 655 | Lien Chan | |
| 4 | Cheng Shu-min (鄭淑敏) | 15 December 1994 | 9 June 1996 | 542 | Lien Chan | |
| 5 | Lin Cheng-tzi (林澄枝) | 10 June 1996 | 19 May 2000 | 1439 | Kuomintang | Lien Chan Vincent Siew |
| 6 | Tchen Yu-chiou (陳郁秀) | 20 May 2000 | 19 May 2004 | 1460 | Tang Fei Chang Chun-hsiung I Yu Shyi-kun | |
| 7 | Chen Chi-nan (陳其南) | 20 May 2004 | 24 January 2006 | 614 | Yu Shyi-kun Frank Hsieh | |
| 8 | Chiu Kun-liang (邱坤良) | 25 January 2006 | 20 May 2007 | 480 | Su Tseng-chang | |
| 9 | Wong Chin-chu (翁金珠) | 21 May 2007 | 31 January 2008 | 255 | Democratic Progressive Party | Chang Chun-hsiung II |
| 10 | Wang Tuoh (王 拓) | 1 February 2008 | 19 May 2008 | 108 | Democratic Progressive Party | Chang Chun-hsiung II |
| 11 | Huang Pi-twan (黃碧端) | 20 May 2008 | 15 November 2009 | 544 | Liu Chao-shiuan Wu Den-yih | |
| 12 | Emile Sheng (盛治仁) | 16 November 2009 | 27 November 2011 | 741 | Wu Den-yih | |
| 13 | Ovid Tzeng (曾志朗) | 28 November 2011 | 5 February 2012 | 69 | Wu Den-yih | |
| — | Lin Chin-tian (林金田) | 6 February 2012 | 14 February 2012 | 8 | Sean Chen | |
| 14 | Lung Ying-tai (龍應台) | 15 February 2012 | 19 May 2012 | 103 | Sean Chen | |
| Minister of Culture (since 20 May 2012) | ||||||
| 1 | Lung Ying-tai (龍應台) | 20 May 2012 | 7 December 2014 | 931 | Sean Chen Jiang Yi-huah | |
| — | Hung Meng-chi (洪孟啟) | 8 December 2014 | 23 January 2015 | 46 | Mao Chi-kuo | |
| 2 | Hung Meng-chi (洪孟啟) | 23 January 2015 | 19 May 2016 | 482 | Mao Chi-kuo Chang San-cheng | |
| 3 | Cheng Li-chun (鄭麗君) | 20 May 2016 | Incumbent | 210 | Democratic Progressive Party | Lin Chuan |
See also
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References
- ↑ "New Ministry of Culture opened". Taipei Times. 2014-04-30. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
- ↑ Archived September 3, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
External links
- Ministry of Culture (Taiwanese Mandarin) (official site)
