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.
財政部 Cáizhèngbù (Mandarin) Chhòi-chṳn Phu (Hakka) | |
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Formed | March 1912 |
Jurisdiction | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
Headquarters | Wenshan, Taipei |
Ministers responsible |
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Parent agency | Executive Yuan |
Website | www.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


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]
- 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
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 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 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:
- Chang Chi-cheng (張繼正) appointed 29 May 1978
- Hsu Li-teh (徐立德) appointed 25 November 1981
- Lu Reng-kong (陸潤康) appointed 28 May 1984
- Robert Chien (錢純) appointed 21 August 1985
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:
- Lee Sush-der (李述德) appointed 20 May 2008
- Christina Liu (劉憶如) appointed 6 February 2012
- Chang Sheng-ford (張盛和) appointed 1 June 2012
2016–present
Appointed by Lin Chuan:
- Sheu Yu-jer (許虞哲) appointed 20 May 2016
Appointed by William Lai:
- Su Jain-rong (蘇建榮) appointed 16 July 2018
Access
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.
See also
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