Ministry of Culture (Taiwan)

The Ministry of Culture (MOC, Chinese: 文化部; pinyin: Wénhùabù; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bûn-hòa pō͘) is the ministry of the Republic of China (Taiwan) that promotes cultural and creative industries. The ministry also maintains the National Repository of Cultural Heritage.

Ministry of Culture
文化部
Wénhùabù (Mandarin)
Bûn-hòa-pō͘ (Hokkien)
Vùn-fa Phu (Hakka)
Seal of the Ministry of Culture
(文化部印)
Agency overview
Formed11 November 1981 (1981-11-11) (as Council for Cultural Affairs)
20 May 2012 (2012-05-20) (as MOC)
JurisdictionGovernment of the Republic of China
HeadquartersSouth Tower, Xinzhuang Joint Office Tower, New Taipei
Ministers responsible
WebsiteOfficial website
Ministry of Culture
Traditional Chinese文化部
Simplified Chinese文化部
Council for Cultural Affairs
Traditional Chinese文化建設委員會
Simplified Chinese文化建设委员会

History

Established in 1981 by Executive Yuan, the ministry was initially called the Council for Cultural Affairs (CCA). The council was upgraded to ministerial level in May 2012 under the name Ministry of Culture.

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]

In 2017, the MOC absorbed some duties of the Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission, including the Mongolian and Tibetan Cultural Center.[2]

Organizational structure
Bureau of Cultural Heritage
Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development

Administrative units
  • 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

Staff units
  • Secretariat
  • Department of Civil Service Ethics
  • Department of Personnel Affairs
  • Department of Accounting
  • Information Management Department
  • Legal Affairs Committee

Bureaus

Agencies or organizations

The following agencies or organizations are under the supervision of the MOC:[3]

List of ministers

  Kuomintang   Democratic Progressive Party   Non-partisan/ unknown

Ministry of Education (Bureau of Cultural Affairs)
  • Wang Hung-chun (王洪鈞) (1968 – 1975)
№ Name Term of office Days Party Premier
Minister of the Council for Cultural Affairs
1 Chen Chi-lu (陳奇祿) 11 November 198126 July 19882449 Sun Yun-suan
Yu Kuo-hua
2 Kuo Wei-fan (郭為藩) 27 July 198826 February 19931675 Kuomintang Yu Kuo-hua
Lee Huan
Hau Pei-tsun
Lien Chan
3 Shen Hsueh-yong (申學庸) 27 February 199314 December 1994655 Lien Chan
4 Cheng Shu-min (鄭淑敏) 15 December 19949 June 1996542 Lien Chan
5 Helen Lin (林澄枝) 10 June 199619 May 20001439 Kuomintang Lien Chan
Vincent Siew
6 Tchen Yu-chiou (陳郁秀) 20 May 200019 May 20041460 Tang Fei
Chang Chun-hsiung I
Yu Shyi-kun
7 Chen Chi-nan (陳其南) 20 May 200424 January 2006614 Yu Shyi-kun
Frank Hsieh
8 Chiu Kun-liang (邱坤良) 25 January 200620 May 2007480 Su Tseng-chang I
9 Wong Chin-chu (翁金珠) 21 May 200731 January 2008255 Democratic Progressive Party Chang Chun-hsiung II
10 Wang Tuoh (王　拓) 1 February 200819 May 2008108 Democratic Progressive Party Chang Chun-hsiung II
11 Huang Pi-twan (黃碧端) 20 May 200815 November 2009544 Liu Chao-shiuan
Wu Den-yih
12 Emile Sheng (盛治仁) 16 November 200927 November 2011741 Wu Den-yih
13 Ovid Tzeng (曾志朗) 28 November 20115 February 201269 Wu Den-yih
— Lin Chin-tien (林金田) 6 February 201214 February 20128 Sean Chen
14 Lung Ying-tai (龍應台) 15 February 201219 May 2012103 Sean Chen
Minister of Culture (since 20 May 2012)
1 Lung Ying-tai (龍應台) 20 May 20127 December 2014931 Sean Chen
Jiang Yi-huah
— Hung Meng-chi (洪孟啟) 8 December 201423 January 201546 Mao Chi-kuo
2 Hung Meng-chi (洪孟啟) 23 January 201519 May 2016482 Mao Chi-kuo
Chang San-cheng
3 Cheng Li-chun (鄭麗君) 20 May 201620 May 20201461 Democratic Progressive Party Lin Chuan
William Lai
Su Tseng-chang II
4 Lee Yung-te (李永得) 20 May 202030 January 2023985 Democratic Progressive Party Su Tseng-chang II
5 Shih Che (史哲) 31 January 2023Incumbent267 Democratic Progressive Party Chen Chien-jen

See also

References
  1. "New Ministry of Culture opened". Taipei Times. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  2. "Taiwan calls time on Mongolia and Tibet affairs commission". South China Morning Post. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  3. Archived September 3, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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