Ministry of Examination
The Ministry of Examination (MOEX; Chinese: 考選部; pinyin: Kǎoxuǎnbù; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Khó-sóan Pō͘) is a second level policy-making body, governed under the Examination Yuan of the Republic of China (Taiwan) and is the fundamental Examination Yuan agency responsible for the administration of national examinations and the supervision of contract examinations throughout Taiwan.[1]
考選部 Kǎoxuǎnbù (Mandarin) Kháu-sién Phu (Hakka) | |
Agency overview | |
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Jurisdiction | Taiwan (Republic of China) |
Headquarters | Wenshan, Taipei |
Ministers responsible |
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Parent agency | Examination Yuan |
Website | www.moex.gov.tw |
History
The recruitment of civil servants is one key element in government personnel management and the recruitment through selective examinations has been a long-standing system in Chinese history. After the foundation of the Republic of China, the Examination Council was established in 1929 to oversee examination administration affairs. Following the promulgation of the Constitution, the Ministry was formally established on 21 July 1948.[1]
Ministry structure
The Ministry is currently organized as follows:[2]
- Department of Examination Planning
- Department of Junior & Senior Examinations
- Department of Special Examinations
- Department of Professional & Technical Examinations
- Department of Question Bank Management
- Department of Information Management
- Department of General Affairs
- Secretariat
- Human Resources Office
- Accounting Office
- Statistics Office
- Ethics Office
Ministers
Kuomintang (Nationalist) Non-partisan/ unknown Democratic Progressive Party
№ | Name | Term of Office | Days | Political Party | Yuan President | |
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1 | Tien Chung-chin (田炯錦) | 13 July 1948 | 15 May 1950 | 671 | Kuomintang | Chang Po-ling Niou Yung-chien |
— | Ma Kuo-lin (馬國琳) | 15 May 1950 | 23 May 1952 | 739 | Kuomintang | Niou Yung-chien Chia Ching-teh |
2 | Shih Shang-kuan (史尚寬) | June 1952 | 16 August 1957 | Kuomintang | Chia Ching-teh Mo Teh-hui | |
3 | Chen Hsueh-ping (陳雪屏) | 16 August 1957 | 14 July 1958 | 332 | Kuomintang | Mo Teh-hui |
4 | Huang Chi-lu (黃季陸) | 22 July 1958 | 28 February 1961 | 952 | Kuomintang | Mo Teh-hui |
5 | Lee Shou-yung (李壽雍) | 28 February 1961 | 22 July 1971 | 3795 | Mo Teh-hui Sun Fo | |
6 | Chung Chiao-kuang (鍾皎光) | 21 July 1971 | 20 December 1978 | 2708 | Kuomintang | Sun Fo Yang Liang-kung Liu Chi-hung |
7 | Tang Chen-chu (唐振楚) | 20 December 1978 | 29 August 1984 | 2079 | Kuomintang | Liu Chi-hung |
8 | Chu Shao-hua (瞿韶華) | 29 August 1984 | 6 September 1990 | 2199 | Kuomintang | Kung Teh-cheng |
9 | Wang Tso-jung (王作榮) | 6 September 1990 | 4 September 1996 | 2190 | Kuomintang | Kung Teh-cheng Chiu Chuang-huan |
10 | Chen Chin-jang (陳金讓) | 4 September 1996 | 20 January 1999 | 868 | Kuomintang | Hsu Shui-teh |
11 | Wu Wan-lan (吳挽瀾) | 27 January 1999 | 20 May 2000 | 479 | Kuomintang | Hsu Shui-teh |
12 | Liu Chu-chih (劉初枝) | 20 May 2000 | 20 May 2004 | 1461 | Hsu Shui-teh Yao Chia-wen | |
13 | Lin Chia-cheng (林嘉誠) | 20 May 2004 | 20 May 2008 | 1461 | Democratic Progressive Party | Yao Chia-wen |
— | Hwang Yea-baang (黃雅榜) | 20 May 2008 | 1 September 2008 | 104 | Yao Chia-wen | |
14 | Yang Chao-hsiang (楊朝祥) | 1 September 2008 | 29 July 2010 | 696 | Kuomintang | Wu Jin-lin John Kuan |
15 | Lai Feng-wei (賴峰偉) | 29 July 2010 | 10 February 2012 | 561 | Kuomintang | John Kuan |
16 | Tung Pao-cheng (董保城) | 10 February 2012 | August 2015[3] | Independent | John Kuan Wu Jin-lin | |
17 | Chiu Hua-chun (邱華君) | August 2015 | 20 May 2016 | Independent | Wu Jin-lin | |
18 | Tsai Tzung-jen (蔡宗珍) | 20 May 2016 | 30 September 2019 | 1228 | Independent | Wu Jin-lin Huang Jong-tsun |
19 | Hsu Shu-hsiang (許舒翔) | 1 October 2019 | Incumbent | 1485 | Independent | Huang Jong-tsun |
References
- "Ministry of Examination, R.O.C. (Taiwan) - Duties". 12 January 2009. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
- "Ministry of Examination, R.O.C. (Taiwan) - Organization". 12 January 2009. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
- As acting until 5 March 2012