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.
| 文化部 Wénhùabù (Mandarin) Bûn-hòa-pō͘ (Hokkien) Vùn-fa Phu (Hakka) | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 11 November 1981 (1981-11-11) (as Council for Cultural Affairs) 20 May 2012 (2012-05-20) (as MOC) |
| Jurisdiction | Government of the Republic of China |
| Headquarters | South Tower, Xinzhuang Joint Office Tower, New Taipei |
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| Website | Official website |
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| Traditional Chinese | 文化部 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 文化部 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 文化建設委員會 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 文化建设委员会 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
The following agencies or organizations are under the supervision of the MOC:[3]
Kuomintang Democratic Progressive Party Non-partisan/ unknown
| № | 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-fan [zh] (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 [zh] (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 | Helen Lin (林澄枝) | 10 June 1996 | 19 May 2000 | 1439 | Kuomintang | Lien Chan Vincent Siew |
| 6 | Tchen Yu-chiou [zh] (陳郁秀) | 20 May 2000 | 19 May 2004 | 1460 | Tang Fei Chang Chun-hsiungI 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-changI | |
| 9 | Wong Chin-chu (翁金珠) | 21 May 2007 | 31 January 2008 | 255 | Democratic Progressive Party | Chang Chun-hsiungII |
| 10 | Wang Tuoh (王 拓) | 1 February 2008 | 19 May 2008 | 108 | Democratic Progressive Party | Chang Chun-hsiungII |
| 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-tien (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 | 20 May 2020 | 1461 | Democratic Progressive Party | Lin Chuan William Lai Su Tseng-changII |
| 4 | Lee Yung-te (李永得) | 20 May 2020 | 30 January 2023 | 985 | Democratic Progressive Party | Su Tseng-changII |
| 5 | Shih Che (史哲) | 31 January 2023 | 20 May 2024 | 475 | Democratic Progressive Party | Chen Chien-jen |
| 6 | Li Yuan (李遠) | 20 May 2024 | Incumbent | 49 | Cho Jung-tai | |
