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Ministry of Justice (Taiwan)

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Ministry of Justice
法務部
Fǎwùbù (Mandarin)
Fap-vu Phu (Hakka)
Seal of the Ministry of Justice
(法務部印)
Agency overview
Formed1895 (Japanese colonial era)
25 October 1945; 78 years ago (1945-10-25)[note 1]
Preceding agency
  • Ministry of Judicial Administration
JurisdictionTaiwan
HeadquartersZhongzheng, Taipei
Minister responsible
Deputy Ministers responsible
Agency executive
Parent agencyExecutive Yuan
Child agency
Websitewww.moj.gov.tw Edit this at Wikidata

The Ministry of Justice (MOJ, Chinese: 法務部; pinyin: Fǎwùbù; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hoat-bū-pō͘) is a ministerial level body of the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan), responsible for carrying out various regulatory and prosecutorial functions.

History

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Former Ministry of Judicial Administration of the Republic of China in Nanjing.

Taiwan's first justice ministry was created as part of the Government-General of Taiwan when Taiwan was under Japanese rule.[1]

The Republic of China's Ministry of Justice was established in 1912 in mainland China. After several name changes, the Ministry of Judicial Administration began its administration in Taiwan in 1945, before the central government was shifted to Taipei in 1949 after the Republic of China retreated to Taiwan. On 1 July 1980, the ministry was renamed again to the Ministry of Justice.[2][3]

Organizational structure

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The Ministry of Justice has the following branches:

Departments

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  • Department of Legal System
  • Department of Legal Affairs
  • Department of Prosecutorial Affairs
  • Department of International and Cross-Strait Legal Affairs
  • Department of Prevention, Rehabilitation and Protection
  • Department of Government Employee Ethics[4]
  • Department of Personnel
  • Department of Accounting
  • Department of Statistics
  • Department of Information Management
  • Secretariat

Affiliated agencies

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  • Investigation Bureau
  • Administrative Enforcement Agency
  • Agency Against Corruption
  • Agency of Corrections[6]
  • Prosecutors Office
  • Academy for the Judiciary
  • Institute of Forensic Medicine

Functions

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  • Legal Affairs
  • Procuratorial Administration
  • Correctional Operations
  • Judicial Protection
  • Operations on Government Employee Ethics
  • Information Management
  • Investigation Work
  • Cultivation of Personnel[7]

List of ministers

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Political parties:   Kuomintang   Democratic Progressive Party   Non-partisan/ unknown

No. Name Term of office Days Party Cabinet
Minister of Judicial Administration
1 Xie Guansheng (謝冠生) 1944 December 1948 Kuomintang Weng Wenhao
Sun Fo
2 Mei Ju-ao (梅汝璈) did not take office
3 Zhang Zhiben (張知本) 4 April 1949 December 1949 Kuomintang He Yingqin
Yan Xishan
4 Lin Bin (林彬) 16 March 1950 1 June 1954 1538 Kuomintang Chen Cheng I
5 Gu Fengxiang (谷鳳翔) 1 June 1954 1 June 1960 2192 Kuomintang Yu Hung-chun
Chen Cheng II
6 Zheng Yanfen (鄭彥棻) 1 June 1960 6 December 1967 2744 Kuomintang Chen Cheng II
Yen Chia-kan
7 Zha Liangjian (查良鑑) 6 December 1967 10 July 1970 947 Kuomintang Yen Chia-kan
8 Wang Renyuan (王任遠) 10 July 1970 11 June 1976 2163 Kuomintang Yen Chia-kan
Chiang Ching-kuo
9 Wang Daoyuan (汪道淵) 11 June 1976 30 May 1978 718 Kuomintang Chiang Ching-kuo
Minister of Justice (since 1 July 1980)
10 Lee Yuan-tsu (李元簇) 30 May 1978 1 June 1984 2194 Kuomintang Sun Yun-suan
11 Shih Chi-yang (施啟揚) 1 June 1984 23 July 1988 1513 Kuomintang Yu Kuo-hua
12 Hsiao Teng-tzang (蕭天讚) 23 July 1988 7 October 1989 441 Kuomintang Yu Kuo-hua
Lee Huan
— Lu Yu-wen (呂有文) 7 October 1989 27 November 1989 51 Kuomintang Lee Huan
13 Lu Yu-wen (呂有文) 27 November 1989 27 February 1993 1188 Kuomintang Lee Huan
Hau Pei-tsun
14 Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) 27 February 1993 10 June 1996 1199 Kuomintang Lien Chan
15 Liao Cheng-hao (廖正豪) 10 June 1996 14 July 1998 764 Kuomintang Lien Chan
Vincent Siew
16 Cheng Chung-mo (城仲模) 14 July 1998 1 February 1999 202 Kuomintang Vincent Siew
17 Yeh Chin-fong (葉金鳳)[note 2] 1 February 1999 20 May 2000 474 Kuomintang Vincent Siew
18 Chen Ding-nan (陳定南) 20 May 2000 1 February 2005 1718 Democratic Progressive Party Tang Fei
Chang Chun-hsiung I
Yu Shyi-kun
19 Shih Mau-lin (施茂林) 1 February 2005 20 May 2008 1204 Independent Frank Hsieh
Su Tseng-chang I
Chang Chun-hsiung II
20 Wang Ching-feng (王清峰) 20 May 2008 12 March 2010 661 Independent Liu Chao-shiuan
Wu Den-yih
— Huang Shih-ming (黃世銘) 12 March 2010 22 March 2010 10 Wu Den-yih
21 Tseng Yung-fu (曾勇夫) 22 March 2010 6 September 2013 1264 Wu Den-yih
Sean Chen
Jiang Yi-huah
— Chen Ming-tang (陳明堂) 6 September 2013 30 September 2013 24 Jiang Yi-huah
22 Luo Ying-shay (羅瑩雪) 30 September 2013 20 May 2016 963 Kuomintang Jiang Yi-huah
Mao Chi-kuo
Chang San-cheng
23 Chiu Tai-san (邱太三) 20 May 2016 16 July 2018 787 Democratic Progressive Party Lin Chuan
William Lai
24 Tsai Ching-hsiang (蔡清祥) 16 July 2018 20 May 2024 2135 William Lai
Su Tseng-chang II
Chen Chien-jen
25 Cheng Ming-chien (鄭銘謙) 20 May 2024 Incumbent 77 Cho Jung-tai

Access

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The MOJ building is within walking distance just north of the Xiaonanmen Station of the Taipei Metro on the Green Line.[8]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Originally established on 1 January 1912 in Mainland China
  2. ^ First female Minister of Justice.

References

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  1. ^ Chen, Chih-hsiung. "高野孟矩：司法獨立奮鬥史之第一人". National Chiao Tung University (in Chinese (Taiwan)).
  2. ^ "History (including voice)". Ministry of Justice. 29 January 2007. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  3. ^ "部史" (in Chinese). Ministry of Justice. 13 March 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Organization and Functions-Organization and Functions-Ministry of Justice". Archived from the original on 2017-12-31. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-31. Retrieved 2017-12-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Agency of Corrections, Ministry of Justice". Archived from the original on 2014-12-25. Retrieved 2014-11-15.
  7. ^ "Business Affairs-Business Affairs-Ministry of Justice". Archived from the original on 2017-12-31. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
  8. ^ "Ministry of Justice, Section 1, Chóngqìng South Road, Zhongzheng District, Taiwan". Google Maps. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
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