Executive yuan
The Executive Yuan ( Chinese 行政院 , Pinyin Xíngzhèng Yuàn - "Executive Court") is one of the five Yuans (Councils of State) of the Republic of China in Taiwan in Taipei , the executive branch of the government and comparable to a cabinet . There are also yuan for the legislature , judiciary , control and testing .
Organization and structure
The Executive Yuan is led by the Prime Minister ( Chinese [中華民國] 行政院 院長 , Pinyin [Zhōnghuámínguó] Xíngzhèng Yuàn Yuànzhǎng - "Chairman of the Executive Yuan [of the Republic of China]"). This has the function of a head of government and is therefore also known as Prime Minister ( [台灣] 閣揆 , [Táiwān] Gékuí ). The body also has a vice-president and eleven cabinet ministers as members, plus a number of commission chairmen and five to nine ministers without jurisdiction . The vice-chairman, the ministers and the chairmen are appointed by the president on the proposal of the prime minister. The founding of the Executive Yuan has its origins in the Three Principles of the People of the state founder Sun Yat-sen and has been constitutionally adapted over the years to reflect the legal situation in Taiwan .
The current Prime Minister has been the DPP politician Su Tseng-chang since January 14, 2019 .
Ministries
- Interior ( 內政 , Nèizhèng )
- Exterior ( 外交 , Wàijiāo )
- National defense ( 國防 , Guófāng )
- Finance ( 財政 , Cáizhèng )
- Education ( 教育 , Jiàoyù )
- Justice ( 法 務 , Făwù )
- Economy ( 經濟 , Jīngjì )
- Traffic ( 交通 , Jiāotōng )
- Health and social affairs ( 衛生 福利 , Wèishēng Fúlì )
- Culture ( 文化 , Wénhùa )
- Work ( 勞動 , láodòng )
Occupation by demonstrators in 2014
On the evening of March 23, 2014, the Executive Yuan's building was briefly occupied by demonstrators during a student protest movement against a controversial trade and services agreement between Taiwan and China under the Framework Agreement on Economic Cooperation (ECFA). The building was evacuated by police early in the morning of the following day, resulting in violent clashes.
Web links
Official website of the Executive Yuan (English)