| 法務部 Fǎwùbù (Mandarin) Fap-vu Phu (Hakka) | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1912 |
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| Jurisdiction | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Headquarters | Zhongzheng, Taipei |
| Ministers responsible |
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| Parent agency | Executive Yuan |
| Child agency |
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| Website | www.moj.gov.tw |
The Ministry of Justice (MOJ, Chinese: 法務部; pinyin: Fǎwùbù; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hoat-bū-pō͘) is a ministerial level governmental body of the Republic of China (Taiwan), responsible for carrying out various judicial functions.
History
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The Ministry of Justice was established in 1912 upon the establishment of the Republic of China, with the first Minister of Justice being Mao Zhuquan. After China was unified under the Nationalist government, the Judicial Yuan was inaugurated and the ministry was renamed the Ministry of Judicial Administration and placed under administration of the Judicial Yuan. In 1943, the ministry was shifted from the Judicial Yuan to the Executive Yuan. After the Chinese Civil War in 1949, the administration was shifted to Taipei. On 1 July 1980, the ministry was renamed again as the Ministry of Justice.[2][3]
Organizational structure
The Ministry of Justice has the following branches:
Departments
- 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
- Investigation Bureau
- Administrative Enforcement Agency
- Agency Against Corruption
- Agency of Corrections[6]
- Prosecutors Office
- Academy for the Judiciary
- Institute of Forensic Medicine
Functions
- Legal Affairs
- Procuratorial Administration
- Correctional Operations
- Judicial Protection
- Operations on Government Employee Ethics
- Information Management
- Investigation Work
- Cultivation of Personnel[7]
List of Ministers
Political parties: Kuomintang Democratic Progressive Party Non-partisan/ unknown
- 1948–1949: Xie Guansheng (謝冠生)
- 1949–1950: Zhang Zhiben (張知本)
- 1950–1954: Lin Bin (林彬)
- 1954–1960: Gu Fengxiang (谷鳳翔)
- 1960–1967: Zheng Yanfen (鄭彥棻)
- 1967–1970: Zha Liangjian (查良鑑)
- 1970–1976: Wang Renyuan (王任遠)
| № | Name | Term of Office | Days | Party | Premier | |
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| Minister of Judicial Administration | ||||||
| 9 | Wang Daoyuan (汪道淵) | 10 June 1976 | 30 May 1978 | 719 | 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 Yu Kuo-hua |
| 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 Lien Chan |
| 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 1] | 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 | Incumbent | 945 | William Lai Su Tseng-chang II | |
Access
The MOJ building is within walking distance just north of the Xiaonanmen Station of the Taipei Metro on the Green Line.[8]
See also
- Justice ministry
- Constitution of the Republic of China
- Six Codes
- Law of Taiwan
- Law schools in Taiwan
- Judicial Yuan
- Politics of the Republic of China
- Supreme Court of the Republic of China
- Supreme Prosecutors Office
- Taiwan High Prosecutors Office
- District Courts (Taiwan)
Notes
- ^ First female Minister of Justice.
References
- ^ https://www.moj.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=299091&CtNode=27901&mp=001
- ^ "History (including voice)". Ministry of Justice. 29 January 2007. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ "部史" (in Chinese). Ministry of Justice. 13 March 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ https://www.moj.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=21441&CtNode=11390&mp=095
- ^ https://www.moj.gov.tw/public/Attachment/4103114394842.pdf
- ^ http://www.mjac.moj.gov.tw/mp802.html
- ^ https://www.moj.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=21448&CtNode=11424&mp=095
- ^ "Ministry of Justice, Section 1, Chóngqìng South Road, Zhongzheng District, Taiwan - Google Maps". Maps.google.com. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2020-10-10.