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Ministry of Transportation and Communications (Taiwan)

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Ministry of Transportation and Communications, R.O.C.
中華民國交通部
Jiāotōngbù (Mandarin)
Kâu-thûng Phu (Hakka)
Seal of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications
Agency overview
Formed3 January 1912
Preceding agency
JurisdictionTaiwan
HeadquartersZhongzheng, Taipei
Ministers responsible
Websitewww.motc.gov.tw Edit this at Wikidata

The Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC; Chinese: 交通部; pinyin: Jiāotōngbù; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kau-thong-pō͘) is a cabinet-level governmental body of the Republic of China (R.O.C.) in charge of all policy and regulation of transportation and communications networks and administration of all transportation and communications operations and enterprises in Taiwan.

History

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Former HQ building of the Ministry of Communications [zh] of the Beiyang Government in Nanjing, now used by the PLA Nanjing Political College.
Former HQ building of the Communications Department of the Transportation Bureau of the Governor-General of Taiwan, now used as the main building of the Academica Historia [zh].

The Ministry of Transportation and Communications in its current form can be traced back to the post-WWII merger of two earlier ministries, namely the earlier iteration of the Ministry of Communications of the ROC (founded in 1912 by the Beiyang government to succeed the former Ministry of Posts and Communications of the later Qing Dynasty), and the Communications Department of the Transportation Bureau of the Governor-General of Taiwan.

Until 2006, the MOTC was also responsible for regulating Taiwan's broadcasting and telecommunications sector, as well as said country's frequency allocations and spectrum management, when that function was split off into a new statutory body called the National Communications Commission.

Introduction

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In Taiwan, transportation and communications operations comprise four categories: communications, transportation, meteorology, and tourism. The Ministry of Transportation and Communications is responsible for making policy, formulating laws and regulations, and overseeing operations in the area of transportation and communications.

Communications operations encompass postal services and telecommunications. Postal services are managed by the Chunghwa Post. Regarding telecommunications, the MOTC is responsible for the overall planning of communications resources, assisting and promoting the communications industry, and fostering universal access to communications.

Transportation operations are divided into land, sea, and air transportation.

Land transportation comprises railways (including conventional railways, mass rapid transit, and high-speed rail) as well as highway transportation. Conventional railways is operated by the Taiwan Railways Administration. Mass rapid transit systems are managed by local governments. High-speed rail is managed by the Taiwan High Speed Rail. Highway transportation is managed by the Directorate General of Highways. Expressways are constructed and maintained by the Freeway Bureau.

Sea transportation consists of water transport and harbors. Shipping carriers of water transport are privately operated, while harbors are operated by the Taiwan International Ports Corporation.

Air transportation includes airline companies and airports. Airline companies are privately operated, while airports and flight navigation services are operated by the Civil Aeronautics Administration.

The Central Weather Bureau under this ministry handles all national meteorological operations.

The Tourism Bureau under this ministry provides planning and oversight for tourism development.

Organization

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Civil Aeronautics Administration
Tourism Bureau
Directorate General of Highways
Central Weather Bureau

The administrators of MOTC include the Minister, Executive Vice Minister, and two Administrative Deputy Ministers.

MOTC is divided into an Internal Division and an External Division.

Internal division

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Secretariat, Office of Technical Superintendents, Office of Counselors, Department of General Affairs, Department of Personnel, Department of Civil Service Ethics, Department of Accounting, Department of Statistics, Legal Affairs Committee, Petition Reviewing Committee, Road Traffic Safety Committee, Office of Science and Technology Advisors, Information Management Center, Transportation Mobilization Committee, Department of Railways and Highways, Department of Posts and Telecommunications, Department of Navigation and Aviation, Transportation and Communications Management Unit.[1]

Administrative agencies

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Government corporations

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List of ministers

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Lin Chia-lung, former Minister of Transportation and Communications

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

In the latter half of the 20th century, the ministry was created by merging the separate ministries of Transportation (c. 1912), Communications (c. 1938), and Railways (c. 1928 replacing the earlier iteration of the Ministry of Communications and links to the Ministry of Posts and Communications of Imperial China).

  • Sun Fo Minister of Communications (1926 - 1927), Minister of Railways (1928-1931)
  • Wang Boqun (1927 – 1931)
  • Chen Mingshu Minister of Communications (December 1931 – October 1932)
  • Huang Shaohong (July 1932 – December 1935)
  • Chu Chia-hua Minister of Communications, Minister of Transportation (October 1932 – December 1935)
  • Yu Feipeng (1935) (acting)
  • Ku Meng-yu Minister of Railways (1932 - 1935), Minister of Transportation (1935 – 1937)
  • Yu Feipeng (March 1937 – 1938)
  • Chang Kia-ngau Minister of Railways (1935 -1938), Minister of Communications (1938 – 1942)
  • Zeng Yangfu (December 1942 – February 1945)
  • Yu Feipeng (February 1945 – May 1946)
  • Yu Ta-wei [zh] (May 1946 - May 1948)
No. Name Term of office Days Party Cabinet
1 Yu Ta-wei [zh] (俞大維) 31 May 1948 8 February 1949 253 Independent Weng Wenhao
Sun Fo
— Ling Hongxun (凌鴻勛) 8 February 1949 21 March 1949 41 Kuomintang Sun Fo
He Yingqin
2 Duanmu Jie (端木傑) 21 March 1949 1 February 1950 317 Independent He Yingqin
Yan Xishan
— Yan Xishan (閻錫山) 18 December 1949 1 February 1950 45 Kuomintang Yan Xishan
3 Chen Liang (陳良) 1 February 1950 15 March 1950 42 Kuomintang Yan Xishan
Chen Cheng I
4 He Zhong-han (賀衷寒) 15 March 1950 1 June 1954 1539 Kuomintang Chen Cheng I
5 Yuan Shou-chien (袁守謙) 1 June 1954 23 July 1960 2244 Kuomintang Chen Cheng I
Yu Hung-Chun
Chen Cheng II
6 Shen Yi (沈怡) 23 July 1960 11 December 1967 2697 Kuomintang Chen Cheng II
Yen Chia-kan
7 Sun Yun-suan (孫運璿) 11 December 1967 11 October 1969 670 Kuomintang Yen Chia-kan
8 Chang Chi-cheng (張繼正) 11 October 1969 1 June 1972 964 Kuomintang Yen Chia-kan
Chiang Ching-kuo
9 Kao Yu-shu (高玉樹) 1 June 1972 11 June 1976 1471 Independent Chiang Ching-kuo
10 Lin Chin-sheng (林金生) 11 June 1976 1 December 1981 1999 Kuomintang Chiang Ching-kuo
Sun Yun-suan
11 Lien Chan (連戰) 1 December 1981 23 April 1987 1969 Kuomintang Sun Yun-suan
Yu Kuo-hwa
12 Guo Nan-hung (郭南宏) 23 April 1987 1 June 1989 770 Kuomintang Yu Kuo-hwa
Lee Huan
13 Clement Chang (張建邦) 1 June 1989 24 April 1991[2] 692 Kuomintang Lee Huan
Hau Pei-tsun
— Ma Cheng-fang (馬鎮方) 24 April 1991 1 June 1991 38 Kuomintang Hau Pei-tsun
14 Eugene Chien (簡又新) 1 June 1991 27 February 1993 637 Kuomintang Hau Pei-tsun
Lien Chan
15 Liu Chao-shiuan (劉兆玄) 27 February 1993 10 June 1996 1199 Kuomintang Lien Chan
16 Tsay Jaw-yang (蔡兆陽) 10 June 1996 1 April 1998 660 Kuomintang Lien Chan
Vincent Siew
17 Lin Fong-cheng (林豐正) 1 April 1998 27 March 2000 726 Kuomintang Vincent Siew
— George Chen (陳世圯) 27 March 2000 20 May 2000 54 Kuomintang Vincent Siew
18 Yeh Chu-lan (葉菊蘭) 20 May 2000 1 February 2002 622 Democratic Progressive Party Tang Fei
Chang Chun-hsiung I
19 Lin Ling-san (林陵三) 1 February 2002 25 January 2006 1454 Democratic Progressive Party Yu Shyi-kun
Frank Hsieh
20 Kuo Yao-chi (郭瑤琪) 25 January 2006 22 August 2006 209 Democratic Progressive Party Su Tseng-chang I
21 Tsai Duei (蔡堆) 22 August 2006 20 May 2008 637 Kuomintang Su Tseng-chang I
Chang Chun-hsiung II
22 Mao Chi-kuo (毛治國) 20 May 2008 18 February 2013 1735 Kuomintang Liu Chao-shiuan
Wu Den-yih
Chen Chun
23 Yeh Kuang-shih (葉匡時) 18 February 2013 13 January 2015 694 Kuomintang Jiang Yi-huah
Mao Chi-kuo
— Chen Jian-yu (陳建宇) 13 January 2015 24 January 2015 11 Independent Mao Chi-kuo
24 Chen Jian-yu (陳建宇) 24 January 2015 20 May 2016 482 Independent Mao Chi-kuo
Chang San-cheng
25 Hochen Tan (賀陳旦) 20 May 2016 16 July 2018 787 Independent Lin Chuan
William Lai
26 Wu Hong-mo (吳宏謀) 16 July 2018 3 December 2018 140 Independent William Lai
— Wang Kwo-tsai (王國材) 4 December 2018 13 January 2019 40 Independent William Lai
27 Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) 14 January 2019 20 April 2021 827 Democratic Progressive Party Su Tseng-chang II
28 Wang Kwo-tsai (王國材) 20 April 2021 20 May 2024 1126 Independent Su Tseng-chang II
Chen Chien-jen
29 Lee Meng-yen (李孟諺) 20 May 2024 19 August 2024 91 Independent Cho Jung-tai
— Chen Yen-po (陳彥伯) 20 August 2024 1 September 2024 12 Independent Cho Jung-tai
30 Chen Shih-kai (陳世凱) 2 September 2024 Designate 68 Democratic Progressive Party Cho Jung-tai

Access

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The MOTC building is accessible by walking distance North West of Dongmen Station of the Taipei Metro on the Red Line.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Organization". Ministry of Transportation and Communications, R.O.C. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
  2. ^ Lin, Ching-wen (1991-05-31). "President Lee Approves Premier Hau's Cabinet Shuffle". Taiwan Today. Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
  3. ^ "交通部 - Google Maps". Google Maps. 2013-02-28. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
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