Ministry of Justice (Taiwan)

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.

Ministry of Justice
法務部
Fǎwùbù (Mandarin)
Fap-vu Phu (Hakka)
Seal of the Ministry of Justice
(法務部印)
Agency overview
Formed1912
Preceding agency
  • Ministry of Judicial administration
JurisdictionGovernment of the Republic of China
HeadquartersZhongzheng, Taipei
Ministers responsible
Child agency
WebsiteOfficial website

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

Taiwan's first Justice Ministry was created in 1895 under Japan's Ministry of Justice, founded in 1871 during the Meiji era, when Taiwan was under colonial rule.

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

[5]

  • 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

No. Name Term of office Days Party Cabinet
Minister of Judicial Administration
1 Xie Guansheng (謝冠生) 1944December 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 1949December 1949 Kuomintang He Yingqin
Yan Xishan
4 Lin Bin (林彬) 16 March 19501 June 19541538 Kuomintang Chen Cheng I
5 Gu Fengxiang (谷鳳翔) 1 June 19541 June 19602192 Kuomintang Yu Hung-chun
Chen Cheng II
6 Zheng Yanfen (鄭彥棻) 1 June 19606 December 19672744 Kuomintang Chen Cheng II
Yen Chia-kan
7 Zha Liangjian (查良鑑) 6 December 196710 July 1970947 Kuomintang Yen Chia-kan
8 Wang Renyuan (王任遠) 10 July 197011 June 19762163 Kuomintang Yen Chia-kan
Chiang Ching-kuo
9 Wang Daoyuan (汪道淵) 11 June 197630 May 1978718 Kuomintang Chiang Ching-kuo
Minister of Justice (since 1 July 1980)
10 Lee Yuan-tsu (李元簇) 30 May 19781 June 19842194 Kuomintang Sun Yun-suan
11 Shih Chi-yang (施啟揚) 1 June 198423 July 19881513 Kuomintang Yu Kuo-hua
12 Hsiao Teng-tzang (蕭天讚) 23 July 19887 October 1989441 Kuomintang Yu Kuo-hua
Lee Huan
— Lu Yu-wen (呂有文) 7 October 198927 November 198951 Kuomintang Lee Huan
13 Lu Yu-wen (呂有文) 27 November 198927 February 19931188 Kuomintang Lee Huan
Hau Pei-tsun
14 Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) 27 February 199310 June 19961199 Kuomintang Lien Chan
15 Liao Cheng-hao (廖正豪) 10 June 199614 July 1998764 Kuomintang Lien Chan
Vincent Siew
16 Cheng Chung-mo (城仲模) 14 July 19981 February 1999202 Kuomintang Vincent Siew
17 Yeh Chin-fong (葉金鳳)[note 1] 1 February 199920 May 2000474 Kuomintang Vincent Siew
18 Chen Ding-nan (陳定南) 20 May 20001 February 20051718 Democratic Progressive Party Tang Fei
Chang Chun-hsiung I
Yu Shyi-kun
19 Shih Mau-lin (施茂林) 1 February 200520 May 20081204 Independent Frank Hsieh
Su Tseng-chang I
Chang Chun-hsiung II
20 Wang Ching-feng (王清峰) 20 May 200812 March 2010661 Independent Liu Chao-shiuan
Wu Den-yih
— Huang Shih-ming (黃世銘) 12 March 201022 March 201010 Wu Den-yih
21 Tseng Yung-fu (曾勇夫) 22 March 20106 September 20131264 Wu Den-yih
Sean Chen
Jiang Yi-huah
— Chen Ming-tang (陳明堂) 6 September 201330 September 201324 Jiang Yi-huah
22 Luo Ying-shay (羅瑩雪) 30 September 201320 May 2016963 Kuomintang Jiang Yi-huah
Mao Chi-kuo
Chang San-cheng
23 Chiu Tai-san (邱太三) 20 May 201616 July 2018787 Democratic Progressive Party Lin Chuan
William Lai
24 Tsai Ching-hsiang (蔡清祥) 16 July 2018Incumbent1927 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

Notes
  1. First female Minister of Justice.

References
  1. https://www.moj.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=299091&CtNode=27901&mp=001
  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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