| 行政院 Xíngzhèng Yuàn(Mandarin) Hêng-chèng-īⁿ(Taiwanese Hokkien) Hàng-chṳn Yen(Hakka) | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 25 October 1928 (in mainland China) 10 March 1950 (in Taipei) |
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| Dissolved | 1 October 1949 (mainland China) |
| Jurisdiction | Government of the Republic of China |
| Status | Active in theFree area of the Republic of China, defunct inMainland China |
| Headquarters | No. 1, Zhongxiao E. Rd.,Zhongzheng,Taipei |
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| Website | Official website |
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| Chinese | 行政院 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Executive Court | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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TheExecutive Yuan (Chinese:行政院;pinyin:Xíngzhèng Yuàn) is theexecutive branch of thegovernment of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Under theamended constitution, the head of the Executive Yuan is thePremier who is positioned as thehead of government and has the power to appoint members to serve in the cabinet, while theROC President is thehead of state under thesemi-presidential system, who can appoint the Premier and nominate the members of the cabinet.[3] The Premier may be removed by a vote of no-confidence by a majority of the Legislative Yuan, after which the President may either remove the Premier or dissolve the Legislative Yuan and initiate a new election for legislators.[3]
The Executive Yuan is headed by thePremier (or President of the Executive Yuan) and includes its Vice Premier, fourteen cabinet ministers, various chairpersons of commissions, and five to nine ministers without portfolio. The Vice Premier, ministers, and chairpersons are appointed by thePresident of the Republic of China on the recommendation of the Premier.[4]
Its formation, as one of five branches ("Yuans") of the government, stemmed from theThree Principles of the People, the constitutional theory ofSun Yat-sen, but was adjusted constitutionally over the years to adapt to the situation in the ROC by changes in the laws and theConstitution of the Republic of China.
| Name | Leader | |||
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| English Name | Chinese | |||
| Premier | 院長 | Cho Jung-tai |  | |
| Vice Premier | 副院長 | Cheng Li-chun |  | |
| Secretary-General | 秘書長 | Kung Ming-hsin |  | |
The heads of these independent institutions under the Executive Yuan Council would not be affected by any change of the Premier.
| Name | Chair | |||
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| English Name | Chinese | |||
| Central Election Commission | 中央選舉委員會 | Lee Chin-yung |  | |
| Fair Trade Commission | 公平交易委員會 | Lee Mei |  | |
| National Communications Commission | 國家通訊傳播委員會 | Chen Yaw-shyang |  | |
| Central Bank | 中央銀行 | Yang Chin-long |  | |
Duencies may be dissolved or merged with other agencies. Based on Executive Yuan website, the following bodies are no longer agencies under the Executive Yuan:[5]
The Executive Yuan Council, commonly referred to as "The Cabinet" (內閣), is the chief policymaking organ of the ROC government. It consists of the premier, who presides over its meetings, the vice premier, ministers without portfolio, the heads of the ministries, and the heads of the Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission and the Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission. The secretary-general and the deputy secretary-general of the Executive Yuan also attend, as well as heads of other Executive Yuan organizations by invitation, but they have no vote. Article 58 of the Constitution empowers the Executive Yuan Council to evaluate statutory and budgetary bills concerningmartial law,amnesty,declarations of war, conclusion of peace or treaties, and other important affairs before submission to the Legislative Yuan.
The Executive Yuan Council must present the Legislators with an annual policy statement and an administrative report. The Legislative Committee may also summon members of the Executive Yuan Council for questioning.
Whenever there is disagreement between the Legislative Council and Executive Yuan Council, the Legislative Committee may pass a resolution asking the Executive Yuan Council to alter the policy proposal in question. The Executive Yuan may, in turn, ask the Legislators to reconsider. Afterwards, if the Legislative Council upholds the original resolution, the premier must abide by the resolution or resign. The Executive Yuan Council may also present an alternative budgetary bill if the one passed by the Legislative Committee is deemed difficult to execute.
The Executive Yuan Building was built in 1940 as the newcity hall for Taipei, on the site of Huashan Elementary School.[9] After Taiwan washanded over to theRepublic of China in 1945, Taipei's city hall was relocated to the former campus of Jian Cheng Elementary School.[10] The old city hall building was turned over to house theprovincial government for Taiwan. It became the Executive Yuan building in 1957.[11]
The Executive Yuan building has been open to the public since 2003.[12][13] It is accessible within walking distance east ofTaipei Main Station or west ofShandao Temple Station ofTaipei Metro.
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