Ministry of Health and Welfare (Taiwan)
Wèishēng Fúlì Bù (Mandarin) Ví-sên Fuk-li Phu (Hakka) | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 17 March 1971 (as Department of Health) 23 July 2013 (as MOHW) |
| Preceding agency |
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| Jurisdiction | Taiwan |
| Headquarters | Taipei |
| Ministers responsible |
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| Website | www |
The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW; Chinese:
History
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The ministry was originally established on 17 March 1971 as the Department of Health (DOH; Chinese:
The original building of the MOHW was located at Datong District, Taipei when it was still named the Department of Health and being renamed Ministry of Health and Welfare. The Executive Yuan approved the construction for the new building of the then Department of Health in 2007 at Nangang District, Taipei. After years of planning and construction, the building was finally completed in May 2014. On 18 June 2014, the opening ceremony of the new MOHW building was attended by President Ma Ying-jeou, legislators, and representatives from various government agencies and related organizations.[2]
Organizational structure
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Political departments
[edit]- Department of Planning
- Department of Social Insurance
- Department of Social Assistance and Social Work
- Department of Protective Service
- Department of Nursing and Health Care
- Department of Medical Affairs
- Department of Mental Health
- Department of Oral Health
- Department of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy
Administrative departments
[edit]- Department of Secretarial Affairs
- Department of Personnel
- Department of Civil Service Ethics
- Department of Accounting
- Department of Statistics
- Department of Information Management
- Legal Affairs Committee
- Hospital and Social Welfare Organizations Administration Commission
- National Health Insurance Administration
- National Health Insurance Dispute Mediation Committee
- Health and Welfare Workers Training Center
- Office of International Cooperation
- National Pension Supervisory Committee
Agencies
[edit]- Social and Family Affairs Administration
- Centers for Disease Control
- Food and Drug Administration
- Health Promotion Administration
- National Health Insurance Administration
List of ministers
[edit]Kuomintang Democratic Progressive Party Non-partisan/ unknown
| № | Name | Term of office | Days | Party | Premier | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of the Department of Health | ||||||
| 1 | Yen Chun-hui ( |
17 March 1971 | 25 June 1974 | 1196 | Yen Chia-kan Chiang Ching-kuo | |
| 2 | Wang Chin-mao ( |
25 June 1974 | 9 May 1981 | 2510 | Chiang Ching-kuo Sun Yun-suan | |
| 3 | Hsu Tzu-chiu ( |
9 May 1981 | 14 January 1986 | 1711 | Sun Yun-suan Yu Kuo-hua | |
| 4 | Shih Chun-jen ( |
14 January 1986 | 2 June 1990 | 1600 | Yu Kuo-hua Lee Huan | |
| 5 | Chang Po-ya ( |
2 June 1990 | 1 September 1997 | 2648 | Independent | Hau Pei-tsun Lien Chan |
| 6 | Steve Chan (詹啟 |
1 September 1997 | 19 May 2000 | 992 | Independent [3] | Vincent Siew |
| 7 | Lee Ming-liang ( |
20 May 2000 | 31 August 2002 | 833 | Independent | Tang Fei Chang Chun-hsiung I Yu Shyi-kun |
| — | Twu Shiing-jer (涂醒 |
1 September 2002 | 31 December 2002 | 121 | Democratic Progressive Party | Yu Shyi-kun |
| 8 | Twu Shiing-jer (涂醒 |
31 December 2002 | 18 May 2003 | 138 | Democratic Progressive Party | Yu Shyi-kun |
| 9 | Chen Chien-jen ( |
18 May 2003 | 1 February 2005 | 625 | Independent | Yu Shyi-kun |
| — | Wang Hsiu-hong ( |
2 February 2005 | 16 February 2005 | 14 | Frank Hsieh | |
| 10 | Hou Sheng-mao ( |
17 February 2005 | 19 May 2008 | 1187 | Frank Hsieh Su Tseng-chang I Chang Chun-hsiung II | |
| 11 | Lin Fang-yue ( |
20 May 2008 | 25 September 2008 | 128 | Liu Chao-shiuan | |
| 12 | Yeh Ching-chuan ( |
26 September 2008 | 6 August 2009 | 314 | Kuomintang | Liu Chao-shiuan |
| 13 | Yang Chih-liang (楊志 |
6 August 2009 | 8 February 2011 | 551 | Kuomintang | Liu Chao-shiuan Wu Den-yih |
| 14 | Chiu Wen-ta (邱文 |
8 February 2011 | 22 July 2013 | 895 | Wu Den-yih Sean Chen Jiang Yi-huah | |
| Minister of Health and Welfare (since 23 July 2013) | ||||||
| 1 | Chiu Wen-ta (邱文 |
23 July 2013 | 3 October 2014 | 438 | Jiang Yi-huah | |
| — | Lin Tzou-yien ( |
3 October 2014 | 22 October 2014 | 19 | Jiang Yi-huah | |
| 2 | Chiang Been-huang (蔣丙煌) | 22 October 2014 | 19 May 2016 | 575 | Jiang Yi-huah Mao Chi-kuo Chang San-cheng | |
| 3 | Lin Tzou-yien ( |
20 May 2016 | 7 February 2017 | 263 | Lin Chuan | |
| 4 | Chen Shih-chung ( |
8 February 2017 | 17 July 2022 | 1985 | Democratic Progressive Party | Lin Chuan William Lai Su Tseng-chang II |
| 5 | Hsueh Jui-yuan (薛瑞 |
18 July 2022 | 20 May 2024 | 672 | Su Tseng-chang II | |
| 6 | Chiu Tai-yuan (邱泰 |
20 May 2024 | Incumbent | 80 | Democratic Progressive Party | Cho Jung-tai |
Transportation
[edit]The MOHW building is accessible within walking distance East from Kunyang Station of Taipei Metro.
See also
[edit]- Centers for Disease Control (Taiwan)
- Healthcare in Taiwan
- National Health Research Institutes (Taiwan)
- Pharmaceutical Affairs Law (Taiwan)
- Executive Yuan
References
[edit]- ^ "Ministry of Health and Welfare - Mission - the mission and vision of the MOHW". Archived from the original on 2016-12-06. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
- ^ "Ministry of Health and Welfare - MOHW News - the Ministry of Health and Welfare Building to be Opened Today, Creating Another Milestone in the Integration of Health and Welfare". Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
- ^ "詹啟
賢 ：我 辭職 才 參 選 郝龍斌 還 在位 子 上 |要 聞 |即時 ". Archived from the original on 2017-02-26. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
External links
[edit]- Official website
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