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Central Election Commission Of The Republic Of China
The Central Election Commission (CEC; ; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ''Tûng-ông Sién-kí Vî-yèn-fi'') is the statutory independent agency responsible for managing local and national elections in the Republic of China (Taiwan). It is an important agency which carries out elections and enhances the democracy in the country. It is also charged with improving the election legal system, improve the quality of service, reinforce impartiality and independence. There are also local election commissions in all counties, cities, and municipalities. It is headed by the Chairman of commissioners or Chief of Commissioners. Functions The functions of the CEC includes: *Election Announcement *Candidate Nomination and Registration *Lot-Drawing for determining the order of candidates *Campaign Activities *Public Forums *Display and Public Releasing Voters’ Lists *Printing Election Bulle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwanese Mandarin
Taiwanese Mandarin, ''Guoyu'' ( zh, s=, t=國語, p=Guóyǔ, l=National Language, first=t) or ''Huayu'' ( zh, s=, t=華語, p=Huáyǔ, first=t, l=Mandarin Language, labels=no) refers to Mandarin Chinese spoken in Taiwan. A large majority of the Taiwanese population is fluent in Mandarin, though many also speak Taiwanese Hokkien, commonly called ''Minnanyu'' ( ''Mǐnnányǔ'') or Southern Min, a variety of Min Chinese. This language has had significant influence on Mandarin as spoken on the island. ''Guoyu'' is not the indigenous language of Taiwan. Chinese settlers came to Taiwan in the 16th century, but spoke other Chinese languages, primarily Southern Min. Japan annexed Taiwan in 1895 and governed the island as a colony for the next 50 years, during which time Japanese was introduced and taught in schools, while non-Mandarin languages were spoken at home. With the defeat of Imperial Japan in World War II, Taiwan was returned to the Republic of China under the Kuomintang (KMT), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wu Po-hsiung
Wu Po-hsiung (; born 19 June 1939) is a Taiwanese politician who is a former chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT). He has been the Interior Minister (1984-1988), Mayor of Taipei (1988–1990), Secretary-General to the President (1991–1996), and Chairman of the KMT (2007-2009). Wu was nominated as Honorary Chairman of the Kuomintang when he was succeeded by Ma Ying-jeou as the Chairman of the Kuomintang. Early life Born to a Hakka family in Zhongli, Taoyuan in 1939, Wu received a bachelor's degree in business administration from National Cheng Kung University in 1962. Early political life He entered politics when he was elected into the Taiwan Provincial Council in the Taoyuan County electoral district from 1968 to 1972. Taoyuan County Magistrate Wu become the Magistrate of Taoyuan County from 1973 to 1976. His father Wu Hong-ling had served in the same position from 1960 to 1964. ROC Interior Ministry Wu become the Ministry of the Interior twice in 1984-1988 and 1991-1994. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Politics Of The Republic Of China
The Republic of China (Chinese: 中華民國政治, Pinyin: ''Zhōnghuá Mínguó de zhèngzhì'') (commonly known as Taiwan) is governed in a framework of a Representative democracy, representative democratic republic under a Five-Power system envisioned by Sun Yat-sen, whereby under the constitutional amendments, the President of the Republic of China, President is head of state and the Premier of the Republic of China, Premier (President of the Executive Yuan) is head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in primarily with the parliament and limited by government. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. In addition, the Civil service commission, Civil service power is in charge of validating the qualification of civil servants and the supervision Government performance auditing, auditory power inspects, reviews, and audits the policies and operations of the gover ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chen In-chin
Chen In-chin () is now a Taiwanese professor at National Central University. He was the Chairperson of Central Election Commission from 17 November 2017 to 25 November 2018. Education and academic career Chen obtained his bachelor's and master's degree in law from National Taiwan University in 1986 and 1992 respectively. He then obtained his doctoral degree in law from Heidelberg University in Germany in 1999. Chen began teaching at Ming Chuan University as an assistant professor of law in 2000. He was promoted to associate professor in 2003. He left Ming Chuan University for National Central University (NCU) in 2006, and was appointed to the rank of full professor in 2008. He was the director of the Graduate Institute of Law and Government at NCU between 2015 and 2017. Central Election Commission Chen won 70 of 72 ballots in a Legislative Yuan vote in November 2017, confirming him to the chairmanship of the Central Election Commission. Chen believed he was impeached for h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lin Tzu-ling
Lin Tzu-ling () is a Taiwanese politician. She currently serves as the Administrative Deputy Minister of the Ministry of the Interior. ROC Interior Ministry In 2000, Lin was appointed leader of the Civil Affairs Department. By 2002, she had been named secretary-general of the interior ministry's Sexual Harassment Prevention Council. Lin remained in this position through 2007. In 2009, Lin served as acting director-general of the National Archives Administration. By 2010, Lin had been appointed deputy minister of the interior. Lin retained her duties at the Ministry of the Interior while serving on the Central Election Commission, to which she was first nominated in 2011. Speaking at an opening ceremony of a seminar in September 2012 held by National Taiwan Normal University, Lin reiterated ROC sovereignty claim over regions in South China Sea and East China Sea based on ROC geography, history and international law. In March 2013, Lin presented a report at the Executive Yu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chang Po-ya
Chang Po-ya (; born 5 October 1942) is a Taiwanese politician who is the founder of the Non-Partisan Solidarity Union, a political party in Taiwan. Early life Born in what is now Chiayi City to Hsu Shih-hsien and Chang Chin-tung, both physicians, Chang Po-ya is a medical doctor educated in Kaohsiung Medical College (1968), the Institute of Public Health of National Taiwan University (1970), Johns Hopkins University (1974), and Kyorin University (1994). Political career She was the mayor of her home city, serving three terms (1983–89, 1997–2000), the first time succeeding her mother, Hsu; the last time succeeding her sister, . The Chang daughters and mother are known as the Hsü Family of Chiayi (許家班). During her first term, martial law was lifted and she led the creation of The First 228 Peace Memorial Monument in Taiwan. She was the Minister of Health from June 2, 1990 to September 10, 1997 and led the creation of Taiwan's national health insurance system. Under Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liu I-chou
Liu I-chou () is a Taiwanese politician. He was the acting chairperson and subsequently the chairperson of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of the Republic of China since 1 August 2014 until 3 November 2017. Education Liu obtained his bachelor's and master's degrees in law from National Chengchi University in 1973 and 1977, respectively. He then obtained his doctoral degree in political science from University of Michigan in the United States in 1990. Central Election Commission Liu served as the vice chairperson of the CEC from 2009 until 2014, when he became the acting chairperson of the commission after the former chairperson, Chang Po-ya, resigned from the position to take the position of the president of Control Yuan The Control Yuan is the supervisory and auditory branch of the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Prior to constitutional reforms in the 1990s, the Control Yuan, along with National Assembly (electoral college) and the Legislati .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rai Hau-min
Rai Hau-min (; born 2 January 1939) in Tō'oku Village, Shinchiku Prefecture, Japanese Taiwan, was the President of the Judicial Yuan of the Republic of China from 2010 to 2016. An attorney by profession, Rai founded the Formosa Transnational Attorney at Law () in 1974, and served as the Chairperson of the Central Election Commission of the Republic of China from 4 November 2009 to 12 October 2010 before his appointment as President of the Judicial Yuan. Education Rai obtained his bachelor's and master's degrees in law from National Taiwan University and University of Tokyo in Japan, respectively. Honors * Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun, 2017 See also * Politics of Taiwan The Republic of China (Chinese: 中華民國政治, Pinyin: ''Zhōnghuá Mínguó de zhèngzhì'') (commonly known as Taiwan) is governed in a framework of a representative democratic republic under a Five-Power system envisioned by Sun ... References External links The Honorabl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chang Cheng-hsiung
Chang Cheng-hsiung (; born 24 November 1941) is a Taiwanese lawyer who chaired the Central Election Commission from 2004 to 2009. Prior to his appointment as chair of the Central Election Commission, Chang had practiced law for 37 years. He served as legal counsel for dissidents arrested during the Kaohsiung Incident of 1979. Chang has also served on the board of China Aviation Development Foundation. Chang was nominated to the chairmanship of the Central Election Commission in June 2004. In June 2007, Kuomintang legislators criticized Chang for scheduling elections for the seventh Legislative Yuan on 12 January 2008. The 2008 Taiwanese transitional justice referendum was scheduled for the same date, and local governments affiliated with the Pan-Blue Coalition announced that voters within their jurisdiction would use two-step voting, in which legislative ballots and referendum ballots were obtained and cast separately, instead of one-step voting mandated by the Central Election ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huang Chu-wen
Huang Chu-wen (; born 20 August 1941) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Minister of the Interior from 1998 to 2000. References Taiwanese Ministers of the Interior Living people 1941 births National Taiwan University alumni Taiwan Solidarity Union chairpersons Kuomintang Members of the Legislative Yuan in Taiwan Members of the 1st Legislative Yuan in Taiwan Members of the 2nd Legislative Yuan Members of the 3rd Legislative Yuan {{Taiwan-KMT-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeh Chin-fong
Yeh Chin-fong (; born 22 June 1943) is a Taiwanese politician. She was the Minister of Justice from 1999 to 2000. Minister of Justice 1999 judicial person of the year In January 2000, Yeh was chosen as the Judicial Person of the Year for 1999. 2001 Changhua County magistrate election On 1 December 2001, Yeh joined the Changhua County magistrate election from Kuomintang The Kuomintang (KMT), also referred to as the Guomindang (GMD), the Nationalist Party of China (NPC) or the Chinese Nationalist Party (CNP), is a major political party in the Republic of China, initially on the Chinese mainland and in Tai .... However, she lost to Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate Wong Chin-chu. References Taiwanese Ministers of Justice Living people 1943 births Taiwanese Ministers of the Interior Female justice ministers Female interior ministers Women government ministers of Taiwan Kuomintang politicians in Taiwan {{Taiwan-KMT-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lin Fong-cheng
Lin Fong-cheng (; born 20 March 1940) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Vice Chairman of the Kuomintang from April 2007 to April 2014. Kuomintang Secretary-General 2005 Mainland China visit In April 2005, Lin joined Lien Chan and other Pan-Blue officials to visit mainland China. Prior to their departure, Lin said that the trip aimed to seek constructive dialogue on the peaceful development of cross-strait relations. Kuomintang Vice Chairmanship May 2009 Mainland China visit In May 2009, Lin joined Wu Po-hsiung and other Kuomintang high officials to visit Mainland China for an 8-day visit. He and the delegations visited several Chinese Mainland cities, from Beijing, Hangzhou, Nanjing and Chongqing. July 2009 Mainland China visit In July 2009, Lin and delegates participated in the 5th Cross-Strait Economic, Trade and Culture Forum in Changsha, Hunan on 11–12 July. The forum ended with a joint proposal to promote cultural exchanges across the Taiwan Strait. After the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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