The Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD; ) was a

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responsible for drafting overall plans for national economic development in

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. It also assessed development projects, proposals and programmes submitted to the

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. It also coordinated the economic policy making activities of ministries and agencies and the monitoring the implementation of development projects, measures and programmes. The CEPD acted in an advisory role to the central government in formulating economic policies. The chairperson reported to the Minister and three Vice Ministers and one Secretary-General. The members of the council included bureaucrats from other agencies. They included: * Minister without portfolio, Executive Yuan * Governor of the

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* Minister of Economic Affairs * Minister of Transportation and Communications * Chairman of the

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of the

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of the

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, Executive Yuan * Chairman of

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, Executive Yuan * Chairperson of the

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History

The agency was established in 1948 as the Council for United States Aid (CUSA) which was established as part of the Sino-American Economic Aid Agreement signed between the

Republic of China Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast ...

and the

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in the same year. In September 1963, CUSA was reformed as the Council for International Economic Cooperation and Development (CIECD) then as the Economic Planning Council (EPC) in 1973 to strengthen the planning and research functions of the Executive Yuan. In December 1977, the EPC was merged with the Finance and Economic Committee and reorganised as the CEPD to promote comprehensive national economic development. On 22 January 2014, CEPD was merged with

Research, Development and Evaluation Commission The Research, Development and Evaluation Commission (RDEC; ) was a branch of the Executive Yuan of the Taiwan (ROC). The commission was responsible for policy research and development, policy planning, policy supervision and evaluation, government ...

to form the National Development Council.

Structure

The internal structure of the agency was as follows: *Department of Overall Planning *Department of Economic Research *Department of Sectoral Planning *Department of Manpower Planning *Department of Urban and Housing Development *Department of Financial Analysis *Department of Supervision and Evaluation *Department of General Affairs *Personnel Office *Government Ethics Office *Accounting Office *Center for Economic Deregulation and Innovation

Ministers

Council for United States Aid

Weng Wenhao Weng Wenhao (; 26 July 1889 – 27 January 1971) was a Chinese geologist and politician. He was one of the earliest modern Chinese geologists, and is regarded as the founder of modern Chinese geology and the father of modern Chinese oil industry ...

(4 June 1948 – 28 November 1948) *

Sun Fo Sun Fo or Sun Ke (; 21 October 1891 – 13 September 1973), courtesy name Zhesheng (), was a high-ranking official in the government of the Republic of China. He was the son of Sun Yat-sen, the founder of the Republic of China, and his fir ...

(28 November 1948 – 12 March 1949) *

He Yingqin He Yingqin, (; April 2, 1890 – October 21, 1987) also Ho Ying-chin, was a politician and one of the most senior generals of the Kuomintang (KMT) during Republic of China, and a close ally of Chiang Kai-shek. Early years A native of Guizhou, H ...

(12 March 1949 – 12 June 1949) *

Yan Xishan Yan Xishan (; 8 October 1883 – 22 July 1960, ) was a Chinese warlord who served in the government of the Republic of China. He effectively controlled the province of Shanxi from the 1911 Xinhai Revolution to the 1949 Communist victory in ...

(12 June 1949 – 15 March 1950) *

Chen Cheng Chen Cheng (; ; January 4, 1898 – March 5, 1965) was a Chinese political and military leader, and one of the main commanders of the National Revolutionary Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War. After moving ...

(15 March 1950 – 1 June 1954) *

Yu Hung-Chun Yu Hung-chun (; 4 January 1898 – 1 June 1960), also known as O. K. Yui, was a Chinese political figure who served as mayor of Shanghai, chairman of the Taiwan Provincial Government and Premier of the Republic of China. Right before the Battl ...

(1 June 1954 – 22 August 1957) *

Yen Chia-kan Yen Chia-kan (; 23 October 1905 – 24 December 1993), also known as C. K. Yen, was a Kuomintang politician. He succeeded Chiang Kai-shek as President of the Republic of China on 5 April 1975, being sworn in on 6 April 1975, and served out the ...

(22 August 1957 – 15 July 1958) *

(15 July 1958 – September 1963)

Council for International Economic Cooperation and Development

(September 1963 – 21 December 1963) *

(21 December 1963 – 4 August 1969) *

Chiang Ching-kuo Chiang Ching-kuo (27 April 1910 – 13 January 1988) was a politician of the Republic of China after its retreat to Taiwan. The eldest and only biological son of former president Chiang Kai-shek, he held numerous posts in the government ...

(4 August 1969 – 1 August 1973)

Economic Planning Council

* (1 August 1973 – 11 June 1976) * (11 June 1976 – 1 December 1977)

Council for Economic Planning and Development

Yu Kuo-hwa Yu Kuo-hwa () (January 10, 1914 – October 4, 2000) was the Premier of the Republic of China from 1984 to 1989. Biography He was born on 10 January 1914 in Fenghua, Ningbo, Zhejiang, Republic of China, China. He studied for degrees at Harvard ...

(1 December 1977 – 1 June 1984) *

Chao Yao-tung Chao Yao-tung (; 1916 – 20 August 2008) was a Taiwanese politician, and economist. In 1971, Chao helped founded China Steel. He was the Minister of Economic Affairs from 1981 to 1984. Chao then served as chairman of the Council for Economic ...

(1 June 1984 – 22 July 1988) *

Fredrick Chien Fredrick F. Chien, or Fred Chien, Chien Foo (; born 21 March 1935), is a retired Taiwanese diplomat and politician who served as the President of the Republic of China Control Yuan from 1999 to 2005. After graduating from Yale University, he ass ...

(22 July 1988 – 1 June 1990) *

Shirley Kuo Shirley Kuo (; born 25 January 1930) is a Taiwanese politician. Kuo earned a doctorate in economics from Kobe University in Japan after receiving bachelor's and master's degrees from National Taiwan University and Massachusetts Institute of Tech ...

(1 June 1990 – 27 February 1993) *

Vincent Siew Vincent C. Siew or Siew Wan-chang (; born 3 January 1939) is a Taiwanese politician who served as the Vice President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 2008 to 2012. He was the first Taiwanese-born Premier of the Republic of China and former ...

(27 February 1993 – 14 December 1994) * Hsu Li-teh (15 December 1994 – 10 June 1996) *

Chiang Pin-kung Chiang Pin-kung (; 16 December 1932 – 10 December 2018) was a Taiwanese politician. He led the Ministry of Economic Affairs from 1993 to 1996, when he was named Minister of the Council for Economic Planning and Development, where he served u ...

(10 June 1996 – 20 May 2000) * Chen Po-chih (20 May 2000 – 1 February 2002) *

Lin Hsin-i Lin Hsin-i (; born 2 December 1946) is a Taiwanese businessman. He served in the Democratic Progressive Party administration as Minister of Economic Affairs between 2000 and 2002, then as Vice Premier between 2002 and 2004. In November 2005, ...

(1 February 2002 – 20 May 2004) *

Hu Sheng-cheng Hu Sheng-cheng (; 5 August 1940 – 10 July 2018) was a Taiwanese economist. He led the Council for Economic Planning and Development from 2004 to 2007 and the Financial Supervisory Commission from 2007 to 2008. Academic career Hu studied econ ...

(20 May 2004 – 21 May 2007) *

Ho Mei-yueh Ho Mei-yueh (; born 9 January 1951) is a Taiwanese politician. Education Ho studied agricultural chemistry at National Taiwan University and technology management and business administration at National Chengchi University. Political career Ho ...

(21 May 2007 – 20 May 2008) * Chen Tain-jy (20 May 2008 – 10 September 2009) *

Tsai Hsun-hsiung Tsai Hsun-hsiung (; born 23 June 1941) is a Taiwanese politician. He served as Minister of the Environmental Protection Administration from 1996 to 2000. Tsai was named the Governor of Taiwan Province in 2008 before being named the Minister of ...

(10 September 2009 – 19 May 2010) *

Christina Liu Christina Liu (; born 7 April 1955) is a Taiwanese politician. She was first elected to the Legislative Yuan in 2001, and served until 2007. Subsequently, Liu led the Council for Economic Planning and Development from 2010 to 2012, when she was ...

(20 May 2010 – 6 February 2012) *

Yiin Chii-ming Yiin Chii-ming (; born 2 June 1952) is Taiwanese politician. He was the Minister of the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) of the Executive Yuan from 2012 to 2013. Education Yiin obtained his bachelor's degree from the Departm ...

(6 February 2012 – 17 February 2013) *

Kuan Chung-ming Kuan Chung-ming (; born 15 August 1956) is a Taiwanese politician and academic. He was the last minister of the Council for Economic Planning and Development from 2013 to 2014 and served as the first minister of the succeeding government agency, ...

(18 February 2013 – 21 January 2014)

References

External links

Council for Economic Planning and Development Official Website
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