The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA; ) is the ministry of the Republic of China (

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) responsible for formulating

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and

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for industry and trade, foreign direct investment, energy, minerals, measurement standards,

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, state-owned enterprises. The ministry is a cabinet level government agency of the

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. The executive agency promotes industrial and economic policies which allows economic activity and growth, increased employment and investments in sector which are critical to Taiwan's economy. Taiwan's main exports are

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, computers,

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equipment, industrial design services and creative industries/

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History

MOEA was initially established in June 1931 as National Economic Council by the

. In December 1931, the council was merged with other organizations to create the Ministry of Basic Industries. In December 1937, the ministry was reorganized as the Ministry of Economic Affairs. The MOEA continued to function in Taiwan since 1949 after the

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was defeated on the

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during the

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Structure

ROC-MOEA Department of Commerce plate 20131012

ROC-MOEA Bureau of Standards, Metrology & Inspection 20101213

The Ministry of Economic Affairs is very important in the management of Taiwan's economy. It manages a number of statutory bodies and state owned enterprises.

Staff units

The internal structure of the MOEA: *Department of Mines *Department of Commerce *Department of International Cooperation *Department of Investment Services *Department of Industrial Technology *Department of Statistics *Central Region Office *Southern Taiwan Joint Services Center *Office of Trade Negotiations

Administrative agencies

The Ministry of Economic Affairs is responsible for the entire Taiwanese economy. It has a number of statutory administrative agencies reporting under it. They are: * Industrial Development Bureau ** Central Region Branch ** Southern Region Branch * Bureau of Foreign Trade * Intellectual Property Office * Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection ** Keelung Branch ** Hsinchu Branch ** Taichung Branch ** Tainan Branch ** Kaohsiung Branch ** Hualien Branch *

Bureau of Energy The Bureau of Energy, Ministry of Economic Affairs (BOE; ) is the administrative agency of the Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan) responsible for energy-related affairs. History The BOE was originally established as ...

* Water Resources Agency * Small and Medium Enterprise Administration * Export Processing Zone Administration ** Kaohsiung Export Processing Zone ** Taichung Export Processing Zone ** Chungkang Export Processing Zone ** Pingtung Export Processing Zone * Central Geological Survey *

State-owned Enterprises Commission The State-owned Enterprises Commission (SEC; ) is the government agency of the Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Taiwan (ROC) in charge of supervising the management and operation of state-owned enterprises. History SEC was originally establ ...

* Investment Commission * International Trade Commission * Bureau of Mines

National corporations

The Ministry of Economic Affairs have a number of state owned enterprises reporting to it. They are: * Taiwan Sugar Corporation * Taiwan Power Company * CPC Corporation * Taiwan Water Corporation

Overseas offices

List of ministers

Pre-1947 Constitution

*1928: H. H. Kung *1931:

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(陳公博)

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*1935:

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(吳鼎昌)

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*1937: Ch’eng T’ien-ku (程天固)

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*1938:

Wang Wen-ho Wang may refer to: Names * Wang (surname) (王), a common Chinese surname * Wāng (汪), a less common Chinese surname * Titles in Chinese nobility * A title in Korean nobility * A title in Mongolian nobility Places * Wang River in Thaila ...

(翁文灝) eng Wenhao*1946: Wang Yun-wu

Post-1947 Constitution

Political Party: † Died in office.

Access

The MOEA building is accessible by walking distance West of Guting Station of the

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on the Orange Line.

References

External links

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Industrial Professional Assessment System
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1931 establishments in China Republic of China, Economic Affairs Finance in Taiwan