The National Security Council (NSC; ) is an organ of the Republic of China (

Taiwan 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 no ...

) directly under the chairmanship of the

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to advise on issues related to national security. Members of the NSC also consist of the

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, the

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, the heads of key ministries, the Chief of the General Staff, the NSC Secretary-General and the Director-General of the National Security Bureau.

History

During the fourth meeting of the first session of the

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in March 1966 in

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, the temporary provision effective during the Period of Mobilization for the Suppression of Communist Rebellion was revised. The fourth clause of this amendment authorized the

to establish organs for mobilization to suppress the rebellion of the

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, determine policies related to the period of mobilization and deal with war politics. President

Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Kai-shek (31 October 1887 – 5 April 1975), also known as Chiang Chung-cheng and Jiang Jieshi, was a Chinese Nationalist politician, revolutionary, and military leader who served as the leader of the Republic of China (ROC) from 1928 ...

ordered Huang Shao-ku, Wang Yun-wu, Chang Chi-yun and

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to organize a small preparatory committee to establish a National Security Council and to draft an organizational program. In February 1967, President Chiang promulgated an organizational outline for a National Security Council during the mobilization period. Huang Shao-ku was chosen to be the first secretary general and

was placed in charge of the key works. This marked the establishment of the NSC.

Membership

Secretaries-General

National Defense Council

* (20 February 1951 – 26 May 1954) * (July 1954 – August 1957) * Zhang Qun (August 1957 – June 1959) * Gu Zhutong (29 June 1959 – 1 February 1967)

National Security Council

* Huang Shao-ku (1 February 1967 – 20 June 1979) *

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(20 June 1979 – 28 March 1984) * (28 May 1984 – 16 June 1986) *

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(18 June 1986 – 28 February 1993) * Shih Chi-yang (2 March 1993 – 1 September 1994) * Ting Mao-shih (1 September 1994 – 31 January 1999) * (1 February 1999 – 20 May 2000) * Chuang Ming-yao (20 May 2000 – 16 August 2001) * (16 August 2001 – 7 March 2002) * Chiou I-jen (7 March 2002 – 5 February 2003) *

Kang Ning-hsiang Kang Ning-hsiang (; born 16 November 1938) is a Taiwanese politician. He was active in the Tangwai movement, and began his political career as a supporter of Huang Hsin-chieh. Kang served in the Taipei City Council from 1969 to 1972, when he was ...

(5 February 2003 – 20 May 2004) * Chiou I-jen (20 May 2004 – 6 February 2007) *

Mark Chen Mark Tang-shan/Tan-sun Chen (), born September 16, 1935, in Tainan Prefecture (now part of Tainan City), Taiwan, is a Taiwanese politician, former Secretary-General of the Office of the President of Taiwan under former President Chen Shui-bian ...

(6 February 2007 – 27 March 2008) * Chen Chung-hsin (27 March 2008 – 20 May 2008) (acting) * Su Chi (20 May 2008 – 23 February 2010) * Hu Wei-jen (23 February 2010 – 25 September 2012) *

Jason Yuan Jason Yuan (; born 1 February 1942) is a Taiwanese politician and diplomat. He was the Secretary-General of the National Security Council in 2012–2014. ROC Representative to the United States Yuan was the chief representative of the Republi ...

(26 September 2012 – 24 March 2014) * King Pu-tsung (25 March 2014 – 12 February 2015) * Kao Hua-chu (12 February 2015 – 20 May 2016) *

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(20 May 2016 – 18 May 2017) * Yen Teh-fa (18 May 2017 – 26 February 2018) * David Lee (26 February 2018 – 19 May 2020) * Wellington Koo (20 May 2020 – incumbent)

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