The Fujian Provincial Government was the former government that governed

Fujian Province Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its ...

of the Republic of China. Since 2018, it has been superseded and its duties have been transferred to the

Kinmen-Matsu Joint Services Center The Kinmen-Matsu Joint Services Center is the agency of the Executive Yuan serving as the local branch government governing Fujian Province which consists of Kinmen and Lienchiang Counties. History The agency was inaugurated on 17 January 2 ...

, the National Development Council and other ministries of the

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History

After the end of

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in 1949, the Fujian provincial government was moved from

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. Then, the provincial government was relocated to Xindian Township,

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within

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in 1956. On 15 January 1996, the provincial government moved back to Kinmen County. On 1 July 2018, by a resolution passed during the 3606th meeting of the Executive Yuan, all the remaining duties were transferred to the National Development Council and other ministries of the

. The transformation were scheduled to be done before the end of the year 2018. However, the government will keep the position of Governor of Fujian Province to comply with the requirement set by the Additional Articles of the Constitution.

Government structure

The only official who served in the provincial government was the Governor of Fujian Province (also called the Chairperson of the Fujian Provincial Government). The Governor was usually also a

minister without portfolio A minister without portfolio is either a government minister with no specific responsibilities or a minister who does not head a particular ministry. The sinecure is particularly common in countries ruled by coalition governments and a cabinet ...

. The provincial government was left with no physical building or office space after all of its functionalities were handed over to the

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in 2018. Historically, the provincial government was located in

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from 1949 to 1956, in Xindian,

from 1956 to January 1996 and in

again from January 1996 to 2018.

Governor of Fujian Province

The Governor of Fujian Province is the Chairperson of the Fujian Provincial Government.

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