The Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC; ) is a cabinet-level governmental body of Taiwan in charge of all policy and regulation of transportation and communications networks and administration of all transportation and communications operations and enterprises in Taiwan.
History The Ministry of Transportation and Communications in its current form can be traced back to the post-WWII merger of two earlier ministries, namely the earlier iteration of the Ministry of Communications of the Republic of China (founded in 1912 by the Beiyang government to succeed the former Ministry of Posts and Communications of the later Qing Dynasty), and the Communications Department of the Transportation Bureau of the Governor-General of Taiwan.
Until 2006, the MOTC was also responsible for regulating Taiwan's broadcasting and telecommunications sector, as well as said country's frequency allocations and spectrum management, when that function was split off into a new statutory body called the National Communications Commission.
Introduction In Taiwan, transportation and communications operations comprise four categories: communications, transportation, meteorology, and tourism. The Ministry of Transportation and Communications is responsible for making policy, formulating laws and regulations, and overseeing operations in the area of transportation and communications.
Communications operations encompass postal services and telecommunications. Postal services are managed by the Chunghwa Post. Regarding telecommunications, the MOTC is responsible for the overall planning of communications resources, assisting and promoting the communications industry, and fostering universal access to communications.
Transportation operations are divided into land, sea, and air transportation.
Land transportation comprises railways (including conventional railways, mass rapid transit, and high-speed rail) as well as highway transportation. Conventional railways is operated by the Taiwan Railways Administration. Mass rapid transit systems are managed by local governments. High-speed rail is managed by the Taiwan High Speed Rail. Highway transportation is managed by the Directorate General of Highways. Expressways are constructed and maintained by the Freeway Bureau.
Sea transportation consists of water transport and harbors. Shipping carriers of water transport are privately operated, while harbors are operated by the Taiwan International Ports Corporation.
Air transportation includes airline companies and airports. Airline companies are privately operated, while airports and flight navigation services are operated by the Civil Aeronautics Administration.
The Central Weather Bureau under this ministry handles all national meteorological operations.
The Tourism Bureau under this ministry provides planning and oversight for tourism development.
Organization
The administrators of MOTC include the Minister, Executive Vice Minister, and two Administrative Deputy Ministers.
MOTC is divided into an Internal Division and an External Division.
Internal division Secretariat, Office of Technical Superintendents, Office of Counselors, Department of General Affairs, Department of Personnel, Department of Civil Service Ethics, Department of Accounting, Department of Statistics, Legal Affairs Committee, Petition Reviewing Committee, Road Traffic Safety Committee, Office of Science and Technology Advisors, Information Management Center, Transportation Mobilization Committee, Department of Railways and Highways, Department of Posts and Telecommunications, Department of Navigation and Aviation, Transportation and Communications Management Unit.
Administrative agencies Freeway Bureau Civil Aviation Administration Tourism Administration Highway Bureau Central Weather Administration Railway Bureau Maritime and Port Bureau Institute of Transportation
Government corporations Chunghwa Post Co., Ltd. Taiwan Railways Corporation (formerly the Taiwan Railways Administration) Taoyuan International Airport Corporation Taiwan International Ports Corporation Kaohsiung Port Land Development Corporation, Ltd. (co-owned by Taiwan International Ports Corporation and Kaohsiung City Government)
List of ministers
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In the latter half of the 20th century, the ministry was created by merging the separate ministries of Transportation (c. 1912), Communications (c. 1938), and Railways (c. 1928 replacing the earlier iteration of the Ministry of Communications and links to the Ministry of Posts and Communications of Imperial China).
Sun Fo Minister of Communications (1926 - 1927), Minister of Railways (1928-1931) Wang Boqun (1927 – 1931) Chen Mingshu Minister of Communications (December 1931 – October 1932) Huang Shaohong (July 1932 – December 1935) Chu Chia-hua Minister of Communications, Minister of Transportation (October 1932 – December 1935) Yu Feipeng (1935) (acting) Ku Meng-yu Minister of Railways (1932 - 1935), Minister of Transportation (1935 – 1937) Yu Feipeng (March 1937 – 1938) Chang Kia-ngau Minister of Railways (1935 -1938), Minister of Communications (1938 – 1942) Zeng Yangfu (December 1942 – February 1945) Yu Feipeng (February 1945 – May 1946) (May 1946 - May 1948)
No.NameTerm of office DaysPartyCabinet 1 (俞大維) 31 May 1948 8 February 1949 Independent Weng WenhaoSun Fo — Ling Hongxun (凌鴻勛) 8 February 1949 21 March 1949 Kuomintang Sun FoHe Yingqin 2 Duanmu Jie (端木傑) 21 March 1949 1 February 1950 Independent He YingqinYan Xishan — Yan Xishan (閻錫山) 18 December 1949 1 February 1950 Kuomintang Yan Xishan 3 Chen Liang (陳良) 1 February 1950 15 March 1950 Kuomintang Yan XishanChen Cheng I 4 He Zhong-han (賀衷寒) 15 March 1950 1 June 1954 Kuomintang Chen Cheng I 5 Yuan Shou-chien (袁守謙) 1 June 1954 23 July 1960 Kuomintang Chen Cheng IYu Hung-ChunChen Cheng II 6 Shen Yi (沈怡) 23 July 1960 11 December 1967 Kuomintang Chen Cheng IIYen Chia-kan 7 Sun Yun-suan (孫運璿) 11 December 1967 11 October 1969 Kuomintang Yen Chia-kan 8 Chang Chi-cheng (張繼正) 11 October 1969 1 June 1972 Kuomintang Yen Chia-kanChiang Ching-kuo 9 Kao Yu-shu (高玉樹) 1 June 1972 11 June 1976 Independent Chiang Ching-kuo 10 Lin Chin-sheng (林金生) 11 June 1976 1 December 1981 Kuomintang Chiang Ching-kuoSun Yun-suan 11 Lien Chan (連戰) 1 December 1981 23 April 1987 Kuomintang Sun Yun-suanYu Kuo-hwa 12 Guo Nan-hung (郭南宏) 23 April 1987 1 June 1989 Kuomintang Yu Kuo-hwaLee Huan 13 Clement Chang (張建邦) 1 June 1989 24 April 1991 Kuomintang Lee HuanHau Pei-tsun — Ma Cheng-fang (馬鎮方) 24 April 1991 1 June 1991 Kuomintang Hau Pei-tsun 14 Eugene Chien (簡又新) 1 June 1991 27 February 1993 Kuomintang Hau Pei-tsunLien Chan 15 Liu Chao-shiuan (劉兆玄) 27 February 1993 10 June 1996 Kuomintang Lien Chan 16 Tsay Jaw-yang (蔡兆陽) 10 June 1996 1 April 1998 Kuomintang Lien ChanVincent Siew 17 Lin Fong-cheng (林豐正) 1 April 1998 27 March 2000 Kuomintang Vincent Siew — George Chen (陳世圯) 27 March 2000 20 May 2000 Kuomintang Vincent Siew 18 Yeh Chu-lan (葉菊蘭) 20 May 2000 1 February 2002 Democratic Progressive Party Tang FeiChang Chun-hsiung I 19 Lin Ling-san (林陵三) 1 February 2002 25 January 2006 Democratic Progressive Party Yu Shyi-kunFrank Hsieh 20 Kuo Yao-chi (郭瑤琪) 25 January 2006 22 August 2006 Democratic Progressive Party Su Tseng-chang I 21 Tsai Duei (蔡堆) 22 August 2006 20 May 2008 Kuomintang Su Tseng-chang IChang Chun-hsiung II 22 Mao Chi-kuo (毛治國) 20 May 2008 18 February 2013 Kuomintang Liu Chao-shiuanWu Den-yihChen Chun 23 Yeh Kuang-shih (葉匡時) 18 February 2013 13 January 2015 Kuomintang Jiang Yi-huahMao Chi-kuo — Chen Jian-yu (陳建宇) 13 January 2015 24 January 2015 Independent Mao Chi-kuo 24 Chen Jian-yu (陳建宇) 24 January 2015 20 May 2016 Independent Mao Chi-kuoChang San-cheng 25 Hochen Tan (賀陳旦) 20 May 2016 16 July 2018 Independent Lin ChuanWilliam Lai 26 Wu Hong-mo (吳宏謀) 16 July 2018 3 December 2018 Independent William Lai — Wang Kwo-tsai (王國材) 4 December 2018 13 January 2019 Independent William Lai 27 Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) 14 January 2019 20 April 2021 Democratic Progressive Party Su Tseng-chang II 28 Wang Kwo-tsai (王國材) 20 April 2021 20 May 2024 Independent Su Tseng-chang IIChen Chien-jen 29 Lee Meng-yen (李孟諺) 20 May 2024 19 August 2024 Independent Cho Jung-tai — Chen Yen-po (陳彥伯) 20 August 2024 1 September 2024 Independent Cho Jung-tai 30 Chen Shih-kai (陳世凱) 2 September 2024 Incumbent Democratic Progressive Party Cho Jung-tai
Access The MOTC building is accessible by walking distance North West of Dongmen Station of the Taipei Metro on the Red Line.
See also
Transportation in Taiwan Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China
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