The Ministry of the Interior (MOI; ) is a cabinet level ministry under the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China (Taiwan). It is the ministry responsible for home affairs and security throughout Taiwan, including population, land, construction, military service administration, national emergency services, local administration systems, law enforcement.
Core functions It closely monitors the rights of the residents and every aspect of national development to ensure steady progress of the nation, strengthen social peace and order, and upgrade the quality of citizens' lives.
The Ministry strives to achieve the following: Accomplish government reform to boost government vitality; Care for the minorities; Promote a fair military service system; Implement pragmatic growth management to promote sustainable development; Reinforce police administration reform; Strengthen crisis management to build a comprehensive disaster prevention system; Manage the goals to rebuild the Nation into a beautiful hometown; Implement walk-around management and close planning/control
Duties In accordance to the Ministry of Interior Organization Act, the Ministry is charged with the following: National internal affairs administration. The Ministry bears the responsibilities to direct and monitor the highest-ranking local officials in the execution of tasks charged by the Ministry. For direct administration affairs, the Ministry is charged with the authority to order or take disciplinary actions against the highest-ranking local officials. When an official is suspected of conducting illegal acts or overstepping his/her authority, this local official may be suspended or removed pending a resolution from an Executive Yuan meeting.
Organization The Ministry is organized into departments, one office, four sections, six committees, and one center to share the responsibilities.
Departments Department of Civil Affairs: in charge of local administration, local self-governing, border administration, public properties, political organizations, elections, religions, rites, funeral, rituals, and ceremonies, historical site investigation, maintenance, and registration, and other civil affairs. Department of Conscription Administration Department of Cooperative and Civil Associations Department of Household Registration Affairs: in charge of household registration administration, nationality administration, population policies, census, national identification cards, name-usage and registration, migration planning, and other population affairs. Department of Land Administration: in charge of land surveys and registrations, land value assessments, equalization of land rights, land entitlement investigations, land consolidation, land expropriation, land utilization, territorial administration, and other land administration affairs. Department of Religious and Ceremonial Affairs
Furthermore, the Ministry is also set up with sixteen social administration units and two land administration units, which are directly under the management of the Ministry as second level agencies. Administrative agencies under the Ministry of Interior Architecture and Building Research Institute Central Police University Land Consolidation Engineering Bureau National Airborne Service Corps National Fire Agency National Immigration Agency National Land Management Agency National Land Surveying and Mapping Center National Park Service National Police Agency
Ministers
№NameTerm of Office DaysPolitical PartyCabinet 1Chang Li-sheng (張厲生) 11 June 1948 26 June 1948 Kuomintang Weng Wenhao 2Peng Chao-hsien (彭昭賢) 26 June 1948 27 December 1948 Independent Weng WenhaoSun Fo 3Hung Lan-yu (洪蘭友) 27 December 1948 1 April 1949 Kuomintang Sun FoHe Yingqin 4Li Hanhun (李漢魂) 1 April 1949 6 February 1950 Kuomintang He YingqinYan Xishan 5Ku Cheng-kang (谷正綱) 6 February 1950 16 March 1950 Kuomintang Yan XishanChen Cheng I 6Yu Ching-tang (余井塘) 16 March 1950 25 April 1952 Kuomintang Chen Cheng I 7Huang Chi-lu (黃季陸) 25 April 1952 1 June 1954 Kuomintang Chen Cheng I 8Wang Teh-pu (王德溥) 1 June 1954 27 March 1958 Kuomintang Yu Hung-chun 9Tien Chung-chin (田炯錦) 27 March 1958 1 June 1960 Kuomintang Yu Hung-chunChen Cheng II 10Lien Chen-tung (連震東) 1 June 1960 3 June 1966 Kuomintang Chen Cheng IIYen Chia-kan 11Hsu Ching-chung (徐慶鐘) 3 June 1966 1 June 1972 Kuomintang Yen Chia-kan 12Lin Chin-sheng (林金生) 1 June 1972 11 June 1976 Kuomintang Chiang Ching-kuo 13Chang Feng-hsu (張豐緒) 11 June 1976 1 June 1978 Kuomintang Chiang Ching-kuo 14Chiu Chuang-huan (邱創煥) 1 June 1978 1 December 1981 Kuomintang Sun Yun-suan 15Lin Yang-kang (林洋港) 1 December 1981 1 June 1984 Kuomintang Sun Yun-suan 16Wu Po-hsiung (吳伯雄) 1 June 1984 22 July 1988 Kuomintang Yu Kuo-hua 17Hsu Shui-teh (許水德) 22 July 1988 1 June 1991 Kuomintang Yu Kuo-huaLee HuanHau Pei-tsun 18Wu Po-hsiung (吳伯雄) 1 June 1991 15 December 1994 Kuomintang Hau Pei-tsunLien Chan 19Huang Kun-huei (黃昆輝) 15 December 1994 10 June 1996 Kuomintang Lien Chan 20Lin Fong-cheng (林豐正) 10 June 1996 15 May 1997 Kuomintang Lien Chan 21Yeh Chin-fong (葉金鳳) 15 May 1997 5 February 1998 Kuomintang Lien ChanVincent Siew 22Huang Chu-wen (黃主文) 5 February 1998 20 May 2000 Kuomintang Vincent Siew 23Chang Po-ya (張博雅) 20 May 2000 1 February 2002 Independent Tang FeiChang Chun-hsiung 24Yu Cheng-hsien (余政憲) 1 February 2002 9 April 2004 Democratic Progressive Party Yu Shyi-kun 25Su Jia-chyuan (蘇嘉全) 9 April 2004 25 January 2006 Democratic Progressive Party Yu Shyi-kunFrank Hsieh 26Lee I-yang (李逸洋) 25 January 2006 20 May 2008 Democratic Progressive Party Su Tseng-chang IChang Chun-hsiung 27Liao Liou-yi (廖了以) 20 May 2008 10 September 2009 Kuomintang Liu Chao-shiuan 28Jiang Yi-huah (江宜樺) 10 September 2009 6 February 2012 Independent→Kuomintang Wu Den-yih 29Lee Hong-yuan (李鴻源) 6 February 2012 3 March 2014 People First Party→Kuomintang Sean ChenJiang Yi-huah 30Chen Wei-zen (陳威仁) 3 March 2014 20 May 2016 Kuomintang Jiang Yi-huahMao Chi-kuoChang San-cheng 31Yeh Jiunn-rong (葉俊榮) 20 May 2016 15 July 2018 Democratic Progressive Party Lin ChuanWilliam Lai 32Hsu Kuo-yung (徐國勇) 16 July 2018 7 December 2022 Democratic Progressive Party William LaiSu Tseng-chang II —Hua Ching-chun (花敬群) 7 December 2022 31 January 2023 Democratic Progressive Party Su Tseng-chang II 33Lin Yu-chang (林右昌) 31 January 2023 20 May 2024 Democratic Progressive Party Chen Chien-jen 34Liu Shyh-fang (劉世芳) 20 May 2024 Incumbent Democratic Progressive Party Cho Jung-tai
Access The MOI building is accessible by NTU Hospital Station of the Taipei Metro on the Red Line.
See also Republic of China (1912–1949) Taiwan Cabinet (government)
References
External links
Ministry of the Interior on Flickr