The Research, Development and Evaluation Commission (RDEC; ) was a branch of the Executive Yuan of Taiwan. The commission was responsible for policy research and development, policy planning, policy supervision and evaluation, government's IT management, circulation of government publications, archives and other tasks assigned by the prime minister.

The agency was dissolved on 21 January 2014 when it was merged with Council for Economic Planning and Development to form the National Development Council.

Organizational structure Department of Research and Development Department of Planning Department of Supervision and Evaluation Department of Information Management Department of Regional Affairs Secretariat Personnel Office Civil Service Ethics Office Accounting Office

List of ministers Name TermChen Hsueh-ping March 1969 – June 1972Yang Chia-lin June 1972 – June 1976Kuo Cheng June 1976 – September 1976Wei Yung September 1976 – July 1988Ma Ying-jeou July 1988 – June 1991Sun Te-hsiung June 1991 – December 1994Wang Jen-huong December 1994 – June 1996Huang Ta-chou June 1996 – September 1997Yung Chaur-shin September 1997 – July 1999Wea Chi-lin July 1999 – May 2000Lin Chia-cheng May 2000 – May 2004Yeh Jiunn-rong June 2004 – April 2006Jay N. Shih August 2006 – 19 May 2008Jiang Yi-huah 20 May 2008 – 10 September 2009Sung Yu-hsieh (acting) 10 September 2009 – 30 September 2009Chu Chin-peng 30 September 2009 – 4 July 2012Sung Yu-hsieh 4 July 2012 – 21 January 2014

See also National Development Council (Taiwan) Joint Research Centre

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