The Ministry of Justice (MOJ; ) is a ministerial level body of the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan), responsible for carrying out various regulatory and prosecutorial functions.
History Taiwan's first justice ministry was created as part of the Government-General of Taiwan when Taiwan was under Japanese rule.
The Republic of China's Ministry of Justice was established in 1912 in mainland China. After several name changes, the Ministry of Judicial Administration began its administration in Taiwan in 1945, before the central government was shifted to Taipei in 1949 after the Republic of China retreated to Taiwan. On 1 July 1980, the ministry was renamed again to the Ministry of Justice.
Organizational structure The Ministry of Justice has the following branches:
Departments Department of Legal System Department of Legal Affairs Department of Prosecutorial Affairs Department of International and Cross-Strait Legal Affairs Department of Prevention, Rehabilitation and Protection Department of Government Employee Ethics Department of Personnel Department of Accounting Department of Statistics Department of Information Management Secretariat
Affiliated agencies
Supreme Prosecutors Office Taiwan High Prosecutors Office Investigation Bureau Administrative Enforcement Agency Agency Against Corruption Agency of Corrections Academy for the Judiciary Institute of Forensic Medicine
Functions Legal Affairs Procuratorial Administration Correctional Operations Judicial Protection Operations on Government Employee Ethics Information Management Investigation Work Cultivation of Personnel
List of ministers Political parties:
No.NameTerm of office DaysPartyCabinet Minister of Judicial Administration 1Xie Guansheng (謝冠生) 1944 December 1948 Kuomintang Weng WenhaoSun Fo 2Mei Ju-ao (梅汝璈)did not take office 3Zhang Zhiben (張知本) 4 April 1949 December 1949 Kuomintang He YingqinYan Xishan 4Lin Bin (林彬) 16 March 1950 1 June 1954 Kuomintang Chen Cheng I 5Gu Fengxiang (谷鳳翔) 1 June 1954 1 June 1960 Kuomintang Yu Hung-chunChen Cheng II 6Zheng Yanfen (鄭彥棻) 1 June 1960 6 December 1967 Kuomintang Chen Cheng IIYen Chia-kan 7Zha Liangjian (查良鑑) 6 December 1967 10 July 1970 Kuomintang Yen Chia-kan 8Wang Renyuan (王任遠) 10 July 1970 11 June 1976 Kuomintang Yen Chia-kanChiang Ching-kuo 9Wang Daoyuan (汪道淵) 11 June 1976 30 May 1978 Kuomintang Chiang Ching-kuo Minister of Justice (since 1 July 1980) 10Lee Yuan-tsu (李元簇) 30 May 1978 1 June 1984 Kuomintang Sun Yun-suan 11Shih Chi-yang (施啟揚) 1 June 1984 23 July 1988 Kuomintang Yu Kuo-hua 12Hsiao Teng-tzang (蕭天讚) 23 July 1988 7 October 1989 Kuomintang Yu Kuo-huaLee Huan —Lu Yu-wen (呂有文) 7 October 1989 27 November 1989 Kuomintang Lee Huan 13Lu Yu-wen (呂有文) 27 November 1989 27 February 1993 Kuomintang Lee HuanHau Pei-tsun 14Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) 27 February 1993 10 June 1996 Kuomintang Lien Chan 15Liao Cheng-hao (廖正豪) 10 June 1996 14 July 1998 Kuomintang Lien ChanVincent Siew 16Cheng Chung-mo (城仲模) 14 July 1998 1 February 1999 Kuomintang Vincent Siew 17Yeh Chin-fong (葉金鳳) 1 February 1999 20 May 2000 Kuomintang Vincent Siew 18Chen Ding-nan (陳定南) 20 May 2000 1 February 2005 Democratic Progressive Party Tang FeiChang Chun-hsiung IYu Shyi-kun 19Shih Mau-lin (施茂林) 1 February 2005 20 May 2008 Independent Frank HsiehSu Tseng-chang IChang Chun-hsiung II 20Wang Ching-feng (王清峰) 20 May 2008 12 March 2010 Independent Liu Chao-shiuanWu Den-yih —Huang Shih-ming (黃世銘) 12 March 2010 22 March 2010 Wu Den-yih 21Tseng Yung-fu (曾勇夫) 22 March 2010 6 September 2013 Wu Den-yihSean ChenJiang Yi-huah —Chen Ming-tang (陳明堂) 6 September 2013 30 September 2013 Jiang Yi-huah 22Luo Ying-shay (羅瑩雪) 30 September 2013 20 May 2016 Kuomintang Jiang Yi-huahMao Chi-kuoChang San-cheng 23Chiu Tai-san (邱太三) 20 May 2016 16 July 2018 Democratic Progressive Party Lin ChuanWilliam Lai 24Tsai Ching-hsiang (蔡清祥) 16 July 2018 20 May 2024 William LaiSu Tseng-chang IIChen Chien-jen 25Cheng Ming-chien (鄭銘謙) 20 May 2024 Incumbent Cho Jung-tai
Access The MOJ building is within walking distance just north of the Xiaonanmen Station of the Taipei Metro on the Green Line.
See also Justice ministry Constitution of the Republic of China Six Codes Law of Taiwan Law schools in Taiwan Judicial Yuan Politics of the Republic of China Supreme Court of the Republic of China Supreme Prosecutors Office Taiwan High Prosecutors Office District Courts (Taiwan)
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