Council for Economic Planning and Development
| 經濟建設委員會 Jīngjì Jiànshè Wěiyuánhuì | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 4 June 1948 (as Council for United States Aid) 1977 (as CEPD) |
| Dissolved | 22 January 2014[1] |
| Jurisdiction |  Republic of China |
| Headquarters | Taipei City |
| Ministers responsible |
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| Parent agency | Executive Yuan |
| Website | www.cepd.gov.tw Template:En icon |
The Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD; Chinese: 經濟建設委員會; pinyin: Jīngjì Jiànshè Wěiyuánhuì) is a government agency responsible for drafting overall plans for national economic development in the Republic of China. It also assesses development projects, proposals and programs submitted to the Executive Yuan. It also coordinates the economic policy making activities of ministries and agencies and the monitoring the implementation of development projects, measures, and programmes. The CEPD acts in an advisory role to the central government in formulating economic policies.[2] The chairperson reports to the Minister and three Vice Ministers and one Secretary-General.
The members of the council includes bureaucrats from other agencies. They include:[3]
- Minister without portfolio, Executive Yuan
- Governor of the Central Bank
- Minister of Finance
- Minister of Economic Affairs
- Minister of Transportation and Communications
- Chairman of the Council of Agriculture
- Secretary General of the Executive Yuan
- Director General of the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Executive Yuan
- Chairman of Public Construction Commission, Executive Yuan
- Chairperson of the Council of Labor Affairs
History
The agency was established in 1948 as the Council for United States Aid (CUSA) which was established as part of the Sino-American Economic Aid Agreement signed between the Republic of China and the United States in the same year. In September 1963, CUSA was reformed as the Council for International Economic Cooperation and Development (CIECD) then as the Economic Planning Council (EPC) in 1973 to strengthen the planning and research functions of the Executive Yuan. In 1977, the EPC was merged with the Finance and Economic Committee and reorganized as the CEPD to promote comprehensive national economic development.[4]
Structure
The internal structure of the agency is as follows:[5]
- Department of Overall Planning
- Department of Economic Research
- Department of Sectoral Planning
- Department of Manpower Planning
- Department of Urban and Housing Development
- Department of Financial Analysis
- Department of Supervision and Evaluation
- Department of General Affairs
- Personnel Office
- Government Ethics Office
- Accounting Office
- Center for Economic Deregulation and Innovation
Ministers
- Vincent Siew (27 February 1993 – 14 December 1994)
- Hsu Li-teh (15 December 1994 – 10 June 1996)
- Chiang Pin-kung (10 June 1996 – 20 May 2000)
- Chen Po-chih (20 May 2000 – 1 February 2002)
- Lin Hsin-i (1 February 2002 – 20 May 2004)
- Hu Sheng-cheng (20 May 2004 – 21 May 2007)
- Ho Mei-yueh (21 May 2007 – 20 May 2008)
- Chen Tien-chi (20 May 2008 – 10 September 2009)
- Tsai Hsun-hsiung (10 September 2009 – 19 May 2010)
- Christina Liu (20 May 2010 – 6 February 2012)
- Yiin Chii-ming (6 February 2012 – 17 February 2013)
- Kuan Chung-ming (18 February 2013 – 21 January 2014)
Transportation
The council building is accessible within walking distance West from NTU Hospital Station of the Taipei Metro.
See also
References
- ^ http://www.ndc.gov.tw/encontent/m1.aspx?sNo=0055044
- ^ http://www.cepd.gov.tw/encontent/m1.aspx?sNo=0001432&key=&ex=%20&ic=&cd=
- ^ http://www.cepd.gov.tw/encontent/m1.aspx?sNo=0001436&key=&ex=%20&ic=&cd=
- ^ http://www.cepd.gov.tw/encontent/m1.aspx?sNo=0018541
- ^ http://www.cepd.gov.tw/encontent/m1.aspx?sNo=0001433&key=&ex=%20&ic=&cd=