Office of the President (Taiwan)

This article is about the governmental agency. For the building, see Presidential Office Building, Taipei.

The Office of the President (Chinese: 總統府; pinyin: Zǒngtǒngfǔ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chóng-thóng-hú) is an organ of the Republic of China (Taiwan) that handles the general administrative affairs of the President and the Vice President. The office, together with the National Security Council, serve as the two advisory agencies to the President.

Office of the President

總統府 Zǒngtǒngfǔ (Mandarin) Chóng-thóng-hú (Taiwanese) Chúng-thúng-fú (Hakka)
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Agency overview
Formed	May 20, 1948
Jurisdiction	Republic of China
Headquarters	Zhongzheng, Taipei, Taiwan
Employees	529
Annual budget	NT$ 2 billion
Agency executive	Pan Men-an, Secretary-General
Parent agency	President
Child agencies	Academia Sinica Academia Historica
Website	english.president.gov.tw

Presidential Office Building in Taipei

The Office of the President is led by a Secretary-General and oversees the Academia Sinica and Academia Historica.

History

The Office of the President was established according to the Constitution of the Republic of China on May 20, 1948 in the Presidential Palace in Nanjing, with the inauguration of the first President Chiang Kai-shek and the first Vice President Li Zongren.

However, with the outbreak of Chinese Civil War, the government of the Republic of China retreated to Taiwan in December 1949. On March 1, 1950, Chiang Kai-shek resumed his presidency in the former office of the Japanese Government-General of Taiwan in Taipei. The building is used as the Presidential Office Building since then.

Organization

• First Bureau
• Second Bureau
• Third Bureau
• Department of Special Affairs
• Department of Security Affairs
• Department of Public Affairs
• Personnel Department
• Department of Accounting and Statistics
• Government Ethics Department
• Legal Affairs Committee
• Academia Sinica (Chinese: 中央硏究院; pinyin: Zhōngyāng Yánjiùyuàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiong-iong Gián-kiù-īⁿ)
• Academia Historica (Chinese: 國史館; pinyin: Guóshǐguǎn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kok-sú-koán)

Secretaries-General

Main article: Secretary-General to the President, Republic of China

The Secretary-General to the President is the highest-ranking official in the Office of the President and supervises the staff of the Office. On 20 May 2024, Pan Men-an was appointed to the position.

See also

• National Security Council (Taiwan)