Taiwan Provincial Government


The Taiwan Provincial Government was the government that governed Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. Its functions have been transferred to the National Development Council and other ministries of the Executive Yuan.

History

At the end of the World War II, Japan surrendered on August 15, 1945. The Nationalist government started the process to takeover Taiwan on behalf of the Allies. The Taiwan Provincial Administrative Office was established by the Executive Yuan in Chungking on September 1, 1945. The office moved to Taipei on October 25, 1945. After the February 28 incident in 1947, the Executive Yuan decided to restructure the Provincial Administrative Office as a provincial government. On May 16, 1947, the Taiwan Provincial Government was established.
The Republic of China progressively lost control of mainland China to Communist Party forces in the late 1940s and early 1950s, and the national government relocated to Taiwan in 1950. However, Taiwan continued to be governed by a provincial government even though from 1955 it was one of only two provincial governments still functioning. The remaining parts of Fujian province still under Republic of China control were placed under military administration in 1956, and Fujian provincial government was downsized and relocated to Taiwan island. This left Taiwan province as the only fully functioning provincial government. From 1967, a number of major cities in Taiwan were elevated to special municipalities directly controlled by the national government, and moved outside the jurisdiction of Taiwan province.
Since 1998, the provincial government has been downsized and its major functions transferred to the Executive Yuan of the central government. The counties and cities under the province are administered directly by the central government since then.
In July 2018, all of its remaining duties and functions were transferred to the National Development Council and other ministries of the Executive Yuan. However, the position of the Chairman of the Provincial Government is retained to comply with the Constitution.

Historical government buildings

Historically, before all its functionalities were handed to the Executive Yuan in July 2018. the provincial government was located in Taipei from 1947 to 1956, and in Zhongxing New Village from 1957 to July 2018.
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LocationCh'êng-chung, Taipei City
Zhongxing New Village,
Nantou City, Nantou County
Date in useMay 1947 to 19561957 to July 2018
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NotesCurrently the Executive Yuan buildingCurrently the Office of the Zhongxing New Village Revitalization Project, National Development Council

Governor of Taiwan

Official titles of the governor

List of Governors

Chief Executive

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Chairperson of the Provincial Government

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Governor

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