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Examination Yuan

1. Overview
2. Leadership and structure
• Presidents of the Examination Yuan
• Vice Presidents of the Examination Yuan
• Secretary-generals of the Examination Yuan since 1948
• Departments in the Examination Yuan
3. Members of the Examination Yuan
• Members of the Examination Yuan since 1948
4. Ministries and agencies under the Examination Yuan
• Ministry of Examination
• Ministry of Civil Service
• Civil Service Protection and Training Commission (CSPTC)
• Public Service Pension Fund Supervisory Board (PSPFSB)
• National Academy of Civil Service (NACS)

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◆ Overview

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✉ Examination Yuan 考試院
No. 1 Shihyuan Road, Wenshan District, Taipei City 11601, Taiwan ROC [11601 台北市文山區試院路 1 號] ———————————— 🌏 Examination Yuan – Web link
Older logo (before Dec. 9, 2020)

The Examination Yuan (kaoshi yuan 考試院, est. Jan. 6, 1930) is responsible for managing the ROC's civil service system. In addition to its president and vice president, the Examination Yuan consists of members (kaoshi weiyuan 考試委員) who are also called "ministers without portfolio" in English and participate in the Examination Yuan Council Meetings (kaoshiyuan huiyi 考試院會議). Furthermore, there are two subordinate ministries—the Ministry of Examination (kaoxuanbu 考選部, est. June 24, 1948) and the Ministry of Civil Service (quanxubu 銓敘部, est. Jan. 6, 1930). The following two organizations are controlled and supervised by the Examination Yuan as well: Civil Service Protection and Training Commission (gongwu renyuan baozhang ji peixun weiyuanhui 公務人員保障暨培訓委員會, abbrev. baoxunhui 保訓會 or peixunhui 培訓會 in Chinese and CSPTC in English), and Public Service Pension Fund Supervisory Board (gongwu renyuan tuixiu fuxu jijin jianli weiyuanhui 公務人員退休撫卹基金監理委員會, abbrev. jijin jianlihui 基金監理會 or tuixuhui 退卹會 in Chinese and PSPFSB in English). The Examination Yuan's president, vice-president and up to 19 members are appointed by the ROC president with the consent of the ROC Legislative Yuan. China's public servants recruitment system that selects competent persons through open and fair examinations (kao qu ren cai 考取人才) dates back as far as the Tang Dynasty (618-907).

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◆ Leadership and structure

• Presidents of the Examination Yuan
• Vice Presidents of the Examination Yuan
• Secretary-generals of the Examination Yuan since 1948
• Departments in the Examination Yuan

The Examination Yuan is headed by a president (yuanzhang 院長), the other two most senior positions are vice president (fu yuanzhang 副院長) and secretary-general (mishuzhang 秘書長). Like in the Executive Yuan, each ministry is led by a minister (buzhang 部長).

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Presidents of the Examination Yuan

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Secretary-generals of the Examination Yuan since 1948

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Departments in the Examination Yuan

▶  Secretariat (mishuchu 秘書處)
▶  First Division (diyizu 第一組)
▶  Second Division (dierzu 第二組)
▶  Third Division (disanzu 第三組)
▶  Editing and Compilation Office (bianzuanshi 編纂室)
▶  Information Management Office (zixunshi 資訊室)
▶  Secretary Office (jiyaoshi 機要室)
▶  Personnel Office (renshishi 人事室)
▶  Accounting Office (kuaijishi 會計室)
▶  Statistics Office (tongjishi 統計室)
▶  Civil Service Ethics Office (zhengfengshi 政風室)
▶  Petition and Appeals Committee (suyuan shenyi weiyuanhui訴願審議委員會)
▶  Legal Affairs Committee (fagui weiyuanhui 法規委員會)
▶  Research and Development Committee (yanjiu fazhan weiyuanhui 研究發展委員會)

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◆ Members of the Examination Yuan

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Members of the Examination Yuan since 1948

• 1^st Examination Yuan (7/1948—8/1954): 19 members
• 2^nd Examination Yuan (9/1954—8/1960): 19 members
• 3^rd Examination Yuan (9/1960—8/1966): 19 members
• 4^th Examination Yuan (9/1966—8/1972): 20 members
• 5^th Examination Yuan (9/1972—8/1978): 19 members
• 6^th Examination Yuan (9/1978—8/1984): 19 members
• 7^th Examination Yuan (9/1984—8/1990): 19 members
• 8^th Examination Yuan (9/1990—8/1996): 20 members
• 9^th Examination Yuan (9/1996—8/2002): 20 members
• 10^th Examination Yuan (9/2002—8/2008): 19 members
• 11^th Examination Yuan (9/2008—8/2014): 23 members
• 12^th Examination Yuan (9/2014—8/2020): 19 members
• 13^th Examination Yuan (9/2020—8/2024): 9 members

1^st Examination Yuan (7/1948—8/1954): 19 members

Please note that Chen Chien-hsiao did not come to Taiwan.

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2^nd Examination Yuan (9/1954—8/1960): 19 members

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3^rd Examination Yuan (9/1960—8/1966): 19 members

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4^th Examination Yuan (9/1966—8/1972): 20 members

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5^th Examination Yuan (9/1972—8/1978): 19 members

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6^th Examination Yuan (9/1978—8/1984): 19 members

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7^th Examination Yuan (9/1984—8/1990): 19 members

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8^th Examination Yuan (9/1990—8/1996): 20 members

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9^th Examination Yuan (9/1996—8/2002): 20 members

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10^th Examination Yuan (9/2002—8/2008): 19 members

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11^th Examination Yuan (9/2008—8/2014): 23 members

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12^th Examination Yuan (9/2014—8/2020): 19 members

On Dec. 10, 2019 the ROC Legislative Yuan passed amendments to the Examination Yuan Organization Act (kaoshiyuan zuzhifa 考試院組織法) which reduced the number of Examination Yuan members from 19 to 7 or 9 and shortened their terms of office from six to four years.

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13^th Examination Yuan (9/2020—8/2024): 9 members

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◆ Ministries and agencies under the Examination Yuan

• Ministry of Examination
• Ministry of Civil Service
• Civil Service Protection and Training Commission (CSPTC)
• Public Service Pension Fund Supervisory Board (PSPFSB)
• National Academy of Civil Service (NACS)

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Ministry of Examination

✉ Ministry of Examination (Examination Yuan) 考試院考選部
No. 1-1 Shihyuan Road, Wenshan District, Taipei City 11602, Taiwan ROC [11602 台北市文山區試院路 1-1 號] ———————————— 🌏 Ministry of Examination – Web link
Older logo (before May 2017)

While the Ministry of Examination (kaoshiyuan kaoxuanbu 考試院考選部) was formally set up on June 24, 1948, its predecessor was the Examination Committee (kaoxuan weiyuanhui 考選委員會) which started operating on Jan. 6, 1930.

Ministry of Examination ministers

The Ministry of Examination has the following subdivisions:

▶  Accounting Office (kuaijishi 會計室),
▶  Ethics Office (zhengfengshi 政風室),
▶  Human Ressources Office (renshishi 人事室),
▶  Secretariat (mishushi 秘書室),
▶  Statistics Office (tongjishi 統計室);
▶  Department of Examinations Planning (kaoxuan guihuasi 考選規劃司),
▶  Department of General Affairs (zongwusi 總務司),
▶  Department of Junior and Senior Examinations (gaopu kaoshisi 高普考試司),
▶  Department of Professional and Technical Examinations (zhuanji kaoshisi 專技考試司),
▶  Department of Special Examinations (tezhong kaoshisi 特種考試司);
▶  Department of Information Management (zixun guanlichu 資訊管理處), and
▶  Department of Question Bank Management (tiku guanlichu 題庫管理處).

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Ministry of Civil Service

✉ Ministry of Civil Service (Examination Yuan) 考試院銓敘部
No. 1-2 Shihyuan Road, Wenshan District, Taipei City 11603, Taiwan ROC [11603 台北市文山區試院路 1 之 2 號] ———————————— 🌏 Ministry of Civil Service – Web link

The Ministry of Civil Service (kaoshiyuan quanxubu 考試院銓敘部) was established on Jan. 6, 1930.

Ministry of Civil Service ministers

The Ministry of Civil Service has the following subdivisions:

▶  Department of General Qualification Screening (quanshensi 銓審司),
▶  Department of Personnel Management (renshi guanlisi 人事管理司),
▶  Department of Personnel Planning and Regulations (faguisi 法規司),
▶  Department of Retirement and Survivor (tuifusi 退撫司),
▶  Department of Special Qualification Screening (teshensi 特審司);
▶  Staff Operations Units (ge muliao danwei 各幕僚單位);
▶  Public Servant and Teacher Insurance Supervisory Committee (gongjiao renyuan baoxian jianli weiyuanhui 公教人員保險監理委員會), and
▶  Public Service Pension Fund Management Board (gongwu renyuan tuixiu fuxu jijin guanli weiyuanhui 公務人員退休撫卹基金管理委員會).

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Civil Service Protection and Training Commission (CSPTC)

✉ Civil Service Protection and Training Commission (CSPTC) 公務人員保障暨培訓委員會
No. 1-3 Shiyuan Road, Wenshan District, Taipei City 11601, Taiwan ROC [11601 台北市文山區試院路 1-3 號] ———————————— 🌏 CSPTC – Web link

The CSPTC (gongwu renyuan baozhang ji peixun weiyuanhui 公務人員保障暨培訓委員會, abbrev. peixunhui 培訓會, 🏁—zhuren weiyuan 主任委員) was established on June 1, 1996.

CSPTC ministers

The CSPTC has the following subordinate divisions:

▶  Accounting Office (zhujishi 主計室),
▶  Counselor (canshishi 參事室),
▶  Ethics Office (zhengfengshi 政風室),
▶  Personnel Office (renshishi 人事室),
▶  Secretariat (mishushi 秘書室);
▶  Department of Civil Service Protection (baozhangchu 保障處),
▶  Department of Local Civil Service Protection (difang gongwu renyuan baozhangchu 地方公務人員保障處),
▶  Department of Training Assessment (peixun pingjianchu 培訓評鑑處), and
▶  Department of Training Development (peixun fazhanchu 培訓發展處).

In addition, in response to the demand for national civil service training, the National Civil Service Institute (guojia wenguan peixunsuo 國家文官培訓所, abbrev. NCSI) was established on July 26, 1999. NCSI was subsequently restructured as National Academy of Civil Service (guojia wenguan xueyuan 國家文官學院, abbrev. NACS) and its Central Taiwan Training Center (guojia wenguan xueyuan zhongqu peixun zhongxin 國家文官學院中區培訓中心) which were established on March 26, 2010.

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Public Service Pension Fund Supervisory Board (PSPFSB)

✉ Public Service Pension Fund Supervisory Board (PSPFSB) 公務人員退休撫卹基金監理委員會
4 F., No. 1-3 Shiyuan Road, Wenshan District, Taipei City 11601, Taiwan ROC [11601 台北市文山區試院路 1-3 號 4 樓] ———————————— 🌏 PSPFSB – Web link

The PSPFSB (gongwu renyuan tuixiu fuxu jijin jianli weiyuanhui 公務人員退休撫卹基金監理委員會, abbrev. jijin jianlihui 基金監理會 or tuixihui 退卹會, 🏁—zhuren weiyuan 主任委員) was established on July 1, 1995 and is headed by the sitting vice president of the Examination Yuan. It is responsible for the review, supervision and evaluation of the Pension Fund (gongwu renyuan tuixiu fuxu jijin 公務人員退休撫卹基金).

PSPFSB chairpersons

The PSPFSB has two subordinate divisions:

▶  Department of Auditing (jichazu 稽察組), and
▶  Department of General Affairs (yewuzu 業務組).

Duties in the areas of Accounting (kuaiji 會計), Ethics (zhengfeng 政風), Personnel (renshi 人事), and Statistics (tongji 統計) are carried out by officials in the relevant units of the Examination Yuan.

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National Academy of Civil Service (NACS)

✉ National Academy of Civil Service (NACS) 國家文官學院
No. 576 Zhongxiao East Road Sec. 7, Nangang District, Taipei City 11561, Taiwan ROC [11561 台北市南港區忠孝東路 7 段 576 號] ———————————— 🌏 NACS – Web link
Central Taiwan Training Center 國家文官學院中區培訓中心: No. 1 Guangming Road, Jhongsing Village, Nantou City, Nantou County 54071, Taiwan ROC [54071 南投縣南投市中興新村光明路 1 號]

The NACS (guojia wenguan xueyuan 國家文官學院, 🏁: yuanzhang 院長) was established on July 26, 1999 as National Civil Service Institute (guojia wenguan peixunsuo 國家文官培訓所, abbrev. NCSI) in response to the demand for national civil service training, and it is responsible for the arrangement of compulsory training for civil servants in Taiwan. On March 26, 2010 the current name was adopted when the institute was restructured and its Central Taiwan Training Center (guojia wenguan xueyuan zhongqu peixun zhongxin 國家文官學院中區培訓中心) was set up. Since the restructuring the NACS top position is always filled with the incumbent CSPTC minister.

NACS presidents

The NACS is subordinate to the CSPTC and has the following subdivisions:

▶  Academic Exchange and Cooperation Division (jiaoliu hezuozu 交流合作組),
▶  Research and Development Division (yanjiu fazhanzu 研究發展組),
▶  Training and Development Division (xunlian fazhanzu 訓練發展組);
▶  Assessment and Development Center (pingjian fazhan zhongxin 評鑑發展中心),
▶  E-Learning Center (shuwei xuexi zhongxin 數位學習中心);
▶  Accounting Office (zhujishi 主計室),
▶  Ethics Office (zhengfengshi 政風室),
▶  Personnel Office (renshishi 人事室), and
▶  Secretarial Office (mishushi 秘書室).

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