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Cheng Ming-chien
Cheng Ming-chien (; born 12 October 1958) is a Taiwanese lawyer and politician who has served as Minister of Justice since 2024. Cheng earned a bachelor's degree in law from National Chung Hsing University. He led the Ministry of Justice's Agency Against Corruption, was deputy head of the MOJ department of legal affairs, and served as chief prosecutor of Tainan, Yunlin, and Taipei before his appointment as Minister of Justice on 12 April 2024, by premier-designate Cho Jung-tai Cho Jung-tai (; born 22 January 1959) is a Taiwanese politician. He served on the Taipei City Council from 1990 to 1998, when he was first elected to the Legislative Yuan. Cho remained a legislator through 2004, when he was appointed deputy secr .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Cheng, Ming-chien Living people 21st-century Taiwanese lawyers Ministers of justice of Taiwan National Chung Hsing University alumni 21st-century Taiwanese politicians 1958 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Justice (Taiwan)
The Ministry of Justice (MOJ, ) is a ministerial level governmental body of the Republic of China (Taiwan), responsible for carrying out various judicial functions. History Taiwan's first Justice Ministry was created in 1895 under Japan's Ministry of Justice, founded in 1871 during the Meiji era, when Taiwan was under colonial rule. The Ministry of Justice was established in 1912 upon the establishment of the Republic of China, with the first Minister of Justice being Mao Zhuquan. After China was unified under the Nationalist government, the Judicial Yuan was inaugurated and the ministry was renamed the Ministry of Judicial Administration and placed under administration of the Judicial Yuan. In 1943, the ministry was shifted from the Judicial Yuan to the Executive Yuan. After the Chinese Civil War in 1949, the administration was shifted to Taipei. On 1 July 1980, the ministry was renamed again as the Ministry of Justice. Organizational structure The Ministry of Justice h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cho Jung-tai
Cho Jung-tai (; born 22 January 1959) is a Taiwanese politician. He served on the Taipei City Council from 1990 to 1998, when he was first elected to the Legislative Yuan. Cho remained a legislator through 2004, when he was appointed deputy secretary-general to the president during the Chen Shui-bian administration. During Frank Hsieh's 2008 presidential bid, Cho assumed the post of Secretary-General of the Democratic Progressive Party. He returned to public service in 2017, as secretary-general of the Executive Yuan under Premier William Lai. In 2019, Cho succeeded Tsai Ing-wen as leader of the Democratic Progressive Party. He remained leader of the party until May 2020, when Tsai resumed the role. Early life and education Cho was born in Taipei, Taiwan. He obtained his bachelor's degree in law from National Chung Hsing University. Political career Cho was a member of the Kuomintang. Cho launched his career in politics as a city council aide to Frank Hsieh during his tenure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsai Ching-hsiang
Tsai Ching-hsiang () is a Taiwanese politician and lawyer. Education Tsai earned a bachelor of laws degree from Soochow University and a master of laws degree from Chinese Culture University. He later completed an EMBA from National Taiwan University. He is also known by the English name Shawn Tsai. Career Tsai served as head prosecutor in Kinmen and Miaoli, before taking office as the prosecutor-general of Keelung. He later led the Department of Prosecutorial Affairs at the Ministry of Justice. In this role, Tsai facilitated the extradition of Gerhard Dieter Rockmann to Germany and Wang You-theng from the United States. In mid-2007, Tsai was named head prosecutor of the Shilin District Prosecutors' Office. After leaving Shilin, Tsai served as lead prosector in Taoyuan and chief secretary of the justice ministry, followed by a stint as principal of the Judges Academy. He was subsequently named to the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office in July 2016. Early the next year, Tsai was appoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luo Ying-shay
Luo Ying-shay (; 8 November 1951 – 3 April 2021) was a Taiwanese politician who served as the Minister of Justice from 30 September 2013 until 20 May 2016. Education Luo graduated with a bachelor's degree from the Department of Law of the National Taiwan University. She received her master's degree in criminal justice from the University at Albany in the United States. Early career After completing her education, Luo practiced law. Luo became a lecturer at the Central Police University in Taoyuan in 1977. She was an advocate of children's rights, and, during the 1990s, backed several amendments to the Child Welfare Act. Republished as: ROC Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission Ministry Salute to Genghis Khan In April 2012, Luo, on behalf of President Ma Ying-jeou, officiated a traditional ceremony to salute Genghis Khan of the Mongol Empire with some 200 Mongolians living in Taiwan. Luo said that Khan was a man with great talent and bold vision who broke ground and e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiu Tai-san
Chiu Tai-san (; born 30 August 1956) is a Taiwanese lawyer and politician. He was a member of the Legislative Yuan from 1999 to 2004. He then served the Mainland Affairs Council as a vice chairman, and later as deputy mayor of Kaohsiung under Chen Chu. After leaving politics for a teaching position, Chiu was named the deputy mayor of Taoyuan under Cheng Wen-tsan in 2014. He resigned in 2016, and was appointed the Minister of Justice later that year. Chiu stepped down from the justice ministry in 2018, and served on the National Security Council until 2019. In 2021, Chiu was appointed minister of the Mainland Affairs Council. Legal career Chiu studied law at National Taiwan University and worked as a prosecutor for the district courts of Tainan and Hsinchiu. Political career A member of the Democratic Progressive Party's New Tide faction, Chiu began his political career as a secretary for Taichung County Magistrate Liao Yung-lai. He was elected to the Legislative Yuan as a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. The territories controlled by the ROC consist of 168 islands, with a combined area of . The main island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', has an area of , with mountain ranges dominating the eastern two-thirds and plains in the western third, where its highly urbanised population is concentrated. The capital, Taipei, forms along with New Taipei City and Keelung the largest metropoli |
