The Central Election Commission (CEC; ;

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: ''Tûng-ông Sién-kí Vî-yèn-fi'') is the statutory independent agency responsible for managing local and national elections in

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. It is an important agency which carries out elections and enhances the democracy in the country. It is also charged with improving the election legal system, improve the quality of service, reinforce impartiality and independence. There are also local election commissions in all

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, and

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. It is headed by the Chairman of commissioners or Chief of Commissioners.

Functions

The functions of the CEC includes:
*Election Announcement *Candidate Nomination and Registration *Lot-Drawing for determining the order of candidates *Campaign Activities *Public Forums *Display and Public Releasing Voters’ Lists *Printing Election Bulletins *Election Day *Electee List Announcement *Awarding Electee Certificates

Chairpersons

Chiu Chuang-huan Chiu Chuang-huan (; 25 July 1925 – 2 July 2020) was a Taiwanese politician. He was the Vice Premier from 1981 to 1984. Born in Changhua, Chiu was of Hakka ancestry from Raoping, Chaozhou, Guangdong, China China, officially the Peo ...

(16 July 1980 – 1 December 1981) *

Lin Yang-kang Lin Yang-kang ( ; 10 June 1927 – 13 April 2013) was a Taiwanese politician. He was born at Sun Moon Lake during the Japanese rule of Taiwan. Some thought he might be Chiang Ching-kuo's successor as head of the Kuomintang (KMT), but after fai ...

(1 December 1981 – 1 June 1984) *

Wu Po-hsiung Wu Po-hsiung (; born 19 June 1939) is a Taiwanese politician who was the chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT). He has been the Interior Minister (1984–1988), Mayor of Taipei (1988–1990), Secretary-General to the President (1991–1996), and C ...

(1 June 1984 – 22 July 1988; first term) * Hsu Shui-teh (22 July 1988 – 1 June 1991) *

(1 June 1991 – 30 July 1994; second term) * George Huang (30 July 1994 – 16 June 1995; first term) * Huang Kun-huei (16 June 1995 – 10 June 1996) *

Lin Fong-cheng Lin Fong-cheng (; born 20 March 1940) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the vice chairman of the Kuomintang from April 2007 to April 2014. Kuomintang Secretary-General 2005 mainland China visit In April 2005, Lin joined Lien Chan and other P ...

(10 June 1996 – 15 May 1997) * Yeh Chin-fong (15 May 1997 – 5 February 1998) * Huang Chu-wen (5 February 1998 – 17 December 1999) * George Huang (17 December 1999 – 16 June 2004; second term) * Chang Cheng-hsiung (16 June 2004 – 3 November 2009) * Rai Hau-min (4 November 2009 – 12 October 2010) * Liu I-chou (13 October 2010 – 14 November 2010) (acting) *

Chang Po-ya Chang Po-ya (; born 5 October 1942) is a Taiwanese politician and physician who is the founder of the Non-Partisan Solidarity Union, a political party in Taiwan. Early life and education Chang was born in what is now Chiayi City to Hsu Shih-hs ...

(15 November 2010 – 31 July 2014) * Liu I-chou (1 August 2014 – 28 January 2015) (acting) * Liu I-chou (29 January 2015 – 3 November 2017) * Lin Tzu-ling (4 November 2017 – 16 November 2017) (acting) * Chen In-chin (17 November 2017 – 3 December 2018) * Chen Chao-chien (4 December 2018 – 24 February 2019) (acting) *

Lee Chin-yung Lee Chin-yung (; born 1 August 1951) is a Taiwanese lawyer and politician. He was a member of the Legislative Yuan from 1993 to 1997, when he was elected Mayor of Keelung. Lee remained mayor until 2001. He served as acting Yunlin County magist ...

(25 February 2019 –) (incumbent)

References

External links

Central Elections Commission
1980 establishments in Taiwan Executive Yuan

Government agencies established in 1980 Independent government agencies of Taiwan {{Taiwan-gov-stub

Functions

Chairpersons

See also

References

External links