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The Central Election Commission (CEC; ; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ''Tûng-ông Sién-kí Vî-yèn-fi'') is the statutory independent agency responsible for managing local and national elections in the Republic of China (
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 northe ...
). 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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. 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 (16 July 1980 – 1 December 1981) * Lin Yang-kang (1 December 1981 – 1 June 1984) *
Wu Po-hsiung Wu Po-hsiung (; born 19 June 1939) is a Taiwanese politician who is a former 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 ...
(1 June 1984 – 22 July 1988; first term) *
Hsu Shui-teh Hsu Shui-teh (; 1 August 1931 – 31 March 2021) was a Taiwanese politician. He was the President of the Examination Yuan from 1996 to 2002. He died of pneumonia on 31 March 2021, at the age of 89. Education Hsu earned his bachelor's and mast ...
(22 July 1988 – 1 June 1991) *
Wu Po-hsiung Wu Po-hsiung (; born 19 June 1939) is a Taiwanese politician who is a former 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 ...
(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 Pa ...
(10 June 1996 – 15 May 1997) * Yeh Chin-fong (15 May 1997 – 5 February 1998) *
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(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 (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 Chen may refer to: People *Chen (surname) (陳 / 陈), a common Chinese surname * Chen (singer) (born 1992), member of the South Korean-Chinese boy band EXO * Chen Chen (born 1989), Chinese-American poet * (), a Hebrew first name or surname: * ...
(4 December 2018 – 24 February 2019) (acting) * Lee Chin-yung (25 February 2019 –) (incumbent)


See also

*
Elections in Taiwan There are eleven types of elections in Taiwan which, since 2012, have been unified into general and local elections, each held every four years, typically in January and November respectively. There may also be by-elections. Electoral systems incl ...
* Politics of the Republic of China *
List of political parties in Taiwan This article lists the political parties in the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 7 December 1949. The organization of political parties in Taiwan is governed by the Political Parties Act, enacted on 6 December 2017. The Political Parties Act de ...


References


External links


Central Elections Commission
1980 establishments in Taiwan Executive Yuan
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