The Taiwan Provincial Consultative Council (TPCC) was the council of the streamlined

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of the

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. In July 2018, all duties of the

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and TPCC were transferred to the National Development Council and other ministries of the

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History

Taiwan Provincial Consultative Council was originally established on 1 May 1946 as Taiwan Representative Council. It was renamed Provisional Taiwan Provincial Council in December 1951 and Taiwan Provincial Council in June 1959. As all council members were democratically elected, until 1991 National Assembly election and 1992 legislative election, it was the most recognized democratic legislature in Taiwan. In 1996, President

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decided to abolish most of the governmental functions of Taiwan Province. It was reconstituted as Taiwan Provincial Consultative Council with the streamlining of the Taiwan Provincial Government in 1998. On July 1, 2018, by a resolution passed during the 3606th meeting of the Executive Yuan, all the remaining duties were transferred to the National Development Council and other ministries of the

. The transformations completed before 31 December 2018. However, the government will keep the position of Chairman Speaker of Taiwan Provincial Consultative Council to comply with the requirement set by the Additional Articles of the Constitution.

Council structure

Currently, the only official who serves in the council is the Chairman Speaker of Taiwan Provincial Consultative Council. The consultative council does not have any physical meeting place after all its functionalities were handed to the

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in 2018. Historically, the consultative council was located in

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from April 1946 to May 1958, and in Wufeng,

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(now

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special municipality and not a part of

) from May 1958 to 2018.

Speakers of Taiwan Provincial Council (1946–1998)

* Huang Chao-chin (28 February 1946 – 1 June 1963) * Hsieh Tung-min (2 June 1963 – 31 January 1973) * (1 February 1973 – 19 December 1981) * Kao Yu-jen (20 December 1981 – 19 December 1989) * Chien Ming-ching (20 December 1989 – 19 December 1994) * Liu Ping-wei (20 December 1994 – 19 December 1998)

Speakers of Taiwan Provincial Consultative Council (1998–2018)

* (20 December 1998 – 20 May 2000) * Peng Tien-fu (13 June 2000 – 20 December 2001) * Fan Chen-tsung (21 December 2001 – 31 January 2002) * Yu Lin-ya (1 February 2002 – 19 January 2009) * Lee Yuan-chuan (20 January 2009 – 20 December 2016) * Cheng Yung-chin (21 December 2016 – 30 June 2018)

References

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History

Council structure

Speakers of Taiwan Provincial Council (1946–1998)

Speakers of Taiwan Provincial Consultative Council (1998–2018)

See also

References