Taiwan Provincial Consultative Council Explained

Agency Name:Taiwan Provincial Consultative Council
Nativename A:臺灣省諮議會
Nativename R:Táiwān Shěng Zīyìhuì (Mandarin)
Thòi-vân Sén Chṳ̂-ngi-fi (Hakka)
Formed:1 May 1946 (as Representative Council)
20 December 1998 (as Provincial Consultative Council)
Dissolved:31 December 2018
Jurisdiction:Taiwan Province
Chief1 Name:Cheng Yung-chin
Chief1 Position:Chairman Speaker[1]
Website:www.tpa.gov.tw
S:台湾省咨议会
W:T'ai2-wan1 Shêng3 Tzû1-i4-hui4
P:Táiwān Shěng Zīyìhuì
Poj:Tâi-oân Séng Chu-gī-hōe
Tl:Tâi-uân Síng Tsu-gī-huē
Phfs:Thòi-vân Sén Chṳ̂-ngi-fi

The Taiwan Provincial Consultative Council (TPCC) was the council of the streamlined Taiwan Province of the Republic of China.[2] In July 2018, all duties of the Taiwan Provincial Government and TPCC were transferred to the National Development Council and other ministries of the Executive Yuan.[3]

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 Lee Teng-hui 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 Executive Yuan.[4] 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 central government in 2018. Historically, the consultative council was located in Taipei from April 1946 to May 1958, and in Wufeng, Taichung County (now Taichung special municipality and not a part of Taiwan Province) from May 1958 to 2018.

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LocationKu-t'ing District, Taipei City
(now Zhongzheng, Taipei)
Wufeng, Taichung County
(now Wufeng, Taichung)
Date in useApril 1946 to May 1958May 1958 to December 2018
Photo
NotesCurrently the heritage site of Taiwan Education Association Building, and the National 228 Memorial MuseumCurrently the heritage site of Democratic Times Museum

Speakers of Taiwan Provincial Council (1946–1998)

Speakers of Taiwan Provincial Consultative Council (1998–2018)

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Taiwan Provincial Cinsultative Council. tpa.gov.tw. 2014-09-04.
  2. Web site: WINDOW ON TAIWAN-WUFENG-Scenic Spots. ca.tchcc.gov.tw. 2014-09-04. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100617014850/http://ca.tchcc.gov.tw/wrt/wufung/english/d.htm. 2010-06-17.
  3. Web site: http://www.storm.mg/article/455151 . zh:賴清德宣示「省級機關走入歷史」 . storm.mg . 28 June 2018 . zh-Hant.
  4. Web site: Taiwan Provincial Government Official Website. 17 July 2018. 29 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190129130923/http://www.tpg.gov.tw/. dead.