Council for Economic Planning and Development

Council for Economic Planning and Development
Agency overview
經濟建設委員會 Jīngjì Jiànshè Wěiyuánhuì

Formed	4 June 1948 (as Council for United States Aid) December 1977 (as CEPD)^[1]
Dissolved	21 January 2014^[2]
Superseding agency	National Development Council
Jurisdiction	Republic of China
Headquarters	Taipei City
Parent agency	Executive Yuan
Website	archive.cepd.gov.tw

The Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD; Chinese: 經濟建設委員會; pinyin: Jīngjì Jiànshè Wěiyuánhuì) was a government agency responsible for drafting overall plans for national economic development in the Republic of China. It also assessed development projects, proposals and programs submitted to the Executive Yuan. It also coordinated the economic policy making activities of ministries and agencies and the monitoring the implementation of development projects, measures and programs. The CEPD acted in an advisory role to the central government in formulating economic policies.^[3] The chairperson reported to the Minister and three Vice Ministers and one Secretary-General.

The members of the council included bureaucrats from other agencies. They included:^[4]

Minister without portfolio, Executive Yuan
Governor of the Central Bank
Minister of Finance
Minister of Economic Affairs
Minister of Transportation and Communications
Chairman of the Council of Agriculture
Secretary General of the Executive Yuan
Director General of the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Executive Yuan
Chairman of Public Construction Commission, Executive Yuan
Chairperson of the Council of Labor Affairs

History

The agency was established in 1948 as the Council for United States Aid (CUSA) which was established as part of the Sino-American Economic Aid Agreement signed between the Republic of China and the United States in the same year. In September 1963, CUSA was reformed as the Council for International Economic Cooperation and Development (CIECD) then as the Economic Planning Council (EPC) in 1973 to strengthen the planning and research functions of the Executive Yuan. In December 1977, the EPC was merged with the Finance and Economic Committee and reorganized as the CEPD to promote comprehensive national economic development.^[5] On 22 January 2014, CEPD was merged with Research, Development and Evaluation Commission to form the National Development Council.^[6]

Structure

The internal structure of the agency was as follows:^[7]

Department of Overall Planning
Department of Economic Research
Department of Sectoral Planning
Department of Manpower Planning
Department of Urban and Housing Development
Department of Financial Analysis
Department of Supervision and Evaluation
Department of General Affairs
Personnel Office
Government Ethics Office
Accounting Office
Center for Economic Deregulation and Innovation

Ministers

Vincent Siew (27 February 1993 – 14 December 1994)
Hsu Li-teh (15 December 1994 – 10 June 1996)
Chiang Pin-kung (10 June 1996 – 20 May 2000)
Chen Po-chih (20 May 2000 – 1 February 2002)
Lin Hsin-i (1 February 2002 – 20 May 2004)
Hu Sheng-cheng (20 May 2004 – 21 May 2007)
Ho Mei-yueh (21 May 2007 – 20 May 2008)
Chen Tien-chi (20 May 2008 – 10 September 2009)
Tsai Hsun-hsiung (10 September 2009 – 19 May 2010)
Christina Liu (20 May 2010 – 6 February 2012)
Yiin Chii-ming (6 February 2012 – 17 February 2013)
Kuan Chung-ming (18 February 2013 – 21 January 2014)

References

External links

Council for Economic Planning and Development Official Website (Chinese)

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