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Taiwan

Taiwan, officially the Republic of China, is a country in East Asia. It is located at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south.

Entities

Our standard dataset contains 3,138 entities connected with Taiwan. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.

Data sources

We are not yet including any data published by authorities or organizations based in Taiwan. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

Sanctions programs/policies targeting Taiwan

We are not yet including any targeting entities that are based in Taiwan.

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 2,385 entities identified as PEPs connected with Taiwan.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Premier1--
President1--
Vice Premier, Executive Yuan1--
Vice President1--
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China-41
Minister of Agriculture-81
Minister of Atomic Energy-5-
Minister of Budget, Accounting and Statistics-11
Minister of Civil Service-2-
Minister of Culture111-
Minister of Digital Affairs11-
Minister of Economic Affairs111-
Minister of Economic Planning and Development-2-
Minister of Education110-
Minister of Environmental Protection Administration of the Executive Yuan-4-
Minister of Finance19-
Minister of Foreign Affairs1--
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China-81
Minister of Hakka Affairs-51
Minister of Health & Welfare111-
Minister of Indigenous Affairs-6-
Minister of Interior1--
Minister of interior of Taiwan-31
Minister of Justice171
Minister of Labor110-
Minister of Mainland Affairs-61
Minister of Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs-4-
Minister of National Defense1--
Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China-101
Minister of National Development-52
Minister of Ocean Affairs-2-
Minister of Overseas Community Affairs-3-
Minister of Personnel Administration-71
Minister of Public Construction-5-
Minister of Science and Technology191
Minister of Transportation & Communications1--
Minister of Transportation and Communications of the Republic of China-111
Minister of Veterans Affairs-71
Minister Without Portfolio5101
Minister, Atomic Energy Council1--
Minister, Central Election Commission1--
Minister, Council of Agriculture1--
Minister, Council of Indigenous Peoples1--
Minister, Directorate General of Budget, Accounting, & Statistics1--
Minister, Directorate General of Personnel Admin.1--
Minister, Environmental Protection Admin.1--
Minister, Financial Supervisory Commission1--
Minister, Hakka Affairs Council1--
Minister, Mainland Affairs Council1--
Minister, National Communications Commission1--
Minister, National Development Council1--
Minister, Ocean Affairs Council1--
Minister, Overseas Community Affairs Council1--
Minister, Public Construction Commission1--
Minister, Veterans Affairs Council1--
Secretary General, Executive Yuan1--
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China-5-
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the Legislative Yuan-219184
Q15913260--1
National judicial branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Justice of the Judicial Yuan-58
Vice President of the Judicial Yuan-11
National securityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Chief of the General Staff, ROC-81
Vice Minister (Armaments) of National Defense of the Republic of China-111
Vice Minister (Policy) of National Defense of the Republic of China-71
Central banking and financial integrityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of China-11
Governor, Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan)1--
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
ambassador of Belize to Taiwan-1-
ambassador of Haiti to Taiwan--1
ambassador of Palau to Taiwan-11
Director of the Taipei Main Office of the American Institute in Taiwan-23

Subnational government positions

No positions for this category

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of Taipei City Council-4824
Member of Tainan City Council-1446
Member of New Taipei City Council-4415
Member of Kaohsiung City Council-291
Member of Taichung City Council-1113
Member of Taoyuan City Council-145
Member of Keelung City Council-512
Member of Kinmen County Council-10-
Member of Hsinchu City Council-63
Member of Lienchiang County Council-9-
Chairperson of the New Power Party-41
Chairperson of the Democratic Progressive Party-31
member of Chiayi City Council-31
Member of Miaoli County Council-4-
Member of Changhua County Council-21
Member of Nantou County Council-3-
Member of Pingtung County Council-21
Premier of the Republic of China-12
Vice Premier of the Republic of China-21
Chairperson of the Fair Trade Commission-11
Chairperson of the Financial Supervisory Commission-11
Chairperson of the Taiwan Statebuilding Party-11
Deputy Secretary General, Executive Yuan2--
Director of the National Palace Museum-11
Member of Hsinchu County Council-11
Member of Yilan County Council-11
Member of Yunlin County Council-11
President of the Republic of China-11
Acting Chair, Transitional Justice Commission1--
Chair, Fair Trade Commission1--
Chairman of the Taiwan People's Party--1
Chairperson of the Central Election Commission--1
Chairperson of the National Communications Commission--1
Director, National Palace Museum1--
Member of Hualien County Council-1-
Member of Penghu County Council--1
Member of Taichung County Council--1
Member of Taipei County Council--1
Member of Taoyuan County Council-1-
Premier, Executive Yuan1--
President, Control Yuan1--
President, Examination Yuan1--
President, Judicial Yuan1--
President, Legislative Yuan1--
Representative to the US1--
Spokesperson, Executive Yuan1--

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...