Hakka Affairs Council

The Hakka Affairs Council (HAC; Chinese: 客家委員會; pinyin: Kèjiā Wěiyuánhuì; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kheh-ka Úi-oân-hōe, Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Hak-kâ Vî-yèn-fi) is a cabinet-level unit under the Executive Yuan of the government of Taiwan.^[1] Its mission is to revitalize Hakka language and culture, and promoting Hakka cultural research and exchange.

Hakka Affairs Council

客家委員會 Hak-kâ Vî-yèn-fi (Hakka) Kèjiā Wěiyuánhuì (Mandarin)
Agency overview
Formed	14 June 2001
Jurisdiction	Taiwan
Headquarters	Xinzhuang, New Taipei
Minister responsible	Ku Hsiu-fei, Minister
Parent agency	Executive Yuan
Website	hakka.gov.tw

History

Former location of Hakka Affairs Council

The Hakka Affairs Council, officially established January 1, 2012, is a new agency resulting from the Executive Yuan’s structural reorganization. Its predecessor was the Council for Hakka Affairs, Executive Yuan, founded on June 14, 2001. The Council is the only central authority responsible for Hakka affairs in the world, and its mission is to revitalize Hakka language and culture, build a unifying Hakka identity promoting happiness, confidence and dignity, and become a global center for Hakka cultural research and exchange.

In order to catalyze the Hakka language revival and development, the Council re-structured two departments on January 18, 2021. The Department of Culture and Education is transformed into the Department of Language Development, undertaking the task of building Hakka language infrastructure and strengthening the ethnic language promotion. The Department of Communication and Marketing is re-organized as the Department of Art, Culture and Communication, dedicating to the development and marketing of Hakka cultural content industries.

Responsibilities

To promote ethnic mainstreaming and construct Hakka culture that can be shared by the public through cross-sector collaboration:

1. To formulate Hakka policies and lay the foundation for the rule of law.
2. To develop a Hakka language system and build a Hakka-friendly environment for local communities.
3. To foster innovation of Hakka arts and share diverse cultures.
4. To revitalize Hakka industries and rebuild community-based economy.
5. To strengthen Hakka communication and enhance Hakka prestige.
6. To cultivate Hakka citizens and enable them to connect global Hakka communities.
7. To enrich Hakka cultural resources and find more opportunities for international exchanges.

List of ministers

Political Party:   Democratic Progressive Party   Kuomintang   Non-partisan/ unknown

No.	Name	Term of Office		Days	Political Party	Premier
1	Fan Kuang-chun 范光群	14 June 2001	31 January 2002	231	Democratic Progressive Party	Chang Chun-hsiung
2	Yeh Chu-lan 葉菊蘭	1 February 2002	19 May 2004	838		Yu Shyi-kun
3	Luo Wen-jia 羅文嘉	20 May 2004	14 March 2005	298		Yu Shyi-kun Frank Hsieh
—	Lee Yung-te 李永得	15 March 2005	19 June 2005	96		Frank Hsieh
4	Lee Yung-te 李永得	20 June 2005	19 May 2008	1064		Frank Hsieh Su Tseng-chang Chang Chun-hsiung
5	Huang Yu-cheng 黃玉振	20 May 2008	7 July 2014[2]	2239	Kuomintang	Liu Chao-shiuan Wu Den-yih Sean Chen Jiang Yi-huah
—	Liu Ching-chung 劉慶中	8 July 2014	4 August 2014	27		Jiang Yi-huah
6	Liu Ching-chung 劉慶中	5 August 2014	31 January 2016	544		Jiang Yi-huah Mao Chi-kuo
7	Chung Wan-mei 鍾萬梅	1 February 2016	19 May 2016	108		Chang San-cheng
(4)	Lee Yung-te 李永得	20 May 2016	19 May 2020	1460	Democratic Progressive Party	Lin Chuan William Lai Su Tseng-chang
8	Yiong Con-ziin 楊長鎮	20 May 2020	20 May 2024	1461		Su Tseng-chang Chen Chien-jen
9	Ku Hsiu-fei 古秀妃	20 May 2024	Incumbent	451		Cho Jung-tai

See also

• Hakka dialects in Taiwan