行政院 Xíngzhèng Yuàn (Mandarin) Hêng-chèng-īⁿ (Taiwanese Hokkien) Hàng-chṳn Yen (Hakka) | |
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Formed | 25 October 1928 (in mainland China) 10 March 1950 (in Taipei) |
Preceding agency | |
Dissolved | 1 October 1949 (mainland China) |
Jurisdiction | Government of the Republic of China |
Status | Active in the Free area of the Republic of China, defunct in Mainland China |
Headquarters | No. 1, Zhongxiao E. Rd., Zhongzheng, Taipei |
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Website | Official website |
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Chinese | 行政院 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Executive Court | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Executive Yuan (Chinese: 行政院; pinyin: Xíngzhèng Yuàn) is the executive branch of the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Under the amended constitution, the head of the Executive Yuan is the Premier who is positioned as the head of government and has the power to appoint members to serve in the cabinet, while the ROC President is the head of state under the semi-presidential system, who can appoint the Premier and nominate the members of the cabinet.[3] The Premier may be removed by a vote of no-confidence by a majority of the Legislative Yuan, after which the President may either remove the Premier or dissolve the Legislative Yuan and initiate a new election for legislators.[3]