National Security Council (Taiwan)

National Security Council
國家安全會議; Guójiā Ᾱnquán Huìyì (Mandarin); Kok-ka An-choân Hōe-gī (Taiwanese); Koet-kâ Ôn-chhiòn Fi-ngi (Hakka)
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Agency overview
Formed	20 February 1951 (as National Defense Council); 16 February 1967 (as National Security Council)
Jurisdiction	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Headquarters	Zhongzheng, Taipei
Agency executives	William Lai, Chairman; Joseph Wu, Secretary-General; Lin Fei-fan, Hsu Szu-chien, Liu Te-chin, Deputy Secretary-General;
Parent agency	President of the Republic of China
Child agency	National Security Bureau;

The National Security Council (NSC; Chinese: 國家安全會議; pinyin: Guójiā Ᾱnquán Huìyì; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kok-ka An-choân Hōe-gī) is an organ of the Republic of China (Taiwan) directly under the chairmanship of the President to advise on issues related to national security.^[2]

Members of the NSC also consist of the Vice President, the Premier, the heads of key ministries, the Chief of the General Staff, the NSC Secretary-General and the Director-General of the National Security Bureau.

History

During the fourth meeting of the first session of the National Assembly in March 1966 in Taipei, the temporary provision effective during the Period of Mobilization for the Suppression of Communist Rebellion was revised.

The fourth clause of this amendment authorized the President to establish organs for mobilization to suppress the rebellion of the Chinese Communist Party, determine policies related to the period of mobilization and deal with war politics. President Chiang Kai-shek ordered Huang Shao-ku, Wang Yun-wu, Chang Chi-yun and Chiang Ching-kuo to organize a small preparatory committee to establish a National Security Council and to draft an organizational program.

In February 1967, President Chiang promulgated an organizational outline for a National Security Council during the mobilization period. Huang Shao-ku was chosen to be the first secretary general and Chiang Ching-kuo was placed in charge of the key works. This marked the establishment of the NSC.

Membership

Structure of the National Security Council
Chairperson	President
Statutory Attendees	Vice President
	Premier Vice Premier Minister of the Interior Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister of National Defense Minister of Finance Minister of Economic Affairs Minister of Mainland Affairs Council Chief of the General Staff
	Secretary-General of National Security Council Director-General of National Security Bureau
Additional Participants	Personnel appointed by the President

Secretaries-General

Joseph Wu, the incumbent Secretary-General of National Security Council.

National Defense Council

Kuo Chi-chiao [zh] (20 February 1951 – 26 May 1954)
Chou Tse-jou [zh] (July 1954 – August 1957)
Zhang Qun (August 1957 – June 1959)
Gu Zhutong (29 June 1959 – 1 February 1967)