Veterans Affairs Council

Veterans Affairs Council
Agency overview
國軍退除役官兵輔導委員會 Guójūn Tuìchúyì Guānbīng Fǔdǎo Wěiyuánhuì

Formed	1 November 1954 (as Vocational Assistance Commission for Retired Servicemen) 1 November 2013 (as VAC)
Jurisdiction	Republic of China
Headquarters	Xinyi, Taipei
Ministers responsible	Lee Hsiang-chou, Minister Liu Shu-lin, Lee Wen-chung, Ching Hsiao-hui, Deputy Minister
Parent agency	Executive Yuan
Website	www.vac.gov.tw

The Veterans Affairs Council (VAC; Chinese: 國軍退除役官兵輔導委員會; pinyin: Guójūn Tuìchúyì Guānbīng Fǔdǎo Wěiyuánhuì) is a branch of the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China (Taiwan) with "responsibilities to assist in education assistance, employment assistance, medical care, home care and other general services" for retired servicemen and women from the Republic of China Armed Forces.

The incumbent minister is Lee Hsiang-chou, a retired Republic of China Army General since 20 May 2016, right after the Republic of China presidential election, 2016.

History

Front gate of the Veterans Affairs Council, R.O.C.

VAC was founded as cabinet-level organization on 1 November 1954 as Vocational Assistance Commission for Retired Servicemen (VACRS; Chinese: 國軍退除役官兵就業輔導委員會; pinyin: Guójūn Tuìchúyì Guānbīng Jiùyè Fǔdǎo Wěiyuánhuì). It changed name to Veterans Affairs Commission in 1966 and to Veterans Affairs Council on 1 November 2013.^[1]^[2]

Missions and functions

Ensuring the Vitality of the Armed Forces
Securing Social Stability and Prosperity
Maximizing Human Resources
Supporting National Reconstruction
Developing Substantive Diplomacy

Organizational structures

Department of Planning
Department of Veterans Service and Assistance
Department of Homecare and Nursing Care
Department of Education and Employment Assistance
Department of Healthcare and Medical Care
Department of Business Management
Department of Retirement Payment
Department of Administrative Management
Department of Personnel
Department of Civil Service Ethics
Department of Accounting
Department of Statistics and Information
Legal Affairs Committee

Associated Businesses

Cingjing Farm

Under its charter to provide employment assistance to ROC military veterans, the Veterans Affairs Commission operates a number of for profit enterprises in Taiwan that employ veterans. Some of the related businesses include:

Shin-Shin Bus Company (欣欣客運)
Danan Bus Company (大南汽車)
Veterans General Hospital (榮民總醫院)
Wuling Farm
Fushoushan Farm (福壽山農場)
Cingjing Farm
RSEA Engineering (榮民工程公司) - As on July 1, 1998 no longer associated with the Veterans Affairs Commission.

List of VAC heads

Lee Shying-jow, the incumbent Minister of Veterans Affairs Council

Vocational Assistance Commission for Retired Servicemen (中華民國行政院國軍退除役官兵就業輔導委員會)

Yen Chia-kan (嚴家淦); Kuomintang; Civil Official
Chiang Ching-kuo (蔣經國); Kuomintang; Army General retired
Chao Tsu-yu (趙聚鈺); Kuomintang; Army General retired

Veterans Affairs Commission (中華民國行政院國軍退除役官兵輔導委員會)

Chao Tsu-yu (continue)
Cheng Wei-yuan (鄭為元); Kuomintang; Army General retired
Chang Kuo-ying (張國英); Kuomintang; Army General retired
Hsu Li-nung (許歷農); Kuomintang; Army General retired
Chou Shih-pin (周世斌); Kuomintang; Army Lieutenant General retired
Yang Ting-yun (楊亭雲); Kuomintang; Army General retired
Lee Cheng-lin (李楨林); Kuomintang; Army General retired
Yang Te-chih (楊德智); Kuomintang; Army General retired
Teng Tsu-lin (鄧祖琳); Kuomintang; Army General retired
Kao Hua-chu (高華柱); Kuomintang; Army General retired
Hu Chen-pu (胡鎮埔); Kuomintang→Independent; Army General retired
Kao Hua-chu (reappointed)
Tseng Jing-ling (曾金陵); Kuomintang; Army General retired
Tung Hsiang-lung (董翔龍); Kuomintang; Navy Admiral retired