Veterans Affairs Council

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

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

Organizational structures

Associated Businesses

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:

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)

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

Veterans Affairs Council (中華民國國軍退除役官兵輔導委員會)

See also

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References

  1. "Our History, Missions and Functions". Veterans Affairs Commission.
  2. 2014-05-07 00767369 12:03:01. "Veterans Affairs Council, R.O.C.:::Our History, Missions and Functions". Vac.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
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