Taiwan has its own very special government system. On the central government level (relevant to the federal government), there are both president and premier in the system. The National Assembly is the representation of all citizens to the president, and the Legislative Assembly is to the premier who is in charge of the Executive Yuan, the top administrative body of Taiwan. The current National Assembly is in charge of the change of constitution laws, while the Legislative Yuan makes all other laws. The Council for Cultural Affairs reports directly to the Executive Yuan. It is one of the 17 Councils that are under the governance the Executive Yuan, and it was founded on November 11, 1981. The Council is consisted of one chairperson, two vice chairperson, one executive secretary and one administrative officer. The Council also has three departments, four supporting administrative units and three duty organizing units. The Council also has Board of Directors which consists of several ministers from the Executive Yuan, scholars, experts and prominent artists. The Board is the highest mechanism that makes the final decisions for the Council. Unfortunately not very much information of a system of appointment of Board members or the chairpersons are written anywhere on the Councils both English and Chinese version of website, and the website of the Executive Yuan.The mandate or guideline (in their own words) of the Council aims to provide a wide range of services, including the preservation of heritage and traditional culture, cultivating arts and culture activities, supporting arts in the community and artists, promoting music, dance, drama, and fine arts, and a lot more. The Council also subsidizes several arts institutions (Taiwanese crown corporations), with the most important ones such as National Symphony Organization, National Experimental Symphony, National Experimental Chorus, National Taiwan Academy of the Dramatic Arts...
