The President sets up the Office of the President to carry out the functions and powers invested in them by the Constitution.
The Office of the President shall have one secretary-general to the president. The secretary-general shall be a special-grade political appointee and shall, under the direction of the president, take overall charge of the affairs of the Office of the President and direct and supervise all staff. The Office of the President shall have two deputy secretaries-general to assist the secretary-general with administrative matters. One shall be a special-grade political appointee and the other a political appointee with a position equivalent to a 14th-grade senior-level civil servant.
According to the ROC Office of the President Organization Act, the Office of the President shall establish a First Bureau, Second Bureau, and Third Bureau; a Department of Special Affairs, Department of Security Affairs, Department of Public Affairs, Personnel Department, Department of Accounting and Statistics, Government Ethics Department, and Legal Affairs Committee.
Academia Sinica and Academia Historica shall be under the direct administrative supervision of the Office of the President.
Secretary-General to the President
Secretary-General to the President
The Office of the President has a secretary-general to the president who takes general charge of the affairs of this Office, and directs and supervises its staff members.
- First Bureau
First Bureau
- promulgation of laws and decrees
- appointment and removal of civil servants and military officers
- handling of matters regarding the nomination of officials whose appointment requires the consent of the Legislative Yuan as stipulated by the Constitution
- handling of matters pertaining to the five government branches (the five Yuan), the General Staff of the Ministry of National Defense, and the provincial/special municipality governments
- translating and handling of correspondence and documents in foreign languages
- reports on various domestic and foreign affairs
- other related matters
- Second Bureau
Second Bureau
- conferring of decorations and orders
- safekeeping of seals
- making and distribution of official seals, chops, and orders
- registration, distribution and typing of official documents; and filing of minutes and official documents
- handling of confidential telegraphic correspondence
- planning and implementation of office automation, and maintenance of computer hardware and software
- publication of the Gazette of the Office of the President
- other related matters
- Third Bureau
Third Bureau
- dealing with protocol and ceremonial affairs
- maintenance of transportation equipment
- handling of disbursements
- responsible for overheads and managerial affairs
- in charge of construction and procurement
- other related matters
- Department of Special Affairs
Department of Special Affairs
- special matters related to the President and the Vice President
- Department of Security Affairs
Department of Security Affairs
- security related to the President and the Vice President
- Department of Public Affairs
Department of Public Affairs
- dissemination and explanation of major government policies
- liaison with the media and news releases
- collection and analysis of public opinions
- handling of petitions from the general public
- other related matters
- Personnel Department
- Department of Accounting and Statistics
Department of Accounting and Statistics
- annual budgeting, accounting and statistics
- Government Ethics Department
Government Ethics Department
- Legal Affairs Committee
Legal Affairs Committee
- handling of matters pertaining to the legal system.