Veterans Affairs Council

The Veterans Affairs Council (VAC; 國軍退除役官兵輔導委員會) 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.

[1][2] The incumbent minister is Feng Shih-kuan, a retired Republic of China Air Force general who took office on 5 August 2019.

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).

[3][4] VAC operates hospitals and retirement homes, including: Under its charter to provide employment assistance to Taiwan (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:[needs update] Political parties: Kuomintang Democratic Progressive Party Non-partisan/ unknown For ministers who retired from the Armed Forces to serve, the Service column denotes their military branch before retirement.