現代政府的高級文官在事實上已不再是政策外圍者，除了賡續從屬執行者功能外，必會提供決策資訊，參與政策制定，或自身即為決策者。本文為高級文官對政策制定的角色認知，建構了權責由輕到重的五種連續性角色類型：(1)從屬執行者；(2)事實提供者；(3)利益平衡者；(4)功能整合者；(5)政策主導者，並調查了中央部會級機關122名一級業務主管(司處長級高級文官)對此五種角色的意見反應，結果發現我國司處長級高級文官的政策制定角色認知具有豐富的現代意涵：已不接受傳統的從屬執行者角色，非常贊同事實提供者與利益平衡者的重要角色，半數肯定功能整合者虎色，而少數更具前衛觀點，支持政策主尊者角色。

　　　　　In the modern government, the higher civil servants are an important actor inpolicy making process. Besides the traditional implementation function, they indeedhave the capacity to provide policy informations, participate policy making, or evenbecome the decision-maker. This article reviews literatures about civil sevice roletypology toward policy making, and articulates five kinds of policy-making roles incontinuum perspective: subordinative implementor, facts provider, interestsbalancer, functions integrator, and policy dominator. Surveyed with the questionnaire, the 122 directors of line authority of ROG'scentral government show significant findings as the following: Directors seem not toaccept the traditional role of subordinative implementor. They locate themselves asthe facts provider and interests balancer. A half agrees the role of functionsintegrator. A few supports the pioneer role of policy dominator.