The following is the cabinet of Chen Chien-jen, who was appointed as Premier of Taiwan on 31 January 2023 by President Tsai Ing-wen.[1][2] He succeeded Su Tseng-chang, who had resigned in response to the Democratic Progressive Party's poor performance in the 2022 Taiwanese local elections.[3] The vice president from 2016 to 2020, he is the second oldest individual to take office (after Lee Huan) at 71 years and 239 days. This is the 4th premiership of Tsai Ing-wen's presidency.
Chen Chien-jen cabinet | |
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 51st premiership of Taiwan | |
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| Date formed | 31 January 2023 |
| Date dissolved | 20 May 2024 |
| People and organisations | |
| President | Tsai Ing-wen |
| Head of government | Chen Chien-jen |
| Deputy head of government | Cheng Wen-tsan |
| Member parties | Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) |
| Status in legislature | DPP majority, pan-green majority (until 31st January 2024) DPP minority, opposition majority (since 1st February 2024) |
| Opposition parties | Kuomintang |
| Opposition leader | Eric Chu |
| History | |
| Elections | 2020 Taiwanese legislative election 2024 Taiwanese legislative election |
| Legislature terms | 10th Legislative Yuan 11th Legislative Yuan |
| Predecessor | Second Su cabinet |
| Successor | Cho cabinet |
Members
editLeaders
edit| Name | Leader | |||
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| English Name | Chinese | |||
| Premier | 院長 | Chen Chien-jen | 
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| Vice Premier | 副院長 | Cheng Wen-tsan | 
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| Secretary-General | 秘書長 | Li Meng-yen | 
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Ministries
edit| Name | Minister | |||
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| English Name | Chinese | |||
| Interior | 內政部 | Lin Yu-chang | _(cropped).png)
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| Foreign Affairs | 外交部 | Joseph Wu | 
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| National Defense | 國防部 | Chiu Kuo-cheng | 
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| Finance | 財政部 | Chuang Tsui-yun | 
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| Education | 教育部 | Pan Wen-chung | 
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| Justice | 法務部 | Tsai Ching-hsiang | 
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| Economic Affairs | 經濟部 | Wang Mei-hua | (cropped).jpg)
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| Transportation and Communications | 交通部 | Wang Kwo-tsai | 
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| Labor | 勞動部 | Hsu Ming-chun | 
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| Health and Welfare | 衛生福利部 | Hsueh Jui-yuan | 
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| Culture | 文化部 | Shih Che | 
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| Digital Affairs | 數位發展部 | Audrey Tang | .jpg)
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| Agriculture (since 1 August 2023) | 農業部 | Chen Junne-jih (Acting) | 
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| Environment (since 22 August 2023) | 環境部 | Shieu Fuh-Sheng | 
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Other roles
edit| Name | Leader | |||
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| English Name | Chinese | |||
| Minister without Portfolio | 政務委員 | Lin Wan-i | .jpg)
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| Minister without Portfolio | 政務委員 | Wu Tsung-tsong | 
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| Minister without Portfolio | 政務委員 | Chang Ching-sen | 
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| Minister without Portfolio | 政務委員 | John Deng | 
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| Minister without Portfolio | 政務委員 | Lo Ping-cheng | 
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| Minister without Portfolio | 政務委員 | Wu Tze-cheng | 
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| Minister without Portfolio | 政務委員 | Kung Ming-hsin | 
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| Minister without Portfolio | 政務委員 | Chang Tzi-chin | 
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| Spokesperson | 發言人 | Lin Tze-luen | 
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Councils and Commissions
editEmpowered by various laws, or even the Constitution, under the Executive Yuan Council several individual boards are formed to enforce different executive functions of the government. Unless regulated otherwise, the chairs are appointed by and answer to the Premier. The committee members of the boards are usually (a) governmental officials for the purpose of interdepartmental coordination and cooperation; or (b) creditable professionals for their reputation and independence.
| Name | Chair | |||
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| English Name | Chinese | |||
| National Development Council | 國家發展委員會 | Kung Ming-hsin |
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| Mainland Affairs Council | 大陸委員會 | Chiu Tai-san | 
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| Financial Supervisory Commission | 金融監督管理委員會 | Huang Tien-Mu | 
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| Ocean Affairs Council | 海洋委員會 | Kuan Bi-ling | 
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| Overseas Community Affairs Council | 僑務委員會 | Hsu Chia-ching | 
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| Veterans Affairs Council | 國軍退除役官兵輔導委員會 | Feng Shih-kuan | 
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| Council of Indigenous Peoples | 原住民族委員會 | Icyang Parod | 
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| Hakka Affairs Council | 客家委員會 | Yiong Con-ziin | 
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| 公共工程委員會 | Wu Tze-cheng |
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| 原子能委員會 | Chang Ching-wen | 
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| Science and Technology Council | 國家科學及技術委員會 | Wu Tsung-tsong |
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Independent Commissions
editThere are, or would be, independent executive commissions under the Executive Yuan Council. The chiefs of these five institutions would not be affected by any change of the Premier. However, the related organic laws are currently under revision.
| Name | Chair | |||
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| English Name | Chinese | |||
| Central Election Commission | 中央選舉委員會 | Lee Chin-yung | 
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| Fair Trade Commission | 公平交易委員會 | Lee Mei | 
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| National Communications Commission | 國家通訊傳播委員會 | Chen Yaw-shyang | 
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Other organs
edit| Name | Leader | |||
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| English Name | Chinese | |||
| Central Bank | 中央銀行 | Yang Chin-long | 
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| National Palace Museum | 國立故宮博物院 | Hsiao Tsung-huang | 
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| Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics | 主計總處 | Chu Tzer-ming | 
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| Directorate-General of Personnel Administration | 人事行政總處 | Su Chun-jung | .jpg)
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References
edit- ^ Kao, Evelyn; Chen, Christie (25 January 2023). "Ex-VP Chen Chien-jen expected to be named new premier Friday". Central News Agency. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ Shan, Shelley (26 January 2022). "Ex-vice president to be next premier". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ "Ex-VP Chen Chien-jen appointed premier - Focus Taiwan". focustaiwan.tw. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.