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Chen Chien-jen cabinet

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Chen Chien-jen cabinet

51st premiership of Taiwan
Date formed31 January 2023 (2023-01-31)
Date dissolved20 May 2024
People and organisations
PresidentTsai Ing-wen
Head of governmentChen Chien-jen
Deputy head of governmentCheng Wen-tsan
Member partiesDemocratic Progressive Party (DPP)
Status in legislatureDPP majority, pan-green majority
(until 31st January 2024)
DPP minority, opposition majority
(since 1st February 2024)
Opposition partiesKuomintang
Opposition leaderEric Chu
History
Elections2020 Taiwanese legislative election
2024 Taiwanese legislative election
Legislature terms10th Legislative Yuan
11th Legislative Yuan
PredecessorSecond Su cabinet
SuccessorCho cabinet

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.

Members

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Leaders

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Name Leader
English Name Chinese
Premier 院長 Chen Chien-jen
Vice Premier 副院長 Cheng Wen-tsan
Secretary-General 秘書長 Li Meng-yen

Ministries

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Name Minister
English Name Chinese
Interior 內政部 Lin Yu-chang
Foreign Affairs 外交部 Joseph Wu
National Defense 國防部 Chiu Kuo-cheng
Finance 財政部 Chuang Tsui-yun
Education 教育部 Pan Wen-chung
Justice 法務部 Tsai Ching-hsiang
Economic Affairs 經濟部 Wang Mei-hua
Transportation and Communications 交通部 Wang Kwo-tsai
Labor 勞動部 Hsu Ming-chun
Health and Welfare 衛生福利部 Hsueh Jui-yuan
Culture 文化部 Shih Che
Digital Affairs 數位發展部 Audrey Tang
Agriculture (since 1 August 2023) 農業部 Chen Junne-jih (Acting)
Environment (since 22 August 2023) 環境部 Shieu Fuh-Sheng

Other roles

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Name Leader
English Name Chinese
Minister without Portfolio 政務委員 Lin Wan-i
Minister without Portfolio 政務委員 Wu Tsung-tsong
Minister without Portfolio 政務委員 Chang Ching-sen
Minister without Portfolio 政務委員 John Deng
Minister without Portfolio 政務委員 Lo Ping-cheng
Minister without Portfolio 政務委員 Wu Tze-cheng
Minister without Portfolio 政務委員 Kung Ming-hsin
Minister without Portfolio 政務委員 Chang Tzi-chin
Spokesperson 發言人 Lin Tze-luen

Councils and Commissions

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Empowered 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.

  To become a ministry
  To be merged into other organs
Name Chair
English Name Chinese
National Development Council 國家發展委員會 Kung Ming-hsin
Mainland Affairs Council 大陸委員會 Chiu Tai-san
Financial Supervisory Commission 金融監督管理委員會 Huang Tien-Mu
Ocean Affairs Council 海洋委員會 Kuan Bi-ling
Overseas Community Affairs Council 僑務委員會 Hsu Chia-ching
Veterans Affairs Council 國軍退除役官兵輔導委員會 Feng Shih-kuan
Council of Indigenous Peoples 原住民族委員會 Icyang Parod
Hakka Affairs Council 客家委員會 Yiong Con-ziin

Public Construction Commission

公共工程委員會 Wu Tze-cheng

Atomic Energy Council

原子能委員會 Chang Ching-wen
Science and Technology Council 國家科學及技術委員會 Wu Tsung-tsong

Independent Commissions

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There 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
English Name Chinese
Central Election Commission 中央選舉委員會 Lee Chin-yung
Fair Trade Commission 公平交易委員會 Lee Mei
National Communications Commission 國家通訊傳播委員會 Chen Yaw-shyang

Other organs

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  To become a ministry
  To be merged into other organs
Name Leader
English Name Chinese
Central Bank 中央銀行 Yang Chin-long
National Palace Museum 國立故宮博物院 Hsiao Tsung-huang
Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics 主計總處 Chu Tzer-ming
Directorate-General of Personnel Administration 人事行政總處 Su Chun-jung

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Shan, Shelley (26 January 2022). "Ex-vice president to be next premier". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Ex-VP Chen Chien-jen appointed premier - Focus Taiwan". focustaiwan.tw. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.