離開
進入《TAIPEI TIMES 焦點》 Premier-designate presents final Cabinet picks
Premier-designate Lin Chuan, center, attends a news conference in Taipei with four of his five final Cabinet selections, from left to right, Lee Chung-wei, Hochen Tan, Lee Shying-jow and Hsieh Shou-shing. Photo: Lo Pei-der, Taipei Times
By Loa Iok-sin / Staff reporter
Premier-designate Lin Chuan （林全） yesterday announced the final members of his Cabinet, surprising many with his choice of National Taiwan University law professor Yeh Jiunn-rong （葉俊榮） to be minister of the interior.
At a news conference at Democratic Progressive Party （DPP） headquarters in Taipei, Lin introduced his final five picks — Hochen Tan （賀陳旦） for minister of transportation and communications, Lee Shying-jow （李翔宙） to head the Veterans Affairs Council, Lee Chung-wei （李仲威） to head the Coast Guard Administration （CGA）, Hsieh Shou-shing （謝曉星） to be the Atomic Energy Council minister and Yeh.
Yeh, who is in the US on an academic trip, was the only one not to attend the news conference.
Yeh’s appointment came as a surprise, as media outlets had touted several other candidates — including Taipei City Deputy Mayor Charles Lin （林欽榮）, Yilan County Deputy Commissioner Wu Tze-cheng （吳澤成）, Tainan Deputy Mayor Tseng Shu-cheng （曾旭正） and former Tainan mayor Hsu Tain-tsair （許添財） — but not Yeh.
“When thinking about who should serve as minister of the interior, we thought about Yeh at the beginning, but he declined,” Lin Chuan said. “We went on and looked for other candidates, but still came back to Yeh.”
He said Yeh was a suitable choice because he is not only a legal expert who specializes in constitutional issues and the environment, he has also served on a number of government positions and is familiar with administrative reform, sunshine bills, environmental issues and territorial planning.
“I believe that he is more than capable of doing the job well,” Lin Chuan said.
However, he said that he had a hard time convincing Yeh to accept the appointment.
“I tried many times and failed, until someone talked to him and convinced him to take the position two days ago,” Lin Chuan said.
Asked by reporters who it was that persuaded Yeh, Lin Chuan declined to say.
Lee Chung-wei’s appointment was also seen as a surprise, as the retired navy deputy commander would be the first CGA director-general to have a career military background. The post has usually been held by someone with a police background.
The CGA must defend Taiwan’s territorial waters, so Lee Chung-wei’s experience would help the agency, Lin Chuan said.
新聞來源：TAIPEI TIMES
