TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — President-elect Lai Ching-te (賴清德) announced his first picks for the new Cabinet on Wednesday (April 10).
Lai tapped Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) as premier, reported CNA. Meanwhile, former Culture Minister Cheng Li-chun (鄭麗君) was chosen as vice premier.
Kung Ming-hsin (龔明鑫), minister of the National Development Council, was named Secretary-General. Meanwhile, Chen Shi-kai (陳世凱) was introduced as Cabinet spokesperson.
List of current Cabinet appointees:
Premier: Cho Jung-tai
Age: 65
Education: Bachelor's degree in law from National Chung Hsing University
Experience: Taipei city councilor, legislator, Cabinet spokesperson, DPP secretary-general, deputy secretary-general to the president, acting secretary-general to the president, Cabinet secretary-general, and DPP chair
Vice Premier: Cheng Li-chun
Age: 54
Education: Master's degree in philosophy, politics, economics, and sociology from Paris West University Nanterre La Défense in France and Bachelor's degree in philosophy from National Taiwan University
Experience: Minister of Culture, Soochow University Department of Political Science adjunct lecturer, Taiwan Thinktank director, Youth Development Administration of the Cabinet chair, legislator, and Foundation for Future Generations, Taiwan chair and CEO
Secretary General: Kung Ming-hsin
Age: 60
Education: Bachelor's degree in statistics from Fu Jen Catholic University, master's degree in economics from National Taiwan University, and doctoral degree in economics from National Chung Hsing University.
Experience: National Development Council minister, Cabinet political deputy minister, Ministry of Economic Affairs deputy minister, Taiwan Institute of Economic Research vice president, Mainland Affairs Council consultant, Ministry of Economic Affairs advisor, National Stabilization Fund Management Committee of the Cabinet member, National Development Council deputy director-general
Cabinet spokesperson: Chen Shi-kai
Age: 46
Education: Bachelor's in Political Science from Tunghai University
Experience: Lai Ching-te's 2024 campaign office spokesperson, director of Legislator Tsai Chi-Chang's (蔡其昌) office, Honorary Vice Chairman of Taichung Food Safety honorary vice chair, Taichung city councilor
