# Lai cabinet
## History

On 3 September 2017, Premier Lin Chuan tendered his resignation to President Tsai Ing-wen, which was reluctantly accepted. A recent poll showed Lin's approve rating to be a mere 28.7%, with 6 in 10 respondents dissatisfied with the performance of his cabinet. On 5 September President Tsai announced at a press conference that Lai would become the country's next head of the Executive Yuan, with the Premier-designate saying that running the government is like running in a relay race, and he vowed to take the baton from Lin and complete his unfinished major policies.
Lai took office on 8 September as the 49th Premier of the Republic of China. On 17 September following Lai's appointment as premier, Tsai's approval ratings reached 46%, rebounding by more than 16 points since August. Lai made his first appearance as premier at the Legislative Yuan on 26 September, where he stated "I am a political worker who advocates Taiwan independence" but that "We are already an independent sovereign nation called the Republic of China. We don't need a separate declaration of independence". Lai has appeared to have moderated his position on Taiwanese independence particularly when he proposed the idea of "being close to China while loving Taiwan" in June 2017. He also expressed no desire to run against Tsai Ing-wen in the 2020 presidential election. On 28 September the New Party called on the KMT to join it in filing a formal complaint against the Premier for sedition.
Lai's cabinet resigned on 11 January 2019. His cabinet was succeeded by the second cabinet of Su Tseng-chang.

## Members
### Leaders

| Name | Name | Leader | Leader | Leader |
| English Name | Chinese | Leader | Leader | Leader |
| Premier | 院長 | | Lai Ching-te | |
| Vice Premier | 副院長 | | Shih Jun-ji | |
| Secretary-General | 秘書長 | | Cho Jung-tai | |

### Ministries

| Name | Name | Minister | Minister | Minister |
| English Name | Chinese | Minister | Minister | Minister |
| Interior | 內政部 | | Hsu Kuo-yung | |
| Foreign Affairs | 外交部 | | Joseph Wu | |
| National Defense | 國防部 | | Yen Teh-fa | |
| Finance | 財政部 | | Su Jain-rong | |
| Education | 教育部 | | Yao Leeh-ter (acting) | |
| Justice | 法務部 | | Tsai Ching-hsiang | |
| Economic Affairs | 經濟部 | | Shen Jong-chin | |
| Transportation and Communications | 交通部 | | Wang Kwo-tsai (acting) | |
| Labor | 勞動部 | | Hsu Ming-chun | |
| Health and Welfare | 衛生福利部 | | Chen Shih-chung | |
| Culture | 文化部 | | Cheng Li-chun | |
| Science and Technology | 科技部 | | Chen Liang-gee | |

### Councils and Commissions

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.
| Name | Name | Chair | Chair | Chair |
| English Name | Chinese | Chair | Chair | Chair |
| Council of Agriculture | 農業委員會 | | Chen Chi-chung (acting) | |
| National Development Council | 國家發展委員會 | | Chen Mei-ling | |
| Mainland Affairs Council | 大陸委員會 | | Chen Ming-tong | |
| Financial Supervisory Commission | 金融監督管理委員會 | | Wellington Koo | |
| Ocean Affairs Council | 海洋委員會 | | Hwung Hwung-hweng | |
| Overseas Community Affairs Council | 僑務委員會 | | Wu Hsin-hsing | |
| Veterans Affairs Council | 國軍退除役官兵輔導委員會 | | Chiu Kuo-cheng | |
| Council of Indigenous Peoples | 原住民族委員會 | | Icyang Parod | |
| Hakka Affairs Council | 客家委員會 | | Lee Yung-te | |
| Public Construction Commission | 公共工程委員會 | | Wu Tze-cheng | |
| Atomic Energy Council | 原子能委員會 | | Hsieh Shou-shing | |

#### Independent Commissions

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 | Name | Chair | Chair | Chair |
| English Name | Chinese | Chair | Chair | Chair |
| Central Election Commission | 中央選舉委員會 | | Chen Chao-chien (acting) | |
| Fair Trade Commission | 公平交易委員會 | | Huang Mei-ying | |
| National Communications Commission | 國家通訊傳播委員會 | | Chan Ting-I | |

### Other organs

| Name | Name | Leader | Leader | Leader |
| English Name | Chinese | Leader | Leader | Leader |
| Environmental Protection Administration | 環境保護署 | | Tsai Hung-teh (acting) | |
| Central Bank | 中央銀行 | | Yang Chin-long | |
| National Palace Museum | 國立故宮博物院 | | Chen Chi-nan | |
| 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 | | Jay N. Shih | |