A group of professors judged the performance of Minister of Justice Chen Ding-nan (
The survey was conducted by the Humanistic Science, Cultural and Educational Foundation of 30 professors in the fields of finance, law and social science.
The professors discussed with scholars such issues as the performance of the government and the style of President Chen's administration.
Chen Ding-nan had the highest score of 65.9 points out of 100, followed by Minister of National Defense Tang Yao-ming (
Council of Economic Planning and Development Chairman Lin Hsin-i (
Also in the bottom five were Mainland Affairs Council Chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen (
On the performance of President Chen after six months, one year, two years and three years in office, the scores were 33.4, 46.4, 53.3 and 51.4 points, respectively.
On the overall performance of Chen's administration, the approval rating was 38.8, 45, 54.17 and 54.14 points over these time periods.
The scholars also assessed President Chen in seven major categories: vision (52.46), communication skills and accepting advice (50.93), taking responsibility and admitting mistakes (49.69), planning and implementation (49.07), leadership (48.62), authorization and trust in his subordinates (48.48), and honesty and trust (46.24).
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