Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Taipei mayor-elect Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) yesterday released a list of 10 city government appointees to join him when he takes office, including former Kaohsiung deputy mayor Lee Ssu-chuan (李四川) as a deputy mayor.
Lee, who was also previously a New Taipei City deputy mayor and had worked in the Taipei City Government for 25 years, would be joined by Lee Tai-hsin (李泰興) as secretary-general and Chang Wen-te (張溫德) as deputy secretary-general.
Lee Tai-hsin (李泰興) is the director of the New Taipei City Finance Department and a former Taiwan International Ports Corp president. Chang is a former director of the New Taipei City Urban Redevelopment Office.
Photo: Tien Yu-hua, Taipei Times
Taipei Department of Urban Development Deputy Commissioner Wang Yu-fen (王玉芬) is to be promoted to commissioner, becoming the first female commissioner of the department.
Hsieh Ming-hung (謝銘鴻) is to be appointed commissioner of the Taipei Department of Transportation, while Wu Sheng-chung (吳盛忠) would be commissioner of the Taipei Department of Environmental Protection and former KMT Taipei City councilor Chen Yung-te (陳永德) would be Taipei Department of Civil Affairs commissioner, the list showed.
Cheng De-fa (鄭德發) is to be head of the Taipei Department of Rapid Transit Systems, while Taipei Public Works Department Deputy Director Huang Yi-ping (黃一平) is to become director and Chen Hsin-liang (陳信良) is to be the Taipei Department of Land Administration commissioner, it showed.
Chiang’s office said the list was designed to ensure officials in his administration can “roll up their sleeves” and get to work immediately after taking office.
In addition to people skilled in public affairs, the office said he targeted people with experience in Taipei and New Taipei City, local and national government, and city governments and city councils to promote governmental cooperation.
Asked about the list, outgoing Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) said that Chiang’s “style is similar to mine, appointing many senior civil servants that have mostly served in the Taipei City Government.”
“The good part about it is that they are familiar with administrative operations, so I think he will have an easier time taking up the job,” Ko said.
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