The heads of two new ministries, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of the Environment, have been selected and are to take office when they officially launch next month, Executive Yuan spokesman Lin Tze-luen (林子倫) said yesterday.
Council of Agriculture Minister Chen Chi-chung (陳吉仲) is set to lead the agriculture ministry from its inauguration on Aug. 1, while National Chung Hsing University (NCHU) president Hsueh Fu-cheng (薛富盛) is to lead the environment ministry when it launches on Aug. 22.
Environmental Protection Administration Minister Chang Tzi-chin (張子敬) is not to assume the upgraded version of his post, as he believes he has achieved all he wanted to with the administration and has no intention of taking up the new post, Lin said.
Photo: Hua Meng-ching, Taipei Times
Instead, he is to become a minister without portfolio, he said.
Lin said that Hsueh’s credentials for the job include a doctorate in Materials Science and Engineering from Cornell University, alongside his previous positions such as heading NCHU’s College of Engineering and Office of Research and Development.
Hsueh has also served as a materials engineering convener for the National Science and Technology Council’s Department of Engineering and Technologies, Lin said.
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