PROVEN QUALITIES: Executive Yuan spokesman Hsu Kuo-yung has shown adaptability, calmness under fire and efficient teamwork with Lai during his time as Cabinet spokesman
Taipei Times
Date: Jul 12, 2018
By: Lee Hsin-fang, Lin Chia-tung, Wu Chia-jung, Jonathan Chin, / Staff reporters, with Staff writers
Executive Yuan spokesman Hsu Kuo-yung (徐國勇) has been tapped as the
Executive Yuan spokesman Hsu Kuo-yung talks to reporters in Taipei on Tuesday after it was announced that he would take over as minister of the interior. Photo: CNA
next minister of the interior, sources said.
High-ranking Cabinet officials had, at one point or another, backed Hsu to head the Ocean Affairs Council, Ministry of Justice or the Ministry of Education for his legal expertise and proven ability to defend the administration’s policies in public.
Hsu’s rapport with Premier William Lai (賴清德) and popularity within the Democratic Party (DPP) are qualities that would promote cooperation among factions within the party.
Hsu has shown adaptability, composure when under fire and efficient teamwork with Lai during his time as a DPP lawmaker and Cabinet spokesman, which satisfied the administration. [FULL STORY]
