KMT lawmaker questions whether political vice minister can concurrently serve as CEC member; Personnel Administration: There are precedents
A Kuomintang (KMT) lawmaker questioned the logical conflict of a political vice minister concurrently serving as a Central Election Commission (CEC) member. The Personnel Administration responded that there have been such precedents and that functional boundaries are respected.
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(Taipei, May 6, CNA reporter Kao Hua-chien) The Executive Yuan recently nominated Huang Mou-hsin, Political Vice Minister of Justice, as a member of the Central Election Commission. Kuomintang (KMT) lawmaker Wu Tsung-hsien questioned the logical conflict of a political appointee concurrently serving as a member of an independent agency. Zhang Qiuyuan, Deputy Director-General of the Directorate-General of Personnel Administration, Executive Yuan, responded that in the past, political vice ministers of the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of the Interior have served concurrently as CEC members, and that functional boundaries have been respected in practice.
On March 13, the Legislative Yuan voted to approve the nominations of CEC Chairman candidate You Ying-lung and four other members, while the nominations of Deputy Chairman candidate Hu Bo-yan and three others were blocked. On April 21, the Executive Yuan appointed You Ying-lung and the four members, and subsequently nominated Shen Shu-fei (former Executive Yuan counselor), lawyer Tsai Wei-che, and Huang Mou-hsin (Political Vice Minister of Justice) as three additional CEC members for review by the Legislative Yuan.
The Judiciary and Organic Laws and Statutes Committee of the Legislative Yuan today reviewed the Executive Yuan Directorate-General of Personnel Administration and its subordinate units' budget for the central government's fiscal year 115, with Zhang Qiuyuan attending for questioning.
Wu Tsung-hsien questioned the Executive Yuan's nomination of Huang Mou-hsin as a Central Election Commission member, arguing that the concurrent service of a political appointee as a member of an independent agency presents a logical conflict and contradiction, and asked how Huang Mou-hsin would attend CEC meetings during working hours.
Zhang Qiuyuan responded that there have been precedents of political vice ministers of the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of the Interior concurrently serving as CEC members, and that they have adhered to their functional boundaries in practice. Additionally, because it is a concurrent position as a CEC member, the political vice minister would attend CEC meetings on official leave, and there are specific regulations for concurrent positions, which is not a new rule.
DPP convener Chuang Jui-hsiung, who served as chairman, said that the concurrent service of a Vice Minister of Justice as a member of an independent agency like the CEC sounds a bit strange logically.
In addition, several lawmakers from both ruling and opposition parties expressed concern about the progress of salary increases for military personnel, civil servants, and public school teachers this year. Zhang Qiuyuan said that Director-General Su Chun-rong has reported the direction of salary adjustments to Premier Cho Jung-tai, and details of the plan are currently being finalized and will be presented in conjunction with the general budget process; the review committee for military personnel, civil servants, and public school teachers' salaries is expected to meet in June or July, after which the Directorate-General of Personnel Administration will submit the opinions of the review committee and relevant groups to the Executive Yuan for a final decision, which should have a clear outcome before the general budget is sent out.
As for the progress of legalizing salary adjustments for military personnel, civil servants, and public school teachers, Zhang Qiuyuan stated that the bill for legalizing salary adjustments has been sent to the Executive Yuan for review, and if approved by the Executive Yuan, it will be sent to the Legislative Yuan for deliberation. (Editor: Su Chih-tsung) 1150506
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(Taipei, May 6, CNA reporter Kao Hua-chien) The Executive Yuan recently nominated Huang Mou-hsin, Political Vice Minister of Justice, as a member of the Central Election Commission. Kuomintang (KMT) lawmaker Wu Tsung-hsien questioned the logical conflict of a political appointee concurrently serving as a member of an independent agency. Zhang Qiuyuan, Deputy Director-General of the Directorate-General of Personnel Administration, Executive Yuan, responded that in the past, political vice ministers of the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of the Interior have served concurrently as CEC members, and that functional boundaries have been respected in practice.
On March 13, the Legislative Yuan voted to approve the nominations of CEC Chairman candidate You Ying-lung and four other members, while the nominations of Deputy Chairman candidate Hu Bo-yan and three others were blocked. On April 21, the Executive Yuan appointed You Ying-lung and the four members, and subsequently nominated Shen Shu-fei (former Executive Yuan counselor), lawyer Tsai Wei-che, and Huang Mou-hsin (Political Vice Minister of Justice) as three additional CEC members for review by the Legislative Yuan.
The Judiciary and Organic Laws and Statutes Committee of the Legislative Yuan today reviewed the Executive Yuan Directorate-General of Personnel Administration and its subordinate units' budget for the central government's fiscal year 115, with Zhang Qiuyuan attending for questioning.
Wu Tsung-hsien questioned the Executive Yuan's nomination of Huang Mou-hsin as a Central Election Commission member, arguing that the concurrent service of a political appointee as a member of an independent agency presents a logical conflict and contradiction, and asked how Huang Mou-hsin would attend CEC meetings during working hours.
Zhang Qiuyuan responded that there have been precedents of political vice ministers of the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of the Interior concurrently serving as CEC members, and that they have adhered to their functional boundaries in practice. Additionally, because it is a concurrent position as a CEC member, the political vice minister would attend CEC meetings on official leave, and there are specific regulations for concurrent positions, which is not a new rule.
DPP convener Chuang Jui-hsiung, who served as chairman, said that the concurrent service of a Vice Minister of Justice as a member of an independent agency like the CEC sounds a bit strange logically.
In addition, several lawmakers from both ruling and opposition parties expressed concern about the progress of salary increases for military personnel, civil servants, and public school teachers this year. Zhang Qiuyuan said that Director-General Su Chun-rong has reported the direction of salary adjustments to Premier Cho Jung-tai, and details of the plan are currently being finalized and will be presented in conjunction with the general budget process; the review committee for military personnel, civil servants, and public school teachers' salaries is expected to meet in June or July, after which the Directorate-General of Personnel Administration will submit the opinions of the review committee and relevant groups to the Executive Yuan for a final decision, which should have a clear outcome before the general budget is sent out.
As for the progress of legalizing salary adjustments for military personnel, civil servants, and public school teachers, Zhang Qiuyuan stated that the bill for legalizing salary adjustments has been sent to the Executive Yuan for review, and if approved by the Executive Yuan, it will be sent to the Legislative Yuan for deliberation. (Editor: Su Chih-tsung) 1150506
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