National
Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Chinese (Hant): 外交部部長
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the President of the Republic of China
- Exact method
- Appointed by the President on the recommendation of the Premier (Constitution, Art. 56).
- Chosen by
- President of the Republic of China
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Lin Chia-lung Report Source: ey.gov.tw, checked (+1 more)
Sources
- law.moj.gov.tw · checked Ministry of Justice (ROC), Laws & Regulations Database, Constitution of the Republic of China / Additional Articles, read 2026-10-12: structure, powers and selection methods of offices. For: Minister of Foreign Affairs
- ey.gov.tw · checked Executive Yuan, 部會首長, read 2026-10-12: ministry names in Chinese (title = ministry name + 部長). For: Minister of Foreign Affairs in Chinese (Hant)
- ey.gov.tw · checked Executive Yuan, 部會首長 (heads of ministries and councils), read 2026-10-12: confirms the current minister of each of the 15 ministries (內政部 劉世芳, 外交部 林佳龍, 國防部 顧立雄, 財政部 莊翠雲, 教育部 鄭英耀, 法務部 鄭銘謙, 經濟部 龔明鑫, 交通部 陳世凱, 勞動部 洪申翰, 農業部 陳駿季, 衛生福利部 石崇良, 環境部 彭啓明, 文化部 李遠, 數位發展部 林宜敬, 運動部 李洋). Start dates not given on this page. For: Lin Chia-lung, current term
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Fallback: Wikipedia, Executive Yuan (revision citing sources to 2026-07-03), read 2026-10-12: cabinet ministers, because the English Executive Yuan site (english.ey.gov.tw) returned HTTP 410 Gone; cross-check against official site pending. For: Lin Chia-lung, current term