TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — President-elect Lai Ching-te (賴清德) announced Thursday (April 25) a sixth wave of Cabinet ministers, including heads of the defense and foreign affairs ministries.

Lai will take office on May 20, and he and Premier-designate Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) have rolled out names for Cabinet posts in five waves since April 10. 

During a press conference, the president-elect said National Security Council Secretary-General Wellington Koo (顧立雄) would take the helm of the Ministry of National Defense (MND). Former Taichung Mayor Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) will lead the Ministery of Foreign Affairs (MOFA).

Vice chair of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) and former deputy head of the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC), Chiu Chui-cheng (邱垂正), will serve as head of MAC.

Tsai Ming-yen (蔡明彥) will maintain his post as director-general of the National Security Bureau (NSB). Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) has been appointed secretary-general of the National Security Council (NSC).

Vice Premier Cheng Wen-tsan (鄭文燦) will take over as chair of the SEF. Former defense minister and former NSC secretary-general, Yen Teh-fa (嚴德發), has been tapped to head the Veterans Affairs Council (VAC).

Former Pingtung County magistrate and ex-Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmaker, Pan Men-an (潘孟安), has been chosen to serve as secretary-general to the president.