Initially, Hsieh chose the KMT's Chiang Pin-kun, a former vice-speaker of the Legislative Yuan, because he has a strong background in finance and economics and would be able facilitate cooperation with the opposition, which is what the Taiwanese public expects from the premier.
為符合社會期待，執政黨期許在財經專業背景之外，副手人選也能帶來朝野政黨合作的可能，因而一度鎖定國民黨籍的前任立法院副院長江丙坤。