On 29 March, President-elect Chen Shui-bian formally announced his choice of current defense minister Tang Fei as the new premier, in accordance with the list of candidates recommended by the National Policy Advisory Committee.
根據國政顧問團所推薦閣揆名單，總統當選人陳水扁在三月二十九日正式公佈，現任國防部長唐飛將是新閣揆人選，他選擇唐飛的理由在於「為了台灣政局穩定與台海安全」。