Respect for expertise Variously described by the media as a crusader for justice, a hard worker and an incorruptible political figure, Yeh Chu-lan, known as "mother of the country," carries considerable seniority within the DPP. Her aggressive efforts to shore up the Hakka vote for Chen Shui-bian during the presidential election were also crucial to her appointment as Minister of Transportation and Communications.
有媒體分析，葉菊蘭是位嫉惡如仇、做事嚴謹、操守良好的政治人物，在民進黨內有「國母」封號，輩分極高，加上在總統大選期間，客家籍的她大力為陳水扁鞏固客家票源，都是她出線擔任交通部長的重要原因。