Add to this the civil posts of Chairman of the Vocational Assistance Commission for Retired Servicemen (VACRS), Chairman of the Board of Directors of the ROC Amateur Athletic Federation, and Chairman of the Republic of China Olympic Committee, and it is clear that Cheng Wei-yuan is one of the outstanding new faces to enter the cabinet in July's reshuffle.
這份完整的軍旅背景，加上擔任行政院退除役官兵輔導委員會主任委員、全國體育協進會理事長、中華奧會主席的文職經歷，使他在今年七月的內閣改組中脫穎而出，膺任國防部長。