Media have classed the new cabinet members into four groups: business executives; officials who had served under Chen Shui-bian during his term as Taipei mayor; the so-called "Ilan Gang" (DPP heavyweights from Ilan County); and people from the Lee Teng-hui camp. The government's determination to make an "all-out effort on the economy" is obvious.
針對這份新內閣名單，輿論形容為是企業專業經理人加上「扁市府團隊」、「宜蘭幫」、與李登輝人馬。