Rumors had abounded that the premier would also replace Ovid Tzeng (at the Ministry of Education), Chen Po-chih (at the Council for Economic Planning and Development), Lin Hsin-yi (at the Ministry of Economic Affairs), Lin Chia-cheng (at the Research, Development and Evaluation Commission), and Chu Wu-hsian (at the Central Personnel Administration), but these rumors have proven false.
而事先傳聞將有異動的教育部長曾志朗、經建會主委陳博志、經濟部長林信義，乃至被媒體大幅炒作的研考會主委林嘉誠、人事行政局長朱武獻都沒有異動。