Because the Lien cabinet had already had a minor reshuffle recently in response to protests over declining social order, Siew retained 26 incumbent cabinet members, changing only 11 positions.
由於內閣不久前才因應社會問題而小改組，所以新內閣中有二十六位閣員獲蕭萬長留任，只多了十一位新面孔。