Taiwan's Legislative Yuan sets schedule for Control Yuan nomination review

Taiwan's Legislative Yuan has finalized the schedule for reviewing the nominations for the 7th Control Yuan, with a public hearing set for August 6 and five days of committee meetings to follow throughout the month. The terms for the current Control Yuan members are scheduled to expire on July 31.

President Tsai Ing-wen announced the nominees for the Control Yuan president, vice president, and 27 members on June 11. Chen Yung-hsing, former president of the Taiwan Association for Human Rights, is nominated as the next Control Yuan president and concurrently as chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission. Wang Jung-chang, a current Control Yuan member, is nominated for vice president.

Among the other nominees are Eleng Tjaljimaraw (Kao Tien-hui), former assistant secretary-general of the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan, and Sun Yi-hsin, secretary-general of the Taiwan Federation of Social Welfare Organizations. The nominations also include Li Li-fen, vice chairwoman of the Taiwan Association of Venture Capital.

The legislative review process will involve representatives from various political parties. The public hearing on August 6 will include seven scholar and expert representatives, with the Kuomintang (KMT) recommending three, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) three, and the Taiwan People's Party (TPP) one. Subsequent committee meetings from August 11 to August 24 will focus on questioning each nominee, with five committee members posing inquiries to each candidate. The final confirmation vote will take place in the upcoming legislative session.