Taiwan names new premier
Chang is expected to reshuffle the Cabinet in a bid to improve government efficiency.
Published On 14 May 2007
Chang is expected to reshuffle the Cabinet later this week in a bid to improve government efficiency and give candidate Frank Hsieh a leg up in what is expected to be a tightly contested presidential race against Ma Ying-jeou of the main opposition Nationalists.
The premier is the second most powerful man in Taiwan, after the president, and is in charge of setting policies and running the day-to-day administration of the government.
He also heads the cabinet, with all the ministers reporting to him.
Su stunned the nation with his resignation on Saturday, less than a week after he lost the ruling party’s primary for the 2008 presidential election.
Source: News Agencies