Su Tseng-chang was announced as the 41st premier of the Republic of China by President Chen Shui-bian on 19 January 2006 and took his oath of office, along with his cabinet, on 25 January 2006. Soon after, Su promised to step down if the people's welfare (referring to crime and other civil problems) did not improve within six months.[1] Su faced calls for his resignation after the Rebar Chinese Bank run, but refused to leave his post at the time.[2][3]

First Su cabinet

41st premiership of Republic of China
Date formed25 January 2006 (2006-01-25)
Date dissolved21 May 2007 (2007-05-21)
People and organisations
Head of stateChen Shui-bian
Head of governmentSu Tseng-chang
Deputy head of governmentTsai Ing-wen
Total no. of members10
Member partiesDemocratic Progressive Party (DPP)
Status in legislatureDPP plurality, pan-green minority
Opposition partiesKuomintang
Opposition leader?
History
Election2004 Taiwanese legislative election
Legislature termSixth Legislative Yuan
PredecessorHsieh cabinet
SuccessorChang cabinet

On 12 May 2007, Su submitted his letter of resignation to President Chen Shui-bian, ending his tenure on 21 May.[4] With the resignation of Su and with ten months left in Chen's presidency, that would mean Chen's eight years as President will have seen at least six Premiers (with Chang Chun-Hsiung serving two separate tenures).[5] Su also stated that he previously submitted resignations numerous times over his sixteen-month tenure, but all were rejected by President Chen.[6]

Cabinet members

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Office[7] Incumbent Tenure
Premier Su Tseng-chang 2006–2007
Vice Premier Tsai Ing-wen 2006–2007
Minister of the Interior Lee I-yang 2006–2008
Minister of Foreign Affairs James C. F. Huang 2006–2008
Minister of National Defense Lee Jye 2006–2007
Minister of Finance Joseph Lyu 2006–2006
Ho Chih-chin 2006–2008
Minister of Justice Shih Mao-lin 2005–2008
Minister of Economic Affairs Morgan Huang 2006–2006
Steve Chen 2006–2008
Minister of Transportation and Communications Kuo Yao-chi 2006–2006
Tsai Duei 2006–2008
Minister of Education Tu Cheng-sheng 2006–2008

References

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  1. ^ Chang, S.C. / CNA, "PREMIER TO QUIT POLITICS IF SOCIAL ORDER NOT IMPROVED WITHIN 6 MONTHS" Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine, Government Information Office, 2006-03-15
  2. ^ Hille, Kathrin (14 January 2007). "Taiwan PM under pressure to quit". Financial Times. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  3. ^ "FSC chief steps down over recent bank runs". China Post. 13 January 2007. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Taiwanese prime minister resigns". BBC News. 12 May 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  5. ^ "News". Archived from the original on 2007-05-17. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  6. ^ http://ettoday.com/2007/05/12/91-2095535.htm
  7. ^ Η σύνθεση της Κυβέρνησης [Composition of the Government] (in Greek). Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2015.