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Premier Su Tseng-chang leads Cabinet to resign en masse ahead of reshuffle

Premier Su Tseng-chang leads Cabinet to resign en masse ahead of reshuffle

2023-01-30

On Monday, Premier Su Tseng-chang led his Cabinet members to resign en masse, ahead of a government reshuffle. During his last session at the Executive Yuan, Su said he was stepping down to take responsibility for the DPP’s poor showing in the local elections last year. The new Cabinet, led by former Vice President Chen Chien-jen, will be sworn in on Tuesday. Many of the cabinet members will remain in the same positions.

On the first day back from the break, Su Tseng-chang led his last session at the Executive Yuan, posing for a group photo with his Cabinet.

Su, who tendered his resignation before the Lunar New Year, is the longest-serving premier under a democratically-elected government in Taiwan. He wrapped up his last four years in office with a thank you to his team.

Su has not given much comment on what his next steps will be. The new Cabinet will be sworn into office on Tuesday, led by former Vice President Chen Chien-jen. Many of the officials will remain in the same positions, including Council of Agriculture Minister Chen Chi-chung, Health and Welfare Minister Hsueh Jui-yuan and Digital Affairs Minister Audrey Tang.

Hsueh Jui-yuan
Minister of health and welfare
We just work hard on getting things done. That’s how it is.

Audrey Tang
Minister of digital affairs
Premier Su gave us teapots and tea, both of which have to withstand the heat.

During his last session, Su said his departure was an act of taking responsibility while asking his Cabinet members to keep up with their work. As a parting gift, he gave each a teapot and tea, symbolizing the high heat and pressure of working in the Executive Yuan. National Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng said he would continue working toward the goals set by Su.

Chiu Kuo-cheng
Minister of national defense
We will continue to try to meet the targets we established before during this coming year. Regardless of the management methods, go step by step, focusing every month, every quarter and every half-year. The policies we’ll be implementing are the ones we’ve explained in the regular briefings. That’s what we’re working on.

The new Cabinet will be sworn in at a ceremony on Tuesday, bringing a breath of fresh air into the Executive Yuan.

贈茶壺勉閣員"耐住高溫" 蘇貞昌:我來擔待 各位留下來

2023-01-30

今天是新年開工日,行政院長蘇貞昌上午召開臨時院會總辭,明天(31日)將進行新舊內閣交接。蘇貞昌在臨時院會中感性談話,他說,要有人承擔的時候,就是我來擔待,各位留下來。他還送閣員們茶壺和茶葉,藏著要繼續耐住高溫、泡出好茶的寓意。

開工第一天 蘇貞昌召開最後一次行政院會,率領閣員拍畢業照。

即將卸下重擔的蘇貞昌,一派輕鬆,成了總統民選後任期最長的行政院長。最後用"謝謝大家",將結束四年多的任期,外界好奇他的下一步?

面對詢問蘇貞昌沒有回應,轉身回辦公室繼續衝,週二交接後將正式畫下句點。這次陳建仁內閣,多數沿用蘇內閣成員,包括農委會主委陳吉仲、衛福部長薛瑞元、數發部長唐鳳等人。

[[衛福部長 薛瑞元]]
“就是努力做事情,就是這個樣子。”

[[數發部長 唐鳳]]
“(蘇院長送)茶壺跟茶葉,要能夠耐得住高溫。”

蘇貞昌在臨時院會中感性談話,他說,要有人承擔的時候,就是他來擔待,各位留下來。還送茶壺和茶葉,藏著要大家耐得住高溫,泡出好茶的寓意。留任的國防部長邱國正也表明持續推動各項目標。

[[國防部長 邱國正]]
“我們會持續把以前訂的目標,在這一年當中給落實,我剛有講到,我們不管節點管控的方法,每個月、每一季、每半年我們一步一步在做,我們目前要推動的,大概平常都有交代了,我們也在做當中。”

新任內閣團隊蓄勢待發,31日正式進行交接典禮,積極展現全新內閣氣象。

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