10 April: Taiwan's President-elect Lai Ching-te appoints Cho Jung-tai, former DPP chairman, as new premier, with inauguration on 20 May.

Taiwan's President-elect Lai Ching-te appointed Cho Jung-tai, a former chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), as new premier on 10 April. The new premier and his cabinet will not take office until Lai's inauguration on 20 May. In Taiwan's system of government, the president appoints the premier who then appoints cabinet members with final approval from the president. Cho will announce his cabinet members soon and aims for an active and innovative cabinet, reaching across party lines.

April 10, 2024
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