Taiwan's in-coming premier unveils new Cabinet lineup

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Sep 9, 2009, 15:18 GMT

Taipei - Taiwan's in-coming premier Wu Den-yih on Wednesday announced the new Cabinet's lineup, ahead of the formal Cabinet reshuffle. Timothy Yang, 57, a veteran diplomat who has headed the Foreign Ministry's European and African affairs departments, will take over as foreign minister, Wu told a news conference. The new defence minister will be Kao Hua-chu, currently chairman of the Veterans Affairs Commission. Kao, 53, has held a string of positions in the Taiwan Army, with the highest being the deputy commander-in-chief of the army. Tsai Hsung-hsiung will be the new designer of Taiwan's economy, taking over as minister of the Council for Economic Planning and Development. The new economics and finance ministers are Shih Yen-hsiang and Lee Shu-teh, respectively. The new positions will be confirme in a formal ceremony on Thursday. President Ma Ying-jeou approved the Cabinet reshuffle as his government came under mounting criticism for its slow response to Typhoon Morakot which killed 758 people on August 8. After Premier Liu Chao-shiuan resigned Monday, President Ma named Wu Den-yih, secretary-general of the ruling Chinese Nationalist Party, as the new premier.

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