First Su cabinet

First Su cabinet
41st premiership of Republic of China
Date formed	25 January 2006 (2006-01-25)
Date dissolved	21 May 2007 (2007-05-21)
People and organisations
Head of state	Chen Shui-bian
Head of government	Su Tseng-chang
Deputy head of government	Tsai Ing-wen
Total no. of members	10
Member parties	Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)
Status in legislature	DPP plurality, pan-green minority
Opposition parties	Kuomintang
Opposition leader	?
History
Election	2004 Taiwanese legislative election
Legislature term	Sixth Legislative Yuan
Predecessor	Hsieh cabinet
Successor	Chang cabinet

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]

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

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

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.