Premiership
| The Su Cabinet | ||
|---|---|---|
| Office | Name | Term |
| Premier | Su Tseng-chang | 2006–2007 |
| Vice Premier | Tsai Ing-wen | 2006–2007 |
| Minister of the Interior | Lee Yi-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-tsing | 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 Tui | 2006–2008 | |
| Minister of Education | Tu Cheng-sheng | 2006–2008 |
Su was announced as the new Premier on January 19, 2006 and took his oath of office, along with his cabinet, on January 25, 2006. Soon after, Su announced that if the people's welfare (referring to crime and other civil problems) doesn't improve within 6 months, Su himself will step down. The premier's approval ratings, although higher than Chen Shui-bian, have definitely slipped substantially.
Su was a contender for the DPP nomination in the 2008 presidential election. He formally announced his candidacy on Feb. 25. In the DPP primary vote on May 6, 2007, Su received 46,994 votes, coming in second to former Premier Frank Hsieh. Conceding defeat in the primary, Su announced that he had withdrawn from the race.
On May 12, 2007, Su submitted his letter of resignation to President Chen Shui-bian, ending his tenure on May 21. 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) . Su also stated that he previously submitted resignations numerous times over his sixteen-month tenure, but all were rejected by President Chen.
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