Lin cabinet

Lin cabinet

48th premiership of Taiwan
Date formed20 May 2016 (2016-05-20)
Date dissolved3 September 2017 (2017-09-03)
People and organisations
Head of stateTsai Ing-wen
Head of governmentLin Chuan
Deputy head of governmentLin Hsi-yao
Total no. of members?
Member partiesDemocratic Progressive Party (DPP)
Status in legislatureDPP majority, pan-green majority
Opposition partiesKuomintang
Opposition leaderJohnny Chiang
History
Election2016 Taiwanese legislative election
Legislature termNinth Legislative Yuan
PredecessorSimon Chang cabinet
SuccessorLai cabinet

On 15 March 2016, president-elect of the Republic of China Tsai Ing-wen named Lin Chuan premier.[1] He was confirmed by the Legislative Yuan soon after and took office on 20 May 2016.

On 3 September 2017, Premier Lin Chuan tendered his resignation to President Tsai Ing-wen, which was reluctantly accepted. A recent poll showed Lin's approve rating to be a mere 28.7%, with 6 in 10 respondents dissatisfied with the performance of his cabinet.[2]

  1. ^ "Tsai names Lin Chuan as her premier". Taipei Times. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  2. ^ hermesauto (4 September 2017). "Taiwan Premier Lin Chuan resigns, Tainan city mayor William Lai reported to be successor".