President-elect Tsai Ing-wen has selected former Finance Minister Lin Chuan as Taiwan’s next premier. Her party -- the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) – confirmed the news on Monday.
Tsai is set to take office on May 20. She is expected to call a press conference on Tuesday to make a formal announcement.
The DPP said that Tsai will not announce the list of other hand-picked Cabinet ministers as the list is not yet finalized.