The Executive Yuan names Shen Jong-chin as vice premierBy Sean Lin / Staff reporterThe Executive Yuan yesterday announced the appointment of Minister of Economic Affairs Shen Jong-chin (沈榮津) as vice premier and Vice Minister of Economic Affairs Wang Mei-hua (王美花) to head the ministry. Shen and Wang are to assume their new roles today, Executive Yuan spokesman Ting Yi-ming (丁怡銘) said after former vice premier Chen Chi-mai (陳其邁) resigned on Wednesday to contest the Aug. 15 Kaohsiung mayoral by-election. Shen has a well-rounded understanding of the business sector, where he has accumulated many years of experience, Ting said. Executive Yuan spokesman Ting Yi-ming speaks in front of a projection that shows the curriculum vitae of incoming vice premier Shen Jong-chin, who formerly served as Minister of Economic Affairs, at a news conference in Taipei yesterday. Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) believes that Shen’s expertise would make him his top aide for economic affairs, Ting said.

Source: Taipei Times June 19, 2020 15:56 UTC