Su Jia-chyuan appointed presidential secretary-general

Focus Taiwan
Date: 05/18/2020
By: Yeh Su-ping, Chen Chun-hua, Wang Cheng-chung and Evelyn Kao

Taipei, May 18 (CNA) President Tsai Ing-wen's (蔡英文) second term will start with a high-ranking personnel reshuffle, as part of which former Legislative Speaker Su Jia-chyuan (蘇嘉全) is set to take over as presidential secretary-general, according to personnel changes announced by the Presidential Office Monday.

Tsai and Vice President-elect Lai Ching-te (賴清德) will be sworn in on Wednesday.

Financial Supervisory Commission Chairman Wellington Koo (顧立雄) will take over as secretary-general of the National Security Council (NSC), while incumbent NSC Secretary-General David Lee (李大維) will become chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF), Presidential Office spokesman Alex Huang (黃重諺) announced Monday at a press conference.

SEF is a semi-official intermediary body responsible for cross-Taiwan Strait affairs.    [FULL  STORY]