President Tsai Ing-wen is expected to hold a news conference on Friday morning to make the formal announcement, her office said in a brief statement, but without giving details on what other positions the new ministers would hold.
Chen, 71, a devout Catholic, served as vice president during Tsai’s first term from 2016-2020, and has been named by Taiwanese media as the most likely to be the new premier.
He will have to oversee a tangle of issues, including navigating the export-oriented island’s slowing economy and plans to extend military conscription by a year in the face of a growing military threat from China, although the DPP has a sizable majority in parliament. , which means its proposal pass.