赖清德将出任台湾行政院院长

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen confirmed on Tuesday Tainan City Mayor Lai Ching-te will be Taiwan’s new premier.

台湾总统蔡英文周二证实称，台南市市长赖清德将成为台湾的新任行政院院长。

Mr Lai, 57, was expected to take the position after Premier Lin Chuan resigned on Sunday after 15 months in the role. The medical expert has been mayor of Tainan, one of Taiwan’s largest cities, since 2010 and served as a legislator in Taiwan’s parliament from 1999 to 2010.

57岁的赖清德将接替现任行政院院长林全的位子。上周日，林全在任职15个月后辞职。自2010年以来，医疗专家赖清德已成为台湾几大城市之一台南市的市长。1999年至2010年，赖清德曾担任台湾立法院的立法委员。

Mr Lin, 65, a former finance minister, led the executive branch of Taiwan’s government since the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) took office on May 20, 2016.

林全现年65岁，曾任台湾的财政部部长。自2016年5月20日民进党(DPP)上台以来，林全一直领导着台湾政府的行政分支。

The new premier will likely lead a new-look cabinet, with local media reporting that a wider cabinet reshuffle is expected this week.

这位新行政院院长将领导一个新内阁。当地媒体报道称，预计本周将实施一次大范围的内阁改组。