Following the resignation of former Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday appointed Rami Hamdullah as his new prime minister. Hamdallah is a member of the Fatah Party led by Abbas who has no prior political or government experience. The announcement was released by President Mahnoud Abbas on Sunday afternoon. Abbas also required Hamdullah to establish a new technocrat government. … [Read more...] about Palestine has new Prime Minister
New prime minister
RoK President nominates new prime minister
The Republic of Korea (RoK)'s President Roh Moo-hyun on March 9 nominated former Finance Minister Han Duck-soo to be the new prime minister, the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said. If approved by the National Assembly after a confirmation hearing, the 58-year-old Han will replace Han Myeong-sook who resigned on March 7. Han Duck-soo has been serving as a special presidential advisor for free trade agreement affairs since resigning as finance minister last July, according to Yonhap news agency. Source: VNA … [Read more...] about RoK President nominates new prime minister
Vietnam’s new Prime Minister to be sworn in on April 7
VietNamNet Bridge - After the 12th National Party Congress, the incumbent National Assembly Chair, the President and the Prime Minister are no longer the members of the Party Central Committee. According to information on the sidelines of the 12th National Party Congress, the candidates for these three key positions are Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, who is the current National Assembly Vice Chair, Mr. Tran Dai Quang – the incumbent Minister of Public Security and Mr. Nguyen Xuan Phuc – the current Deputy Prime Minister, respectively. In the photo (from the left): Deputy PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Minister of Public Security Tran Dai Quang and NA Vice Chair Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan. It is expected that on the morning of April 7, the new Prime Minister will be sworn in before the National Assembly, immediately after the voting result is announced. On March 21 morning, the final session of the 13th National Assembly began. More than half of this session will be used for personnel … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s new Prime Minister to be sworn in on April 7
Abe elected Japan’s new prime minister
The newly-elected president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Shinzo Abe was elected the country's new prime minister on September 26. Earlier, in the Lower House, which holds the final say in choosing a Japanese premier he got 339 out of some 480 votes. Ichiro Ozawa, president of major opposition Democratic Party of Japan, won 115 votes in the Upper House, Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii got 9 votes, Social Democratic Party leader Mizuho Fukushima, 7, and People's New Party head Tamisuke Watanuki, 5, leaving 1 vote blank and void. After an attestation ceremony at the Imperial Palace, Mr Abe will give his first news conference as premier in the evening of September 26. Mr Shinzo Abe's new line-up will be announced in the ceremony. The 52-year-old LDP leader is the youngest postwar premier. According to the Kyodo News, Mr Abe's line-up will likely reflect his ambitions including education renewal to bring patriotism into classrooms, Japan's US-drafted pacifist … [Read more...] about Abe elected Japan’s new prime minister
Vietnam elects youthful reformer as new prime minister
Vietnam's legislature elected Tuesday economic reformer Nguyen Tan Dung as the new prime minister of the country, which has entered a period of accelerated growth and deepening international ties. Dung's confirmation by an open session of the lawmaking National Assembly - with 92 percent of the vote - made him, at 56, the youngest prime minister in Vietnam since 1975. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung … [Read more...] about Vietnam elects youthful reformer as new prime minister