Illinois business grad named premier of Taiwan

Taiwan’s new premier, Lin Chuan, MS ’82 BUS, PHD ’84 BUS, accepted the seal of office May 20, 2016, from his predecessor, Chang San-cheng, at a handover ceremony at the Executive Yuan in Taipei, vowing that he and his Cabinet would communicate sincerely with the people, strive to achieve broad-based consensuses on major issues, and initiate the comprehensive reforms anticipated by the public.