Xiongjing – Huang Cailin is now appointed as the new Bai Chancellor, following his party’s success in the June elections. Nominated with strong support by Yihuiting members in a special parliamentary session, Huang has been formally appointed by the Bai Emperor to lead the Bai government.
A formal swearing-in ceremony will be held in the evening and televised on state media.
Speaking to media outside the Imperial Congress, Huang said he was “honoured and humbled” to succeed Li Shenkang. Flanked by other party members, he praised Li for his stewardship of the Xingongrenhui and the country.
“The weight of responsibility to lead the country has now been placed on my shoulders. I will dedicate every ounce of my energy to serve the Empire, the Emperor and His people.”
He also said he will work with his colleagues to build on the foundation established by his predecessors.
The Xingongrenhui won 1345 out of 1888 seats in the Yihuiting in the June 13 elections. The official results were confirmed and certified by the Censure Yuan on June 27. After being nominated by the Yihuiting, Huang was summoned to the Palace, where he was formally appointed.
In a statement by the Emperor, he said that His Majesty “identifies Huang who could command the majority of the Yihuiting”, and “looks forward to working with Huang Cailin and his administration for the betterment of our nation and all its people”.
During the appointment with the Emperor, Huang hands over to the Emperor a grey folder containing the names of his Cabinet and other members of the new government. The new Bai cabinet lineup is as follows:
- Deputy Prime Minister and Economics and Finance Minister: Zhang Weiqing
- 2nd DPM and Defence Minister: Wu Xingdi
- Public Affairs Secretary: Tang Wei
- Foreign Affairs Secretary: Pang Shangren
- Minister for Trade, Industry and Investments: Chen Rongfei
- Minister for Infrastructure Development: Xu Fangda
- Minister for Transport: Wei Binlin
- Minister for Health and Social Services: Wang Huiyi
- Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Resources: Zhang Wanbing
- Minister for Education: Chen Shuxing
- Minister for Culture: Bo Zhiling
- Minister for Communications: Huang Jin
- Minister for Law and Justice: Yu Zhongcheng
