TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — While President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) confirmed Friday (May 8) that she wanted Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) to stay on when she starts her second and final term on May 20, the fate of her presidential secretary general, Chen Chu (陳菊), is not yet clear.

Media reports have speculated that Chen might be tapped to head the Control Yuan, the nation’s top government watchdog. The president is due to name a list of 29 candidates as members of the body, who then have to be ratified by the Legislative Yuan before they start their six-year terms beginning August 1.

When Chen attended a groundbreaking ceremony in Tainan City Thursday (May 7), she avoided questions from reporters about a move to the Control Yuan, the Liberty Times reported.

Chen, 69, is a veteran human rights activist and former political prisoner who served as mayor of Kaohsiung from 2006 to 2018.