Their "meeting" to select a new premier has been going on for nearly two years.

But at 45, the new Liberal premier is leading a revolution of another sort.

The following month, he appointed a new premier to push through economic reform.

The new Premier immediately ordered the original plan to go ahead and passed the necessary legislation.

He also decided to vacate his seat for the new Premier who did not have one.

The new Premier vowed to restore the public's trust in government.

He is doing that now with spying accusations against the new Premier.

He took office after the new premier, Chang, was inaugurated.

He entered the office with the highest popularity rating of any new premier in Japanese history.

With the win, Social Credit had to choose a leader who would become the province's new premier.