Already he has taken direct control of choosing his cabinet and has led talks with unions and employers.
There was hope that this could progress with the recent US led talks which were underpinned by a hugely ambitious economic plan spearheaded by Mr Blair".
The minister, Ginandjar Kartasasmita, led talks with the International Monetary Fund during Indonesia's economic crisis three years ago and helped persuade Mr. Suharto to resign.
The IMF has led talks over how to bridge a $15bn funding gap that Jaresko says Ukraine is unable to bridge without further funds.
In December 2003 he led talks resulting in the release of British hostage Mark Henderson and six other foreign tourists held by ELN guerrillas.
Banking, at its core, is the art of negotiation, and outgoing Barclays boss John Varley, who led talks for the City, comprehensively outwitted the Treasury mandarins across the table.
And the Dutch Finance Minister, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, who led talks on the new bailout for the eurozone countries, said: "It is crucial that Greece maintains its commitments to the eurozone.
People who work with him say that he has led talks to consider offering criminal immunity or limited scrutiny of the defense budget as trade-offs to ease the ruling generals out of power.
Dr Haass led talks to resolve remaining problems in the NI peace process.
But privately, Brett McGurk, who until recently was deputy secretary of state for Iran and Iraq, led talks focusing on the prisoners.
