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Lin Ming-chen (Chinese: 林明溱; pinyin: Lín Míngzhēn; Wade–Giles: Lin2 Ming2-chên1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Bêng-chin)[1] is a Taiwanese politician who served as a member of the Legislative Yuan from 2005 to 2014 and as magistrate of Nantou County from 2014 to 2022. In both offices, Lin was succeeded by Hsu Shu-hua.
Lin Ming-chen | |
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林明溱 | |
Magistrate of Nantou County | |
In office 25 December 2014 – 25 December 2022 | |
Preceded by | Lee Chao-ching Chen Chih-ching (acting) |
Succeeded by | Hsu Shu-hua |
Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
In office 1 February 2008 – 25 December 2014 | |
Succeeded by | Hsu Shu-hua |
Constituency | Nantou 2 |
Personal details | |
Born | Nantou County, Taiwan | 13 February 1951
Political party | Kuomintang |
Alma mater | China Junior College of Technology Chaoyang University of Technology |
Lin earned his bachelor's degree in architecture from China Junior College of Technology and master's degree in leisure service management from Chaoyang University of Technology.[2]
Lin led Jiji Township from 1994 to 2002, was subsequently elected to the Nantou County Council until 2006, and served on the Legislative Yuan between 2008 and 2014.[3]
Lin was elected as the Magistrate of Nantou County after winning the 2014 Nantou County magistrate election held on 29 November 2014.[4]
2014 Nantou County Magistrate Election Result | ||||||
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No. | Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage | ||
1 | Lee Wen-chung | DPP | 143,719 | 49.04% | ||
2 | Lin Ming-chen | KMT | 149,361 | 50.96% | ||
In September 2016, Lin with another seven magistrates and mayors from Taiwan visited Beijing, which were Hsu Yao-chang (Magistrate of Miaoli County), Chiu Ching-chun (Magistrate of Hsinchu County), Liu Cheng-ying (Magistrate of Lienchiang County), Yeh Hui-ching (Deputy Mayor of New Taipei City), Chen Chin-hu (Deputy Magistrate of Taitung County), Fu Kun-chi (Magistrate of Hualien County) and Wu Cherng-dean (Deputy Magistrate of Kinmen County). Their visit was aimed to reset and restart cross-strait relations after President Tsai Ing-wen took office on 20 May 2016. The eight local leaders reiterated their support of One-China policy under the 1992 consensus. They met with Taiwan Affairs Office Head Zhang Zhijun and Chairperson of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Yu Zhengsheng.[5][6][7]
The Kuomintang endorsed Lin for a second term as Nantou County magistrate in December 2017.[8]
2018 Kuomintang Nantou County magistrate primary results | |||||
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Candidates | Place | Result | |||
Lin Ming-chen | Nominated | Walkover |
2018 Nantou County mayoral results | |||||
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No. | Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage | |
1 | Lin Ming-chen | Kuomintang | 195,385 | 66.72% | |
2 | Hung Kuo-hao (洪國浩) | Democratic Progressive Party | 97,460 | 33.28% | |
Total voters | 413,222 | ||||
Valid votes | 292,845 | ||||
Invalid votes | |||||
Voter turnout | 70.87% |
Lin contested the 2023 Nantou legislative by-election, seeking Hsu Shu-hua's vacant seat.[9] During the campaign, Lin was accused of plagiarizing his master's thesis.[10]
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