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Lin Hung-chih (; born 22 August 1955) is a Taiwanese politician.


Education

Lin earned a bachelor's degree in transportation and communications management from National Cheng Kung University, before obtaining his master's in political science at
National Chengchi University National Chengchi University () is a public research university in Taipei. The university is also considered as the earliest public service training facility of the Republic of China. First established in Nanjing in 1927, the university was subs ...
.


Political career

Lin launched a bid for a seat on the
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in 1991, and served until 2000. While a member of the assembly, he was elected mayor of
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, and reelected in 2001. Lin stepped down in 2005 at the end of that second term to run for the
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. He was twice reelected to the Legislative Yuan, in 2008 and 2012, but refused to stand in the 2016 election, because his party, the
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, had suffered heavy losses in the November 2014 local elections.


References

1955 births Living people New Taipei Members of the Legislative Yuan Kuomintang Members of the Legislative Yuan in Taiwan Mayors of places in Taiwan Members of the 6th Legislative Yuan Members of the 7th Legislative Yuan Members of the 8th Legislative Yuan National Cheng Kung University alumni National Chengchi University alumni {{Taiwan-mayor-stub