Jonathan Lin Explained

Jonathan Lin
Lin Pei-hsiang
Office1:Member of the Legislative Yuan
Term Start1:1 February 2024
Office2:Deputy Speaker of the Keelung City Council
Term Start2:25 December 2018
Term End2:25 December 2022
1Blankname2:Speaker
1Namedata2:Tsai Wang-lien
Predecessor2:Tsai Wang-lien
Office3:Keelung City Councilor
Term Start3:25 December 2018
Term End3:31 January 2024
Constituency3:District 5 (Anle)
Birth Date:14 May 1977
Birth Place:Keelung, Taiwan
Nationality:Taiwanese

Jonathan Lin (; born 14 May 1977) is a Taiwanese politician. He served on the Keelung City Council from 2018 to 2024, when he was elected to the Legislative Yuan.

Early life and education

Jonathan Lin was born to politicians and,[1] and attended in Keelung. After earning a master's degree at University of Southern California and a doctorate at the University of La Verne, he conducted postdoctoral research at National Tsing Hua University.[2]

Political career

In 2013, Lin considered running for mayor in Keelung,[3] [4] and backed a bid by the Port of Keelung for a Rubber Duck display.[5] After George Hsieh rejected the Kuomintang nomination for the Keelung mayoralty in 2014,[6] Lin supported eventual nominee Hsieh Li-kung.[7] Lin contested a Kuomintang party primary against Hau Lung-pin prior to the 2016 Taiwanese legislative election, necessitated after George Hsieh additionally declined to run for reelection to the Legislative Yuan.[8] Lin was elected to the Keelung City Council in 2018, with the largest vote share in his district,[9] [10] and contested the body's deputy speakership election,[11] [12] [13] winning the office due to a Kuomintang majority in the council.[14] He won reelection in 2022, again leading his district in vote share.[15] [16] In July 2023, Lin accepted the Kuomintang's nomination in the Legislative Yuan's Keelung City Constituency, and faced Democratic Progressive Party candidate Cheng Wen-ting in the January 2024 Taiwanese legislative election.[17] Lin replaced in office.

In his first year as a legislator, Lin has commented on climate change policies,[18] criticized the Constitutional Court for its 2024 ruling on the death penalty,[19] urged reform of Taiwan's ship insurance system,[20] proposed amendments to the All-out Defense Mobilization Readiness Act and the Public Officials Election and Recall Act,[21] [22] and supported a legislative motion stating the Republic of China's opposition to the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758.[23]

Notes and References

  1. News: Shih . Hsiu-chuan . KMT's Hau Lung-bin to run in Keelung . 2 December 2024 . Taipei Times . 11 July 2015.
  2. News: Lin Pei-hsiang (11) . 2 December 2024 . Legislative Yuan.
  3. News: 盧賢秀 . 林沛祥宣布選市長 爭國民黨提名 . Liberty Times . 2013-12-07 . zh-TW . 2019-02-06 . 2019-12-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191205114334/https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/local/paper/736590 . live .
  4. News: 張謙俊 . 林水木之子 投入基隆市長選舉 . China Times . 2013-12-07 . zh-TW . 2019-02-06 . 2019-04-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190425055344/https://www.chinatimes.com/newspapers/20131207000381-260107 . live .
  5. News: Taiwanese ports eyeing Rubber Duck . 2 December 2024 . Central News Agency . 4 April 2013.
  6. News: Shih . Hsiao-Kuang . Chung . Jake . KMT facing demands for local candidate for mayor . 3 December 2024 . Taipei Times . 21 July 2024.
  7. News: Ex-immigration head set to represent KMT in Keelung mayoral race . 2 December 2024 . Central News Agency . 22 July 2014. Republished as: News: Hsieh Li-kung says likely to stand for KMT in Keelung . 2 December 2024 . Taipei Times . 23 July 2014.
  8. News: Ex-Taipei mayor to run for legislative seat in Keelung . 2 December 2024 . Central News Agency . 26 July 2015.
  9. News: 李其樺 . 國民黨政二代接班 4人拚選議員 . China Times . 2018-01-05 . zh-TW . 2019-02-06 . 2019-09-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190909014139/https://www.chinatimes.com/newspapers/20180105000605-260118 . live .
  10. News: 張穎齊 . 基市議會換血 型男正妹入列 . China Times . 2018-11-27 . zh-TW . 2019-02-06 . 2019-08-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190829212710/https://www.chinatimes.com/newspapers/20181127000670-260107 . live .
  11. News: 王朝鈺 . 國民黨基隆副議長假投票 林沛祥勝出 . Central News Agency . 2018-12-19 . zh-TW . 2019-02-06 . 2019-09-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190903021457/https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aloc/201812190120.aspx . live .
  12. News: 游明煌 . 國民黨基隆市副議長提名假投票 新科議員林沛祥出線 . United Daily News . 2018-12-19 . zh-TW . 2019-02-06 . 2019-08-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190828092127/https://udn.com/news/story/6656/3545470 . live .
  13. News: 李其樺 . 國民黨基隆副議長初選 提名林沛祥 . China Times . 2018-12-20 . zh-TW . 2019-02-06 . 2019-08-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190831044428/https://www.chinatimes.com/newspapers/20181220001464-260107 . live .
  14. News: 俞肇福 . 基隆市議會正副議長 國民黨蔡旺璉、林沛祥當選 . Liberty Times . 2018-12-25 . zh-TW . 2019-02-06 . 2019-08-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190805140010/https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/2652463 . live .
  15. News: 盧 . 賢秀 . 基隆市議員當選名單出爐 . 3 December 2024 . Liberty Times . 27 November 2022 . zh.
  16. News: 第5選舉區 總得票: 中選會 即時開票 . 3 December 2024 . Liberty Times . 26 November 2022 . zh.
  17. News: Taiwan's major political parties name more legislative candidates . 2 December 2024 . Central News Agency . 6 July 2023. Republished: News: Major parties candidates set for January election . 2 December 2024 . Taipei Times . 7 July 2023.
  18. News: Ho . Yu-hua . Discussion of ‘climate inflation' urged . 2 December 2024 . Taipei Times . 17 September 2024.
  19. News: Chen . Cheng-yu . Chin . Jonathan . KMT mulls protests over death penalty decision . 2 December 2024 . Taipei Times . 27 September 2024.
  20. News: Shan . Shelley . Taiwan to close its ports to four shipping insurers . 2 December 2024 . Taipei Times . 17 November 2024.
  21. News: Wang . Flor . Lin . Ching-yin . Wang . Yang-yu . KMT urges revision of recall law after Keelung mayor recall vote . 2 December 2024 . Central News Agency . 14 October 2024.
  22. News: Liu . Wan-lin . Yeh . Esme . KMT legislators propose draft to add age restriction for civil defense teams . 2 December 2024 . Taipei Times . 2 December 2024.
  23. News: Liu . Wan-lin . Yeh . Esme . KMT seeking a resolution in the ‘ROC’s interests’ . 2 December 2024 . Taipei Times . 20 September 2024.

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