Lin Kuang-hua explained

Lin Kuang-hua
Honorific-Suffix:MLY
Office:Governor of Taiwan Province
Term Start:13 October 2003
Term End:25 January 2006
Predecessor:Fan Kuang-chun
Successor:Jeng Peir-fuh
Lin Hsi-yao
Office1:Hsinchu County Magistrate
Term Start1:20 December 1997
Term End1:20 December 2001
Predecessor1:Fan Chen-tsung
Successor1:Cheng Yung-chin
Office2:Member of the Legislative Yuan
Term Start2:1 February 1993
Term End2:20 December 1997
Successor2:Fan Chen-tsung
Constituency2:Hsinchu County
Birth Date:1945 10, df=y
Birth Place:Hsinchu County, Taiwan
Nationality:Taiwanese
Party:Democratic Progressive Party

Lin Kuang-hua (; born 25 October 1945) is a Taiwanese politician. He served in the Legislative Yuan from 1993 to 1997, when he was elected to one term as Hsinchu County Magistrate. He chaired the Taiwan Provincial Government from 2003 to 2006.

Lin, a Hakka, is a member of the Democratic Progressive Party and also leads a Hsinchu County political faction named for him.[1] He ran for a seat in the Legislative Yuan in 1992, and won again in 1995. However, he left the legislature in 1997 to run for the magistracy of Hsinchu County. The campaign against Cheng Yung-chin was contentious, and Cheng filed charges of defamation against Lin. Lin was convicted in October 1998. Upon appeal, the ruling was upheld by the Taiwan High Court in July 2000.[2] Lin lost reelection to Cheng in 2001, and thought to be a potential candidate to lead the Council of Agriculture after the resignation of Fan Chen-tsung in 2002.[3] [4] Instead, Lin was named governor of Taiwan Province in 2003.[5] He was the DPP candidate for the Hsinchu County magistracy in 2005, but again lost to Cheng in the local election.[6] Following the loss, Lin left his position as Taiwan Provincial Government chairman in January 2006. The next year, he was questioned by the Supreme Prosecutors' Office in an investigation of alleged bribery dating back to 1997.[7] Though initially acquitted by the Taipei District Court in January 2009,[8] Lin was sentenced to eight years imprisonment upon appeal to the Taiwan High Court in September 2010.[9]

Personal life

Lin is married to Huang Yueh-hung.[10]

Notes and References

  1. News: Loa. Iok-sin. ANALYSIS: Ethnicity not an important factor in elections. 20 April 2017. Taipei Times. 21 January 2016.
  2. News: Lin. Irene. Hsinchu mayor convicted of libel, again. 20 April 2017. Taipei Times. 26 July 2000.
  3. News: Tsai. Ting-i. KMT's Hu fills vacuum left by bickering. 20 April 2017. Taipei Times. 2 December 2001.
  4. News: Ko. Shu-ling. Premier asks for time to fill positions. 20 April 2017. Taipei Times. 26 November 2002.
  5. News: Ko. Shu-ling. Appointment designed to court Hakka. 20 April 2017. 13 October 2003. Taipei Times.
  6. News: Loa. Iok-sin. DPP draws flak for choice of candidate in Hsinchu. 20 April 2017. Taipei Times. 5 September 2014.
  7. News: Chang. Rich. Legislators quizzed over apothecary bribe allegations. 20 April 2017. Taipei Times. 21 June 2007.
  8. News: Chuang. Jimmy. Two sentenced in herbal bribes case. 20 April 2017. Taipei Times. 24 January 2009.
  9. News: Chang. Rich. Lawmakers across party lines jailed over bribes. 20 April 2017. Taipei Times. 9 September 2010.
  10. News: Indicted officials complain of abuse. 10 September 2017. Taipei Times. 17 February 2001.