Lin Ling-san (; 16 April 1944 – 26 November 2022) was a Taiwanese politician. He served as Minister of Transportation and Communications from 2002 to 2006. In 2009 the

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voted to impeach Lin for illegally investing in the Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp.

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reported that, "Because Lin asno longer a government official, the impeachment

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not have any direct consequences for him, but the ruling

serve as a warning to incumbent officials dealing with the high-speed railway."Lin Ling-san impeached for illegal investment
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Education

Lin graduated from Feng Chia University with a bachelor's degree in

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in 1968, then earned a master's degree in

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from Northrop University in the United States in 1986. He then earned a

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(M.P.A.) from

National Chengchi University National Chengchi University () is a public research university in Taipei, Taiwan. First established in Nanjing in 1927, the university was subsequently reestablished in 1954 in Taiwan as the first reestablished "National University". The u ...

in 1988.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lin, Ling-san 1944 births 2022 deaths Ministers of transportation and communications of Taiwan Politicians of the Republic of China on Taiwan from Kaohsiung Deputy mayors of Taichung Northrop University alumni Feng Chia University alumni