Lin Junq-tzer (; born 1944) is a
Taiwanese politician who has served as the appointed governor of
Taiwan Provincial Government from 26 February 2010 to 20 May 2016.
Early life and education
A Hakka born in Hsinchu, Lin obtained his bachelor's degree in business administration from
Soochow University in 1967 and master's degree in educational administration in 1989.
Early career
After finishing his bachelor's degree from Soochow University, Lin taught as a teacher at Zhudong Junior High School in
Hsinchu County
Hsinchu is a County (Taiwan), county in Regions of Taiwan, north-western Taiwan. The population of the county is mainly Hakka people, Hakka; with a Taiwanese aboriginal minority in the southeastern part of the county. Zhubei is the county seat ...
in 1968-1969.
Early political career
On 23 December 1972, Lin joined the
legislative election and won a member seat at
Hsinchu County Council
The Hsinchu County Council (HCC; ) is the elected county council of Hsinchu County, Republic of China. The council composes of 35 councilors lastly elected through the 2022 Republic of China local election in 2022.
History
The council was orig ...
. In 1981, he became the delegate for
National Assembly
In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repr ...
.
Hsinchu City Mayor
Lin was elected as the Mayor of Hsinchu City after winning the
2001 Republic of China local election under
Kuomintang
The Kuomintang (KMT) is a major political party in the Republic of China (Taiwan). It was the one party state, sole ruling party of the country Republic of China (1912-1949), during its rule from 1927 to 1949 in Mainland China until Retreat ...
on 1 December 2001 and took office on 20 December 2001.
He was then re-elected by a near 40% margin as the mayor after winning the
2005 Republic of China local election on 3 December 2005 and took office on 20 December 2005.
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Chairpersons of the Taiwan Provincial Government
Living people
1944 births
Scouting in Taiwan
Soochow University (Taiwan) alumni
Taiwanese politicians of Hakka descent
Mayors of Hsinchu
Members of the 3rd Legislative Yuan
Members of the 4th Legislative Yuan
Kuomintang Members of the Legislative Yuan in Taiwan
Chairpersons of the Kuomintang