Lin Ming-chen () is a politician in the

Republic of China Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northea ...

. He has been the Magistrate of

Nantou County Nantou County (; Hokkien POJ: ''Lâm-tâu-koān''; Hakka PFS: ''Nàm-thèu-yen'') is the second largest county of Taiwan by area, located in the central part of the country. It is also the only non-coastal county in Taiwan. Its name derives fro ...

since 25 December 2014.

Education

Lin earned his bachelor's degree in architecture from China Junior College of Technology and master's degree in leisure service management from

Chaoyang University of Technology Chaoyang University of Technology (CYUT; ) is a university in Wufeng District, Taichung, Taiwan. Founded in 1994, originally named Chaoyang Institute of Technology was designated by the Ministry of Education as a University of Technology, the hig ...

Magistrate of Nantou County

2014 Magistrate election

Lin was elected as the Magistrate of Nantou County after winning the 2014 Nantou County magistrate election held on 29 November 2014.

2016 Mainland China visit

In September 2016, Lin with another seven magistrates and mayors from Taiwan visited

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, which were Hsu Yao-chang (Magistrate of Miaoli County),

Chiu Ching-chun Chiu Ching-chun (; born 8 December 1949) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Magistrate of Hsinchu County since 20 December 2009 until 25 December 2018. Education Chiu obtained his bachelor's degree from Minghsin University of Science and Te ...

(Magistrate of

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), Liu Cheng-ying (Magistrate of Lienchiang County), Yeh Hui-ching (Deputy Mayor of

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), Chen Chin-hu (Deputy Magistrate of

Taitung County Taitung County (; Mandarin pinyin: ''Táidōng Xiàn''; Hokkien POJ: ''Tâi-tang-koān''; Hakka PFS: ''Thòi-tûng-yen''; Paiwan: ''Valangaw'';lit:Eastern part of Taiwan) is the third largest county in Taiwan, located primarily on the island' ...

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(Magistrate of

Hualien County Hualien County (Mandarin Wade–Giles: Hua¹-lien² Hsien⁴; Pīnyīn: ''Huālián Xiàn''; Hokkien POJ: ''Hoa-lian-koān'' or ''Hoa-liân-koān''; Hakka PFS: ''Fâ-lièn-yen''; Amis: ''Kalingko'') is a county on the east coast of Taiwan ...

) and Wu Cherng-dean (Deputy Magistrate of

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). Their visit was aimed to reset and restart cross-strait relations after President

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took office on 20 May 2016. The eight local leaders reiterated their support of

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under the

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. They met with

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Head

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and

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of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Yu Zhengsheng.

2018 Magistrate election

The Kuomintang endorsed Lin for a second term as Nantou County magistrate in December 2017.

References

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* 1951 births Living people China University of Science and Technology alumni Members of the 8th Legislative Yuan Members of the 7th Legislative Yuan Nantou County Members of the Legislative Yuan Magistrates of Nantou County {{Taiwan-KMT-politician-stub