Lin Wan-i () is a
Taiwanese academic and
minister without portfolio
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of the
Executive Yuan
The Executive Yuan () is the executive branch of the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Its leader is the Premier, who is appointed by the President of the Republic of China, and requires confirmation by the Legislative Yuan.
Unde ...
, having taken office on 20 May 2016.
Education
Lin obtained his bachelor's and master's degrees in sociology from
National Taiwan University
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The university was founded in 1928 during Taiwan under Japanese rule, Japanese rule as the seventh of the Imperial Universities. It was named Taihoku Imper ...
in 1979 and 1981, respectively, and doctoral degree in social welfare from the
University of California, Berkeley
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in the
United States
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.
Career
Lin held multiple academic positions in the departments of sociology and social work at National Taiwan University from 1982 to the present. He served as a minister without portfolio under the Executive Yuan from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2016 to the present.
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References
1952 births
Living people
Political office-holders in the Republic of China on Taiwan
Politicians of the Republic of China on Taiwan from New Taipei
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