Lin Wan-i () is a Taiwanese sociologist, academic, and

minister without portfolio A minister without portfolio is a government minister without specific responsibility as head of a government department. The sinecure is particularly common in countries ruled by coalition governments and a cabinet with decision-making authorit ...

of the

Executive Yuan The Executive Yuan () is the executive (government), executive branch of the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Under the Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China, amended constitution, the head of the Execut ...

, having taken office on 20 May 2016.

Education

Lin obtained his bachelor's and master's degrees in sociology from

National Taiwan University National Taiwan University (NTU; zh, t=國立臺灣大學, poj=Kok-li̍p Tâi-oân Tāi-ha̍k, p=, s=) is a National university, national Public university, public research university in Taipei, Taiwan. Founded in 1928 during Taiwan under J ...

in 1979 and 1981, respectively, and doctoral degree in social welfare from the

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, in the

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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.

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 {{Taiwan-politician-stub