Lin Yun-sheng (; born 1972) is a Taiwanese politician who served in the

Legislative Yuan The Legislative Yuan is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in Taipei. The Legislative Yuan is composed of 113 members, who are directly elected for 4-year terms by people of the Taiwan Area through a parallel ...

from 2005 to 2008.

Education

Lin earned bachelor's and master's degrees from

Tunghai University Tunghai University (THU; ) is the oldest private university in Taiwan, established in 1955. It was founded by the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia (UBCHEA). It is located in Xitun District, Taichung, Taiwan. According to ''Tim ...

and later taught at

I-Shou University Formerly known as Kaohsiung Polytechnic Institute (KPI), I-Shou University (ISU; ) is a private university in Dashu District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. ISU was established in 1986 by I-Shou Lin, the founder of E United Group ( 義联集團), to commemor ...

and

MingDao University MingDao University (MDU; ) is a private university located in Pitou Township, Changhua County, Taiwan. MingDao's specialized areas of research include renewable energy engineering (especially solar, wind, and hydrogen), and its Department of P ...

Career

A member of the Democratic Progressive Party, Lin was elected as a Nantou County representative to the

in 2004. He attempted to aid his father

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's 2005 run for the magistracy of Nantou County, stating that, in 2002, competing candidate

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had meddled in the affairs of the

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. In 2006, he accused Chinese companies of copyright infringement against Taiwanese brands. Lin sought to join the Legislative Yuan's Judiciary Committee, but was barred from doing so after the Democratic Progressive Party legislative caucus proposed a ban on committee membership for politicians whose family members were subject to current legal proceedings. This provision targeted Lin and his father,

, who was facing corruption charges at the time. The next year, Lin Yun-sheng supported an amendment to Article 1059 of the Civil Law that permitted people use their maternal surname with the permission of both parents. He ran for reelection in 2008, and lost to

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. Lin has received media attention for his connections to convicted criminal Chiang Chin-liang.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lin, Yun-sheng 1972 births Living people Members of the 6th Legislative Yuan Democratic Progressive Party Members of the Legislative Yuan Nantou County Members of the Legislative Yuan Tunghai University alumni