David Lin

David Lin
Lin Yung-lo
林永樂
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
27 September 2012 – 20 May 2016
PremierChen Chun
Jiang Yi-huah
Mao Chi-kuo
Chang San-cheng
DeputySimon Ko
Joseph Shih
Andrew Kao
Bruce Linghu
Vice MinisterVanessa Shih
Preceded byTimothy Yang
Succeeded byDavid Lee
Taiwanese Representative to European Union and Belgium
In office
May 2010[1] - September 2012
Preceded byShen Lyu-shun
Succeeded byTung Kuo-yu[2]
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
2008–2010
MinisterFrancisco Ou
Timothy Yang
Taiwanese Representative to Indonesia
In office
2003 - 2007
Succeeded byTimothy Yang
Taiwanese Ambassador to Grenada
In office
1997 - 2001
Personal details
Born10 March 1950 (1950-03-10) (age 74)
Taiwan
NationalityRepublic of China
EducationNational Chengchi University (BComm, MComm)
Georgetown University (MS)

Lin Yung-lo (Chinese: 林永樂; pinyin: Lín Yǒnglè; born 10 March 1950), also known as David Lin, is a Taiwanese politician who was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan. Since 2023, he has been serving as the chairman of the Association of Foreign Relations (AFR) since his election in late 2022.

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-22. Retrieved 2013-06-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "New representative to EU, Belgium named | Latest | FOCUS TAIWAN - CNA ENGLISH NEWS". Focustaiwan.tw. Retrieved 2014-04-29.