Lin Kuang-hua

Lin Kuang-hua
MLY
林光華
Governor of Taiwan Province
In office
13 October 2003 – 25 January 2006
Preceded byFan Kuang-chun
Succeeded byJeng Peir-fuh (acting)
Lin Hsi-yao
Hsinchu County Magistrate
In office
20 December 1997 – 20 December 2001
Preceded byFan Chen-tsung
Succeeded byCheng Yung-chin
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 1993 – 20 December 1997
Succeeded byFan Chen-tsung
ConstituencyHsinchu County
Personal details
Born (1945-10-25) 25 October 1945 (age 79)
Hsinchu County, Taiwan
Political partyDemocratic Progressive Party

Lin Kuang-hua (Chinese: 林光華; pinyin: Lín Guānghuá; Wade–Giles: Lin2 Kuang1-hua2; born 25 October 1945) is a Taiwanese politician. He served in the Legislative Yuan from 1993 to 1997, when he was elected to one term as Hsinchu County Magistrate. He chaired the Taiwan Provincial Government from 2003 to 2006.

Lin, a Hakka, is a member of the Democratic Progressive Party and also leads a Hsinchu County political faction named for him.[1] He ran for a seat in the Legislative Yuan in 1992, and won again in 1995. However, he left the legislature in 1997 to run for the magistracy of Hsinchu County. The campaign against Cheng Yung-chin was contentious, and Cheng filed charges of defamation against Lin. Lin was convicted in October 1998. Upon appeal, the ruling was upheld by the Taiwan High Court in July 2000.[2] Lin lost reelection to Cheng in 2001, and thought to be a potential candidate to lead the Council of Agriculture after the resignation of Fan Chen-tsung in 2002.[3][4] Instead, Lin was named governor of Taiwan Province in 2003.[5] He was the DPP candidate for the Hsinchu County magistracy in 2005, but again lost to Cheng in the local election.[6] Following the loss, Lin left his position as Taiwan Provincial Government chairman in January 2006. The next year, he was questioned by the Supreme Prosecutors' Office in an investigation of alleged bribery dating back to 1997.[7] Though initially acquitted by the Taipei District Court in January 2009,[8] Lin was sentenced to eight years imprisonment upon appeal to the Taiwan High Court in September 2010.[9]

  1. ^ Loa, Iok-sin (21 January 2016). "ANALYSIS: Ethnicity not an important factor in elections". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  2. ^ Lin, Irene (26 July 2000). "Hsinchu mayor convicted of libel, again". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  3. ^ Tsai, Ting-i (2 December 2001). "KMT's Hu fills vacuum left by bickering". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  4. ^ Ko, Shu-ling (26 November 2002). "Premier asks for time to fill positions". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  5. ^ Ko, Shu-ling (13 October 2003). "Appointment designed to court Hakka". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  6. ^ Loa, Iok-sin (5 September 2014). "DPP draws flak for choice of candidate in Hsinchu". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  7. ^ Chang, Rich (21 June 2007). "Legislators quizzed over apothecary bribe allegations". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  8. ^ Chuang, Jimmy (24 January 2009). "Two sentenced in herbal bribes case". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  9. ^ Chang, Rich (9 September 2010). "Lawmakers across party lines jailed over bribes". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 April 2017.