Lin Chih-chien

Lin Chih-chien
Lin Chih-chien
林智堅
	Official portrait, 2014
7th Mayor of Hsinchu
	In office; 25 December 2014 – 8 July 2022
Deputy	Shen Hui-hong
Preceded by	Hsu Ming-tsai
Succeeded by	Chen Chang-hsien (acting); Ann Kao
Hsinchu City Councillor
	In office; 1 March 2010 – 25 December 2014
Constituency	Hsinchi I
Personal details
Born	27 May 1975 (age 49); Xiangshan, Hsinchu County, Taiwan
Political party	Democratic Progressive Party
Education	Chung Hua University (BA) (master's degree rescinded due to plagiarism); National Taiwan University (rescinded due to plagiarism)

Lin Chih-chien^[1] (Chinese: 林智堅; pinyin: Lín Zhìjiān; Wade–Giles: Lin² Chih⁴-chien¹; born 27 May 1975) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the mayor of Hsinchu City from 25 December 2014 to 8 July 2022.

^ Tiffany May (August 31, 2020). "Girl in Taiwan Is Swept High by a Kite". New York Times. The girl, who was identified by news outlets only by her last name, Lin, landed mostly unscathed at the Hsinchu International Kite Festival. She suffered abrasions around her neck and face, the mayor of Hsinchu, Lin Chih-chien, wrote in a Facebook post on Sunday. She was admitted to a hospital for a medical examination, he said.

[1] Tiffany May (August 31, 2020). "Girl in Taiwan Is Swept High by a Kite". New York Times. The girl, who was identified by news outlets only by her last name, Lin, landed mostly unscathed at the Hsinchu International Kite Festival. She suffered abrasions around her neck and face, the mayor of Hsinchu, Lin Chih-chien, wrote in a Facebook post on Sunday. She was admitted to a hospital for a medical examination, he said.

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