Lin Yu-chang

Lin Yu-chang
林右昌
Official portrait, 2014
22nd Secretary-General of the Democratic Progressive Party
Assumed office
5 June 2024
ChairmanWilliam Lai
Preceded byYang Yi-shan (acting)
Hsu Li-ming
34th Minister of the Interior
In office
31 January 2023 – 20 May 2024
Prime MinisterChen Chien-jen
Deputy
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Preceded byHua Ching-chun (acting)
Succeeded byLiu Shyh-fang
10th Mayor of Keelung
In office
25 December 2014 – 25 December 2022
DeputyLin Yong-fa[1]
Preceded byChang Tong-rong
Succeeded byGeorge Hsieh
Chair of the Democratic Progressive Party
Acting
28 November 2018 – 9 January 2019
Secretary GeneralHsu Chia-ching
Preceded byTsai Ing-wen
Succeeded byCho Jung-tai[2]
Personal details
Born10 March 1971 (1971-03-10) (age 53)
Ren'ai, Keelung, Taiwan
NationalityTaiwan
Political partyDemocratic Progressive Party
EducationChinese Culture University (BS)
National Taiwan University (MS)

Lin Yu-chang (Chinese: 林右昌; pinyin: Lín Yòuchāng; born 10 March 1971) is a Taiwanese politician who is the Secretary-General of the Democratic Progressive Party since June 2024. Previously, he served as the Minister of the Interior from January 2023 to May 2024, Mayor of Keelung City from December 2014 to December 2022, and he also shortly served as the acting Chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party from November 2018 to January 2019.

  1. ^ Government, Keelung City. "City Government-Deputy Mayor". Archived from the original on 2014-12-27.
  2. ^ "民進黨黨主席補選得票率逾7成 卓榮泰勝出9日就職".