Lin Yi-shih

Lin Yi-shih (Chinese: 林益世; pinyin: Lín Yìshì; born 19 August 1968) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan in 2012.[1][2]

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Lin.
Lin Yi-shih
林益世
Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan
In office
6 February 2012 – 29 June 2012
Preceded byLin Join-sane
Succeeded byChen Shyh-kwei
Majority Leader of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 December 2008 – 1 February 2012
Preceded byTseng Yung-chuan
Succeeded byLin Hung-chih
Vice Chairman of the Kuomintang
In office
2006–2008
ChairmanMa Ying-jeou
Wu Po-hsiung
Chiang Pin-kung
Wu Po-hsiung
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 1999 – 31 January 2012
Succeeded byChiu Chih-wei
ConstituencyKaohsiung 2
Personal details
Born (1968-08-19) 19 August 1968
Qieding, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan
Nationality Taiwan (Republic of China)
Political partyKuomintang
Alma materTaipei Medical College
National Sun Yat-sen University

Education

Lin studied dentistry at Taipei Medical College and later graduated from National Sun Yat-sen University.[3]

Political career

Lin served as a legislator from 1999 to 2012, and as vice chairman of the Kuomintang from 2006 to 2008.

In January 2012, Lin was appointed as the Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan, making him the youngest person to ever hold the position.[4] On 27 June 2012, local media reported that Lin had accepted a bribe of NT$63 million from Chen Chi-hsiang in exchange for helping his Dih Yeon Mineral Selection Company secure a contract from China Steel Corporation in 2010.[5] The Taipei District Court sentenced Lin to seven years and four months in prison, stripped him of civil rights for five years, and ordered him to pay a fine of NT$15.8 million.[6] Lin appealed the ruling to the Taiwan High Court, which lengthened his prison term to 13 years and six months.[7] A subsequent appeal to the Supreme Court found Lin guilty of "holding properties of unknown origin," for which he was issued a sentence of two years imprisonment. A second charge, of "receiving bribes in breach of official duties," regarded as a violation of the Anti-Corruption Act, was returned to the High Court for retrial.[8] The Taiwan High Court added six months to Lin's sentence in April 2019.[9]

Personal life

Lin's father Lin Hsien-pao died in 2013.[10]

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References
  1. "CPC Senior Official Meets KMT Vice Chairman". china.org.cn. 2006-12-15. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  2. "Senior Chinese Mainland Official Meets Taiwan KMT Vice Chairman". Legalinfo.gov.cn. 2009-01-16. Archived from the original on 2013-06-28. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  3. "Who's Who in the ROC" (PDF). Executive Yuan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  4. Lin, Enru (29 January 2012). "Lee Hong-yuan, Lin Yi-shih tapped for Cabinet". China Post. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  5. Shih, Hsiao-kuang; Tseng, Wei-chen; Pan, Jason (27 October 2012). "Lin Yi-shih released on NT$50m bail". Taipei Times. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  6. Chang, Rich; Wang, Chris (1 May 2013). "Lin Yi-shih guilty on two counts". Taipei Times. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  7. Pan, Jason (27 February 2016). "Lin Yi-shih sentenced to more than 13 years in jail". Taipei Times. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  8. Pan, Jason (23 August 2018). "Court upholds part of the conviction against Lin Yi-shih". Taipei Times. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  9. Pan, Jason (25 April 2019). "High Court finds Lin Yi-shih guilty, adds to jail time". Taipei Times. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  10. Wang, Jung-hsiang; Hou, Po-ching; Chung, Jake (24 March 2013). "Lin Yi-shih's father dies ahead of ruling". Taipei Times. Retrieved 5 February 2017.


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