Lin Cheng-yi (minister)

Lin Cheng-yi (Chinese: 林正義; pinyin: Lín Zhèngyì) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the deputy minister of the Mainland Affairs Council.^[1]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lin.

Lin Cheng-yi
林正義
Deputy Minister of Mainland Affairs Council of the Republic of China
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 March 2018 Serving with Chang Tien-chin, Chiu Chui-cheng
Minister	Chen Ming-tong
In office 20 May 2016 – 26 February 2018 Serving with Chang Tien-chin, Chiu Chui-cheng
Minister	Katharine Chang
Minister of Mainland Affairs Council of the Republic of China (acting)
In office 26 February 2018 – 19 March 2018
Deputy	Chang Tien-chin, Chiu Chui-cheng
Preceded by	Katharine Chang
Succeeded by	Chen Ming-tong
Personal details
Nationality	Republic of China
Education	National Chengchi University (BA, MA) University of Virginia (MA, PhD)

Education

Lin obtained his bachelor's and master's degrees from National Chengchi University in 1978 and 1982, respectively, and earned a second master's degree and his Ph.D. from the University of Virginia in the United States in 1984 and 1987, respectively. His doctoral dissertation was titled, "China, the US, and the Security of Taiwan".^[2]

See also

• Cross-Strait relations