Lin Hong-tsung

Lin Hong-tsung (Chinese: 林宏宗; born 29 October 1951) is a Taiwanese businessman and politician who served in the Legislative Yuan from 1990 to 1993 and again between 1996 and 2002.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lin.

Lin Hong-tsung
林宏宗
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office 1 February 1996 – 31 January 2002
Constituency	Kaohsiung 2 (South)
In office 1 February 1990 – 31 January 1993
Constituency	Kaohsiung 2 (South)
Personal details
Born	(1951-10-29) 29 October 1951 (age 73)
Nationality	Taiwanese
Political party	Kuomintang
Alma mater	Nankai University

Lin attended Kaohsiung Industrial High School [zh] and earned a master's degree from Nankai University.^[1] He was active in a few Buddhist organizations and ran his own construction company.^[2][3]

He was elected to the Legislative Yuan for the first time in 1989, and won consecutive terms in 1995 and 1998. Lin ran again in 2001, and was defeated.^[4] During his tenure as legislator, he called for the Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau to become an independent ministry.^[5]