Lin Hung-chih

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lin.

Lin Hung-chih (Chinese: 林鴻池; pinyin: Lín Hóngchí; born 22 August 1955) is a Taiwanese politician.

Lin Hung-chih MLY
林鴻池
Lin in 2013
Majority Leader of the Legislative Yuan
In office 1 February 2012 – 31 July 2014
Preceded by	Lin Yi-shih
Succeeded by	Alex Fai
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office 1 February 2005 – 31 January 2016
Preceded by	Wang Shu-hui
Succeeded by	Chang Hung-lu
Constituency	New Taipei 6
Mayor of Banqiao
In office 1 March 1998 – 1 February 2005
Preceded by	Wu Chin-chih
Succeeded by	Chang Hung-lu
Member of the National Assembly
In office 1992–2000
Personal details
Born	(1955-08-22) 22 August 1955 (age 69) Pingxi, Taipei County, Taiwan
Political party	Kuomintang
Education	National Cheng Kung University (BA) National Chengchi University (MA)

Education

Lin earned a bachelor's degree in transportation and communications management from National Cheng Kung University, before obtaining his master's in political science at National Chengchi University.^[1]

Political career

Lin launched a bid for a seat on the National Assembly in 1991 and served until 2000. While a member of the assembly, he was elected mayor of Banqiao and reelected in 2001. Lin stepped down in 2005 at the end of that second term to run for the Legislative Yuan. He was twice reelected to the Legislative Yuan, in 2008 and 2012, but refused to stand in the 2016 election, because his party, the Kuomintang, had suffered heavy losses in the November 2014 local elections.^[1][2]