Lin Rong-te

Lin Rong-te (Chinese: 林榮德; pinyin: Lín Róngdé; born 6 October 1959) is a Taiwanese politician.

Lin Rong-te
林榮德
Chairman of the Kuomintang Acting
In office 15 January 2020 – 9 March 2020
Preceded by	Wu Den-yih
Succeeded by	Johnny Chiang
Personal details
Born	(1959-10-06) 6 October 1959 (age 65) Hsinchu City, Taiwan
Education	University of the West (BA) National Chengchi University (MBA)

Life and career

Lin was born on 6 October 1959, in Hsinchu City, Taiwan. He earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of the West, then received a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree from National Chengchi University.^[1]

Lin was a member of the third National Assembly.^[1] Lin later served on the Central Standing Committee of the Kuomintang. He was supportive of Wang Jin-pyng during the September strife of 2013,^[2] during which party chair Ma Ying-jeou attempted to revoke Wang's party membership, and continued to back Wang as he pursued legal action.^[3][4] Lin was a candidate for the 2016 Kuomintang chairmanship election,^[5] but dropped out before the vote took place.^[6] He became acting chair of the Kuomintang on 15 January 2020,^[7][8] after Wu Den-yih resigned the office on the same date,^[9][10] in an effort to take responsibility for Han Kuo-yu's loss in the 2020 Taiwanese presidential election.^[11]

Lin's business ties in China include a period as leader of the Kunshan taishang business association,^[12] and as an adviser to the Association of Taiwan Investment Enterprises on the Mainland [zh].^[13]