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Lin Yi-shih

Lin Yi-shih

Taiwanese politician

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lin.

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]

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Education

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

Political career

Lin served as a legislator from 1999 to 2012, and as vice chairperson 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 [zh] died in 2013.[10]

References

  1. [1]
    "CPC Senior Official Meets KMT Vice Chairman". china.org.cn. 2006-12-15. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  2. [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. [3]
    "Who's Who in the ROC" (PDF). Executive Yuan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  4. [4]
    Lin, Enru (29 January 2012). "Lee Hong-yuan, Lin Yi-shih tapped for Cabinet". China Post. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  5. [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. [6]
    Chang, Rich; Wang, Chris (1 May 2013). "Lin Yi-shih guilty on two counts". Taipei Times. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  7. [7]
    Pan, Jason (27 February 2016). "Lin Yi-shih sentenced to more than 13 years in jail". Taipei Times. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  8. [8]
    Pan, Jason (23 August 2018). "Court upholds part of the conviction against Lin Yi-shih". Taipei Times. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  9. [9]
    Pan, Jason (25 April 2019). "High Court finds Lin Yi-shih guilty, adds to jail time". Taipei Times. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  10. [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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