Lin Ming-chen
Lin Ming-chen (Chinese: 林明溱; pinyin: Lín Míngzhēn; Wade–Giles: Lin2 Ming2-chên1)[1] is a politician in the Republic of China. He has been the Magistrate of Nantou County since 25 December 2014.[2]
Lin Ming-chen | |
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| 林明溱 | |
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| Magistrate of Nantou County | |
| Assumed office 25 December 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Lee Chao-ching Chen Chih-ching (acting) |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 1 February 2008 – 25 December 2014 | |
| Succeeded by | Hsu Shu-hua |
| Constituency | Nantou 2 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 February 1951 Nantou County, Taiwan |
| Nationality | Republic of China |
| Political party | Kuomintang |
| Alma mater | China Junior College of Technology Chaoyang University of Technology |
Education
Lin earned his bachelor's degree in architecture from China Junior College of Technology and master's degree in leisure service management from Chaoyang University of Technology.[3]
Magistrate of Nantou County
2014 Magistrate election

Lin was elected as the Magistrate of Nantou County after winning the 2014 Nantou County magistrate election held on 29 November 2014.
| 2014 Nantou County Magistrate Election Result | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage | ||
| 1 | Lee Wen-chung | 143,719 | 49.04% | |||
| 2 | Lin Ming-chen | 149,361 | 50.96% | |||
2016 Mainland China visit
In September 2016, Lin with another seven magistrates and mayors from Taiwan visited Beijing, which were Hsu Yao-chang (Magistrate of Miaoli County), Chiu Ching-chun (Magistrate of Hsinchu County), Liu Cheng-ying (Magistrate of Lienchiang County), Yeh Hui-ching (Deputy Mayor of New Taipei City), Chen Chin-hu (Deputy Magistrate of Taitung County), Fu Kun-chi (Magistrate of Hualien County) and Wu Cherng-dean (Deputy Magistrate of Kinmen County). Their visit was aimed to reset and restart cross-strait relations after President Tsai Ing-wen took office on 20 May 2016. The eight local leaders reiterated their support of One-China policy under the 1992 consensus. They met with Taiwan Affairs Office Head Zhang Zhijun and Chairperson of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Yu Zhengsheng.[4][5][6]
2018 Magistrate election
The Kuomintang endorsed Lin for a second term as Nantou County magistrate in December 2017.[7]
| 2018 Kuomintang Nantou County magistrate primary results | |||||
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| Candidates | Place | Result | |||
| Lin Ming-chen | Nominated | Walkover | |||
| 2018 Nantou County mayoral results | |||||
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| No. | Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage | |
| 1 | Lin Ming-chen | 195,385 | 66.72% | ||
| 2 | Hung Kuo-hao (洪國浩) | Democratic Progressive Party | 97,460 | 33.28% | |
| Total voters | 413,222 | ||||
| Valid votes | 292,845 | ||||
| Invalid votes | |||||
| Voter turnout | 70.87% | ||||
References
- 林明溱議會爆粗口 會後解釋:罵我自己-民視新聞. Formosa Television (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Event occurs at 0:02,0:05,0:20,0:25,0:37.
- "Lin Ming-chen elected magistrate of Nantou County (update)". focustaiwan.tw.
- "Nantou County Government".
- "Local gov't officials hold meeting with Beijing".
- "Local government heads arrive in Beijing for talks - Taipei Times". 18 September 2016.
- "Kuomintang News Network". Archived from the original on 2016-09-24.
- Chung, Jake (21 December 2017). "KMT names candidates in local elections". Taipei Times. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
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