Lin Chih-chien

Lin Chih-chien[1] (Chinese: 林智堅; pinyin: Lín Zhìjiān; Wade–Giles: Lin2 Chih4-chien1; born 27 May 1975) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Mayor of Hsinchu City from 25 December 2014 to 8 July 2022.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lin.
Lin Chih-chien
林智堅
Lin in July 2020
Mayor of Hsinchu
In office
25 December 2014 – 8 July 2022
Preceded byHsu Ming-tsai
Succeeded byChen Chang-hsien (acting)
Ann Kao
Personal details
Born27 May 1975 (1975-05-27) (age 48)
Xiangshan, Hsinchu County, Taiwan
Political partyDemocratic Progressive Party
EducationBachelor's degree
Alma materChung Hua University (master's degree rescinded due to plagiarism)
National Taiwan University (rescinded due to plagiarism)

Early life and education

Lin earned his bachelor's degree in business administration followed by a master's degree in technology management from Chung Hua University's College of Management in 2008.[2][3] In 2017, he obtained a second master's degree from National Taiwan University's Graduate Institute of National Development, where his thesis discussed the 2014 Hsinchu mayoral elections.[4] Both master's degrees were rescinded by the respective institutions after investigations confirmed that Lin had plagiarized his theses for the two degrees.[5][2][6]

Mayor of Hsinchu City

2014 Hsinchu City mayoralty election

Lin was elected as the Mayor of Hsinchu City after narrowly winning the 2014 Hsinchu City mayoralty election held on 29 November 2014.[7]

2014 Hsinchu City Mayoralty Election Result
No. Candidate Party Votes Percentage
1Liu Cheng-hsing (劉正幸)Independent1,914 0.96%
2Hsu Ming-tsai KMT75,564 37.85%
3James TsaiIndependent40,480 20.28%
4Lin Chih-chien DPP76,578 38.36%
5Wu Shu-min (吳淑敏)Independent5101 2.56%

2018 Hsinchu City mayoralty election

Lin won reelection in 2018.[8]

2018 Democratic Progressive Party Hsinchu City mayoral primary results
Candidates Place Result
Lin Chih-chien Nominated Walkover
2018 Hsinchu City mayoral results[9]
No. Candidate Party Votes Percentage
1Hsieh Wen-chin (謝文進) Independent44,101 20.31%
2Li Chi-qun (李驥羣) Independent705 0.32%
3Huang Yuan-fu (黃源甫) Independent3,603 1.66%
4Hsu Ming-tsai Kuomintang60,508 27.87%
5Kuo Jung-jui (郭榮睿) Independent574 0.26%
6Lin Chih-chien Democratic Progressive Party107,612 49.57%
Total voters　338,323
Valid votes　217,103
Invalid votes　
Voter turnout　64.17%

Later political career

Being term limited for the Hsinchu City mayoralty, Lin proposed consolidating Hsinchu City and County to form a special municipality, though he stated in December 2021 that he would not contest the mayoralty for this proposed entity during the 2022 local elections.[10][11] In June 2022, he accepted the Democratic Progressive Party nomination for the Taoyuan mayoralty.[12][13] The following month, Taipei City Councilor Wang Hung-wei claimed that Lin had plagiarized a research paper cowritten by Lee Yu-cheng and Wang Ming-lang while completing his master's degree at Chung Hua University's College of Management. Lin's adviser Ho Li-hsing and researcher Wang Ming-lang both signed written statements that asserted Lin had been on Wang Ming-lang's research team. Lin's second master's degree, obtained at National Taiwan University's Graduate Institute of National Development, was called into question by political commentator Huang Yang-ming. Huang suggested that Lin had plagiarized from Yu Cheng-huang, while Lin and Chen Ming-tong, Lin's adviser at NTU, stated that Yu had utilized research material collected by Lin.[2][14] National Taiwan University began an investigation into the allegations. The committee found that Lin plagiarized from Yu, and advised that Lin's master's degree be revoked [15][4] National Taiwan University duly revoked his master's degree on 9 August 2022.[5] Lin withdrew his nomination for the Taoyuan mayoralty on 12 August 2022.[16] After the conclusion of investigations, Chung Hua University also revoked his master's degree on 24 August 2022.[6]

References
  1. Tiffany May (August 31, 2020). "Girl in Taiwan Is Swept High by a Kite". New York Times. The girl, who was identified by news outlets only by her last name, Lin, landed mostly unscathed at the Hsinchu International Kite Festival. She suffered abrasions around her neck and face, the mayor of Hsinchu, Lin Chih-chien, wrote in a Facebook post on Sunday. She was admitted to a hospital for a medical examination, he said.
  2. Yu, Matt; Hsu, Chih-wei; Teng, Pei-ju (5 July 2022). "Hsinchu mayor to sue KMT city councilor over plagiarism claims". Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  3. "Hsinchu City Government". Archived from the original on 2014-04-29.
  4. Chen, Chih-chung; Wang, Cheng-chung; Wu, Jui-chih; Huang, Frances (9 August 2022). "NTU committee determines ex-Hsinchu mayor plagiarized thesis (update)". Central News Agency. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  5. Yeh, Su-ping; Wang, Cheng-chung; Kuo, Chien-shen; Lin, Sean (9 August 2022). "DPP defends Taoyuan mayoral candidate accused of plagiarism". Central News Agency. Retrieved 10 August 2022. The committee also recommended that the NTU Office of Academic Affairs revoke Lin's master's degree -- a request the office granted.
  6. Lu, Kang-chun; Lin, Sean (24 August 2022). "Chung Hua University revokes ex-Hsinchu mayor's degree, diploma". Central News Agency. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  7. "DPP's Lin Chih-chien claims win in Hsinchu mayoral election". Central News Agency. 29 November 2014.
  8. "DPP's Lin Chih-chien wins reelection in Hsinchu City". Central News Agency. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  9. "2018 Local Elections". Archived from the original on 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
  10. "DPP's Lin pledges not to run for mayor of merged Hsinchu municipality". Central News Agency. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  11. Tsai, Chang-cheng; Hsieh, Chun-lin; Chin, Jonathan (29 December 2021). "Lin not to run for mayor of proposed municipality". Taipei Times. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  12. Wen, Kuei-hsiang; Lu, Kang-chun; Huang, Frances (18 June 2022). "DPP picks Hsinchu Mayor Lin Chih-chien to run for Taoyuan seat". Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  13. Yeh, Su-ping; Liu, Kuang-ting; Joseph, Yeh (22 June 2022). "DPP, KMT name more candidates for Nov. 26 local elections". Central News Agency. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  14. Cheng, Ming-hsuan; Tsai, Chang-cheng; Chin, Jonathan (6 July 2022). "Accusations of plagiarism by mayor spark a fracas". Taipei Times. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  15. Chen, Chih-chung; Huang, Frances (9 August 2022). "NTU committee determines ex-Hsinchu mayor plagiarized thesis". Central News Agency. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  16. Shih, Hsiu-chuan (12 August 2022). "DPP's Taoyuan mayoral candidate pulls out over thesis plagiarism". Central News Agency. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
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