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 byWu Den-yih
Succeeded byJohnny Chiang
Personal details
Born (1959-10-06) 6 October 1959
Hsinchu City, Taiwan

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 completed an executive master of business administration 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 .[13]

References

  1. 余, 祥 (15 January 2020). "吳敦義請辭 林榮德代理主席曾銘宗代理秘書長" (in Chinese). Central News Agency. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  2. Mo, Yan-chih (11 November 2013). "KMT members bid to reinstate Wang". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  3. Chen, Wei-ting; Tseng, Ying-yu; Wu, Lilian (19 January 2015). "KMT lawmaker urges quick end to legislative speaker's membership issue". Central News Agency. Retrieved 17 January 2020. Republished as: "Lawmaker initiates petition to retract suit against Wang". Taipei Times. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  4. Shih, Hsiu-chuan (22 January 2015). "Eric Chu opens KMT assets probe". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  5. Hsu, Stacy (17 February 2016). "Groups, public to quiz KMT chair hopefuls". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  6. Hsu, Stacy (18 February 2016). "KMT's chairperson vote unfair: Lee Hsin". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  7. Wang, Flor; Yu, Hsiang (17 January 2020). "KMT feeling urgency to chart new course, including on China". Central News Agency. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  8. Maxon, Ann (17 January 2020). "Tseng pledges to deliver on KMT chair by-election". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  9. Shih, Hsiao-kung (16 January 2020). "2020 Elections: Wu quits over KMT election defeats". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  10. Yu, Hsiang; Yeh, Chen; Chiang, Yi-ching (15 January 2020). "KMT chairman resigns amid heated calls for party reform". Central News Agency. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  11. Wang, Cheng-chung; Hsu, Elizabeth (11 January 2020). "2020 ELECTIONS / KMT chairman announces resignation after election defeat". Central News Agency. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  12. Shih, Hsiu-chuan (22 September 2005). "'Taishang' whine about business risks in China". Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  13. Yang, Chun-hui; Lin, Liang-sheng (10 December 2019). "2020 Elections: Fewer China-based voters expected". Retrieved 17 January 2020.


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