Lin Junq-tzer

Lin Junq-tzer
林政則
Governor of Taiwan Province
Assumed office
26 February 2010
Preceded by Chang Jin-fu
Minister without Portfolio of the Executive Yuan
Assumed office
24 February 2010
Mayor of Hsinchu City
In office
20 December 2001  20 December 2009
Preceded by Tsai Jen-chien
Succeeded by Hsu Ming-tsai
Personal details
Born 5 February 1944 (1944-02-05) (age 72)
Hsinchu City, Taiwan, Empire of Japan
Nationality  Taiwan
Political party Kuomintang
Alma mater Soochow University
National University

Lin Junq-tzer (Chinese: 林政則; pinyin: Lín Zhèngzé) (born 1944) is a Taiwanese politician. He has been serving as the Governor of Taiwan Province since 26 February 2010.[1]

Early life

A Hakka born in Hsinchu, Lin obtained his bachelor's degree in business administration from Soochow University in 1967 and master's degree in educational administration from the National University in the United States in 1989.

Early career

After finishing his bachelor's degree from Soochow University, Lin taught as a teacher at Zhudong Junior High School in Hsinchu County in 1968-1969.

Early political career

On 23 December 1972, Lin joined the legislative election and won a member seat at Hsinchu County Council. In 1981, he became the delegate for National Assembly.

Hsinchu City Mayor

Lin was elected as the Mayor of Hsinchu City after winning the 2001 Republic of China local election under Kuomintang on 1 December 2001 and took office on 20 December 2001.

2001 Hsinchu City Mayoral Election Result
No. Party Candidate Votes Ratio
1 Democratic Progressive PartyLin Kuang-hua (林光華)97,42046.39%
2 KuomintangLin Junq-tzer112,59553.61%

He was then re-elected again as the mayor after winning the 2005 Republic of China local election on 3 December 2005 and took office on 20 December 2005.

References

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