Lin Hsi-shan
| Lin Hsi-shan | |
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| 林錫山 | |
| Secertary-General of Legislative Yuan | |
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In office 1 March 1999 – 31 January 2016 | |
| President | Wang Jin-pyng |
| Deputy |
Chester Chou Wang Chuan-chong |
| Preceded by | Liu Pi-liang |
| Succeeded by | Lin Chih-chia |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
17 March 1962 Changhua County, Taiwan |
| Nationality |
 Republic of China |
| Political party |
 Kuomintang |
Lin Hsi-shan (Chinese: 林錫山; pinyin: Lín Xīshān) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Secretary-General of Legislative Yuan from 1 March 1999 until 31 January 2016.[1]
Early life
Lin was born in Changhua County on 17 March 1962.
Early career
Lin was elected as legislator for three consecutive terms in 1990-1999 during 1st to 3rd legislatures. During the term, he had been the convener for the Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee, Economic Affairs Committee and Judiciary and Organic Laws and Statutes Committee; the member of Procedure Committee; the chairperson of the Judiciary and Economics Coordination Committees at the Legislative Yuan of Kuomintang (KMT); the senior deputy clerk of KMT (caucus) at Legislative Yuan; and deputy chief of KMT Coordination Committee at Legislative Yuan. [2]
Secretary General
Lin was arrested in January 2016 and charged with corruption, as the Taipei Prosecutors Office suspected that the Legislative Yuan was favoring a certain computer company in negotiation for supply contracts.[3]
References
- ↑ "The Legislative Yuan Republic of China". Ly.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
- ↑ "The Legislative Yuan Republic of China". Webarchive.ncl.edu.tw. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
- ↑ Wang, Flor (20 January 2016). "Top Legislature official held incommunicado". Central News Agency. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
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