Lin Yi-shih

Lin Yi-shih (Chinese: 林益世; pinyin: Lín Yìshì; born 19 August 1968) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan in 2012.[1][2]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lin.
Lin Yi-shih
林益世
Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan
In office
6 February 2012 – 29 June 2012
Preceded byLin Join-sane
Succeeded byChen Shyh-kwei
Majority Leader of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 December 2008 – 1 February 2012
Preceded byTseng Yung-chuan
Succeeded byLin Hung-chih
Vice Chairman of the Kuomintang
In office
2006–2008
ChairmanMa Ying-jeou
Wu Po-hsiung
Chiang Pin-kung
Wu Po-hsiung
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 1999 – 31 January 2012
Succeeded byChiu Chih-wei
ConstituencyKaohsiung 2
Personal details
Born (1968-08-19) 19 August 1968
Qieding, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan
Nationality Taiwan (Republic of China)
Political partyKuomintang
Alma materTaipei Medical College
NSYSU

Education

Lin studied dentistry at Taipei Medical College and later graduated from National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU).[3]

Political career

Lin served as a legislator from 1999 to 2012, and as vice chairman of the Kuomintang from 2006 to 2008.

In January 2012, Lin was appointed as the Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan, making him the youngest person to ever hold the position.[4] On 27 June 2012, local media reported that Lin had accepted a bribe of NT$63 million from Chen Chi-hsiang in exchange for helping his Dih Yeon Mineral Selection Company secure a contract from China Steel Corporation in 2010.[5] The Taipei District Court sentenced Lin to seven years and four months in prison, stripped him of civil rights for five years, and ordered him to pay a fine of NT$15.8 million.[6] Lin appealed the ruling to the Taiwan High Court, which lengthened his prison term to 13 years and six months.[7] A subsequent appeal to the Supreme Court found Lin guilty of "holding properties of unknown origin," for which he was issued a sentence of two years imprisonment. A second charge, of "receiving bribes in breach of official duties," regarded as a violation of the Anti-Corruption Act, was returned to the High Court for retrial.[8] The Taiwan High Court added six months to Lin's sentence in April 2019.[9]

Personal life

Lin's father Lin Hsien-pao died in 2013.[10]

References
  1. "CPC Senior Official Meets KMT Vice Chairman". china.org.cn. 2006-12-15. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  2. "Senior Chinese Mainland Official Meets Taiwan KMT Vice Chairman". Legalinfo.gov.cn. 2009-01-16. Archived from the original on 2013-06-28. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  3. "Who's Who in the ROC" (PDF). Executive Yuan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  4. Lin, Enru (29 January 2012). "Lee Hong-yuan, Lin Yi-shih tapped for Cabinet". China Post. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  5. Shih, Hsiao-kuang; Tseng, Wei-chen; Pan, Jason (27 October 2012). "Lin Yi-shih released on NT$50m bail". Taipei Times. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  6. Chang, Rich; Wang, Chris (1 May 2013). "Lin Yi-shih guilty on two counts". Taipei Times. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  7. Pan, Jason (27 February 2016). "Lin Yi-shih sentenced to more than 13 years in jail". Taipei Times. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  8. Pan, Jason (23 August 2018). "Court upholds part of the conviction against Lin Yi-shih". Taipei Times. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  9. Pan, Jason (25 April 2019). "High Court finds Lin Yi-shih guilty, adds to jail time". Taipei Times. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  10. Wang, Jung-hsiang; Hou, Po-ching; Chung, Jake (24 March 2013). "Lin Yi-shih's father dies ahead of ruling". Taipei Times. Retrieved 5 February 2017.


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