Lin Yang-kang

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Lin.

Lin Yang-kang (Chinese: 林洋港; pinyin: Lín Yánggǎng; born June 10, 1927) is a politician in the Republic of China (Taiwan).

Biography

Born in Nantou County, Taiwan, Lin graduated from National Taiwan University with a bachelor of science degree. He was:

• 1967-72: Magistrate of Nantou County
• 1976-78: Mayor of Taipei City
• 1978-81: Chairman of Taiwan Province
• 1981-84: Minister of the Interior
• 1984-87: Vice Premier of the Republic of China
• 1987-94: President of the Judicial Yuan

He is a vice-chairman of the Kuomintang. In the 1990s, Lin was in the "non-mainstream faction" that aimed to be less confrontational with the People's Republic of China than Lee Teng-hui. He tried to replace Lee in the 1990 presidential election, with Chiang Wei-kuo as his running mate.

He resigned his position as the head of the Judicial Yuan to become a presidential candidate in the 1996 elections. Since the Kuomintang did not nominate him, Lin ran as an independent. Though he originally considered Chen Li-an as his vice presidential running mate, finally he still picked former Premier Hau Pei-tsun, considering Hau's background might attract more mainlanders' votes for him. However because of his pro-China and pro-reunification standpoints during the Third Taiwan Strait Crisis, they only finished third with 14.9% of the vote. He has since retired from political affairs and secluded himself in Taichung after this defeat.

Lin is married to Chen Ho (陳閤) with one son and 3 daughters.

See also

• Politics of Taiwan

References

Government offices
Preceded by Chang Feng-shu	Mayor of Taipei 1976-1978	Succeeded by Lee Teng-hui
Preceded by Shien Tung-min	Governor of Taiwan Province 1978-1981
Legal offices
Preceded by Huang Shao-ku	President of Judicial Yuan 1987-1994	Succeeded by Shih Chi-yang