| Office 1 | Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan |
|---|---|
| Term start 1 | 6 February 2012 |
| Term end 1 | 29 June 2012 |
| Predecessor 1 | Lin Join-sane |
| Successor 1 | Chen Shyh-kwei |
| Office 2 | Majority Leader of the Legislative Yuan |
| Term start 2 | 1 December 2008 |
| Term end 2 | 1 February 2012 |
| Predecessor 2 | Tseng Yung-chuan |
| Successor 2 | Lin Hung-chih |
| Office 3 | Vice Chairman of the Kuomintang |
| 1blankname 3 | Chairperson |
| 1namedata 3 | Ma Ying-jeou Wu Po-hsiung Chiang Pin-kung Wu Po-hsiung |
| Term start 3 | 2006 |
| Term end 3 | 2008 |
| Office 4 | Member of the Legislative Yuan |
| Constituency 4 | Kaohsiung 2 |
| Term start 4 | 1 February 1999 |
| Term end 4 | 31 January 2012 |
| Successor 4 | Chiu Chih-wei |
| Birth date | 19 August 1968 (age 58) |
| Birth place | Qieding, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan |
| Party | Kuomintang |
| Education | Taipei Medical College (MB) National Sun Yat-sen University (MS) |
Lin Yi-shih (; born 19 August 1968) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan in 2012.[1][2]
Early life and education
Lin was born on August 18, 1968, in Qieding District, Kaohsiung.[3] He studied dentistry at Taipei Medical College, where he earned a Bachelor of Medicine (M.B.), and later graduated from National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU).[4]
Political career
Lin served as a legislator from 1999 to 2012, and as vice chairperson 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.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7] Lin appealed the ruling to the Taiwan High Court, which lengthened his prison term to 13 years and six months.[8] 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.[9] The Taiwan High Court added six months to Lin's sentence in April 2019.[10]
Personal life
Lin's father Lin Hsien-pao died in 2013.[11]
References
- ^ "CPC Senior Official Meets KMT Vice Chairman". china.org.cn. 2006-12-15. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Who's Who in the ROC [2012]". Executive Yuan. 2012. p. 425. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
- ^ "Who's Who in the ROC". Executive Yuan. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ Lin, Enru (29 January 2012). "Lee Hong-yuan, Lin Yi-shih tapped for Cabinet". China Post. Archived from the original on February 16, 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Chang, Rich & Wang, Chris (1 May 2013). "Lin Yi-shih guilty on two counts". Taipei Times. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ Pan, Jason (27 February 2016). "Lin Yi-shih sentenced to more than 13 years in jail". Taipei Times. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ Pan, Jason (23 August 2018). "Court upholds part of the conviction against Lin Yi-shih". Taipei Times. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ Pan, Jason (25 April 2019). "High Court finds Lin Yi-shih guilty, adds to jail time". Taipei Times. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ 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.