Lin Yu-fang (Chinese: 林郁方; pinyin: Lín Yùfāng; born 15 March 1951) is a Taiwanese politician. Lin was a Kuomintang legislator from 2008 to 2016 and the chairman of the Legislative Yuan's Diplomacy and National Defense Committee.[1][2]
Lin Yu-fang | |
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林郁方 | |
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| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 1 February 2008 – 31 January 2016 | |
| Preceded by | multi-member constituency |
| Succeeded by | Freddy Lim |
| Constituency | Taipei 5 |
| In office 1 February 2002 – 31 January 2008 | |
| Preceded by | multi-member constituency |
| Succeeded by | multi-member constituency |
| Constituency | Taipei 2 |
| In office 1 February 1996 – 31 January 1999 | |
| Constituency | Republic of China (New Party party-list) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 March 1951 Shanlin, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan |
| Nationality | Republic of China |
| Political party | Kuomintang (since 2006) |
| Other political affiliations | New Party (1993–2000) People First Party (2000–2006) |
| Education | Doctoral degree |
| Alma mater | Tamkang University University of Virginia |
Education edit
Lin obtained his bachelor's and master's degrees in English literature and American Studies, respectively, from Tamkang University and doctoral degree in international politics from University of Virginia in the United States.[3]
Political career edit
Lin was elected to the Legislative Yuan for the first time in 1995, via the Chinese New Party's party list.[4] He represented Taipei 2, for two terms from 2002 to 2008, first for the People First Party, before switching to the Kuomintang.[5][6] Lin then won two elections from the single-member Taipei 5 constituency, serving through 2016.[7][3]
2008 legislative election edit
| No. | Candidate | Party | Votes | Ratio | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ye Mei (葉玫) |  Home Party
|
324 | 0.22% | |
| 2 | Wu Jian Yi (吳建毅) | Taiwan Farmers' Party | 251 | 0.17% | |
| 3 | Wei Jhih Jhong (魏志中) |  Independent
|
284 | 0.19% | |
| 4 | Lin Yu-fang |  Kuomintang
|
87,448 | 58.23% | 
|
| 5 | Huang Ci Bin (黃啟彬) |  Taiwan Constitution Association
|
360 | 0.24% | |
| 6 | Tuan Yi-kang |  Democratic Progressive Party
|
61,480 | 40.95% |
2016 legislative election edit
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddy Lim | 林昶佐 |  New Power Party
|
82,650 | 49.52% | ||
| Lin Yu-fang | 林郁方 | Kuomintang
|
76,079 | 45.58% | ||
| You Jui-min | 尤瑞敏 | Trees Party | 4,506 | 2.69% | ||
| Kung Wei-lun | 龔偉綸 | Independent
|
1,710 | 1.02% | ||
| Li Chia-hsin | 李家幸 | Taiwan Independence Party | 885 | 0.53% | ||
| Huang Fu-liao | 黃福卿 | Independent
|
587 | 0.35% | ||
| Hung Hsien-cheng | 洪顯政 | Constitutional Conventions of Taiwan | 478 | 0.28% | ||
| Source | Total | 166,895 | 100% | |||
References edit
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-02-24. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Chen's lawyer rebuffs 'Next' story". taipeitimes.com. 14 August 2008.
- ^ a b "Lin Yu-fang (8)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Lin Yu-fang (3)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Lin Yu-fang (5)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Lin Yu-fang (6)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Lin Yu-fang (7)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
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