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Lin Junq-tzer
林政則
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Chairman of the Kuomintang
Acting
In office
1 July 2017 – 20 August 2017
Preceded by Hung Hsiu-chu
Succeeded by Wu Den-yih
Vice Chairperson of the Kuomintang
In office
18 May 2016 – 19 August 2017
Chairperson Hung Hsiu-chu
Governor of Taiwan Province and
Minister without Portfolio
In office
24 February 2010 – 20 May 2016
Preceded by Chang Jin-fu
Succeeded by Shih Jun-ji
Mayor of Hsinchu
In office
20 December 2001 – 20 December 2009
Preceded by James Tsai
Succeeded by Hsu Ming-tsai
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 1996 – 20 December 2001
Preceded by Hsieh Chi-ta
Succeeded by Lu Hsueh-chang
Constituency Hsinchu
Personal details
Born (1944-02-05) 5 February 1944 (age 80)
Hsinchu, Japanese Taiwan
Political party Kuomintang
Alma mater Soochow University
National University

Lin Junq-tzer (Chinese: 林政則; pinyin: Lín Zhèngzé; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Chèng-chek; born 1944) is a Taiwanese politician who has served as the governor of Taiwan Province from 26 February 2010 to 20 May 2016.

Early life

A Hakka born in Hsinchu, Lin obtained his bachelor's degree in business administration from Soochow University in 1967 and master's degree in educational administration in 1989.

Early career

After finishing his bachelor's degree from Soochow University, Lin taught as a teacher at Zhudong Junior High School in Hsinchu County in 1968-1969.

Early political career

On 23 December 1972, Lin joined the legislative election and won a member seat at Hsinchu County Council. In 1981, he became the delegate for National Assembly.

Hsinchu City Mayor

Lin was elected as the Mayor of Hsinchu City after winning the 2001 Republic of China local election under Kuomintang on 1 December 2001 and took office on 20 December 2001.

2001 Hsinchu City Mayoral Election Result
No. Party Candidate Votes Ratio
1 Democratic Progressive Party Tsai Jen-chien (蔡仁堅) 69,165 42.77%
2 Independent candidate icon (TW).svg Independent Wang Shao-chuan (王少泉) 801 0.50%
3 Naval Jack of the Republic of China.svg Kuomintang Lin Junq-tzer (林政則) 90,580 56.01% Vote1.svg
4 Independent candidate icon (TW).svg Independent Huang Chung-mei (黃中媄) 1,171 0.72%

He was then re-elected by a near 40% margin as the mayor after winning the 2005 Republic of China local election on 3 December 2005 and took office on 20 December 2005.

2005 Hsinchu City Mayoral Election Result
No. Party Candidate Votes Ratio
1 Democratic Progressive Party Cheng Kuei-yuan (鄭貴元) 49,777 30.73%
2 Naval Jack of the Republic of China.svg Kuomintang Lin Junq-tzer (林政則) 112,221 69.27% Vote1.svg
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