Lin Yu-chang
Lin Yu-chang (Chinese: 林右昌; pinyin: Lín Yòuchāng; born 10 March 1971) is a Taiwanese politician. He is the Interior Minister of Taiwan.
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| Minister of Interior of the Republic of China (Taiwan) | |
| Assumed office 31 January 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Hua Ching-chun |
| Mayor of Keelung City | |
| In office 25 December 2014 – 25 December 2022 | |
| Deputy | Lin Yong-fa[1] |
| Preceded by | Chang Tong-rong |
| Succeeded by | Hsieh Kuo-liang |
| Chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party Acting | |
| In office 28 November 2018 – 9 January 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Tsai Ing-wen |
| Succeeded by | Cho Jung-tai[2] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 March 1971 (age 52) Ren'ai, Keelung, Taiwan |
| Nationality | Republic of China |
| Political party | Democratic Progressive Party |
| Alma mater | Chinese Culture University National Taiwan University |
Early life
Lin did his bachelor's degree in landscape architecture from Chinese Culture University and master's degree in building and planning from National Taiwan University.[3]
Mayor of Keelung City
2014 Keelung mayoral election
Lin was elected as the Mayor of Keelung City after winning the 2014 Keelung City mayoral election held on 29 November 2014.
| 2014 Keelung City Mayoralty Election Result | ||||||
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| No. | Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage | ||
| 1 | Hsieh Li-kung (謝立功) |  KMT | 52,198 | 27.47% | ||
| 2 | Huang Ching-tai (黃景泰) | Independent | 30,914 | 16.27% | ||
| 3 | Lin Yu-chang |  DPP | 101,010 | 53.15% |  | |
| 4 | Ho Yen-tang (何燕堂) | People's Democratic Front | 1,376 | 0.72% | ||
| 5 | Wu Woo-min (吳武明) | Independent | 2,023 | 1.06% | ||
| 6 | Jiang Jian-yu (江鑒育) | Independent | 2,517 | 1.32% | ||
2018 Keelung mayoral election
| 2018 Democratic Progressive Party Keelung City mayoral primary results | ||||
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| Candidates | Place | Result | ||
| Lin Yu-chang | Nominated | Walkover | ||
| 2018 Keelung City mayoral results[4] | |||||
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| No. | Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage | |
| 1 | Hsieh Li-kung (謝立功) | Kuomintang | 86,529 | 45.86% | |
| 2 | Lin Yu-chang | Democratic Progressive Party | 102,167 | 54.14% | |
| Total voters | 309,428 | ||||
| Valid votes | 188,696 | ||||
| Invalid votes | |||||
| Voter turnout | 60.98% | ||||
See also
References
- Government, Keelung City. "City Government-Deputy Mayor". Archived from the original on 2014-12-27.
- "民進黨黨主席補選得票率逾7成 卓榮泰勝出9日就職".
- Government, Keelung City. "City Government-Mayor". Archived from the original on 2014-12-13.
- "2018 Local Elections". Archived from the original on 2018-11-25. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
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