Lin Kuo-hua (Chinese: 林國華; 19 September 1935 – 27 July 2016) was a Taiwanese politician.
Early life edit
Lin was born in Gukeng, Yunlin,[1] in 1935.[2] He attended Taichung Municipal Taichung First Senior High School and completed a degree in civil engineering at National Taiwan University.[3][4]
Activism and political career edit
Lin was active in the farmers' rights movement, and headed the 1988 farmers' rights protest in Taiwan,[5] as well as a similar protest in 1993.[3][4] He was elected to the Legislative Yuan as a representative of Yunlin County affiliated with the Democratic Progressive Party for the first time in 1998,[6] and won a second term in 2001.[7] During his unsuccessful reelection bid in 2004, Lin was investigated for bribery, as were fellow candidates Ho Chin-sung and Chen Chiang-sun.[8] In 2005, Lin lost a party primary for the Yunlin County magistracy election to Su Chih-fen.[9] He was later appointed vice chairman of the Council of Agriculture (COA).[10] While serving within the COA, Lin was named a trustee of the Straits Exchange Foundation in September 2006.[10]
Personal life edit
Lin was married to Huang Fu-mei, who was a member of the National Assembly. Their daughter Lin Hui-ju served as mayor of Gukeng and on the Yunlin County Council.[1] In January 2007, Lin Kuo-hua underwent surgery to remove blood clots from his brain.[11] Lin died on 27 July 2016.[12][13]
References edit
- ^ a b 江, 俊亮 (28 July 2016). "農運先驅前立委林國華病逝 享壽81歲". Central News Agency. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ "第 04 屆立法委員選舉（區域） 候選人得票數" (in Chinese). Central Election Commission. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Lin Kuo-hua (4)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Lin Kuo-hua (5)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ Han Cheung (21 May 2017). "Taiwan in Time: Farmers rights gone awry". Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ "1998-第 04 屆立法委員選舉 > 區域" (in Chinese). Central Election Commission. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ "2001-第 05 屆立法委員選舉 > 區域" (in Chinese). Central Election Commission. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ Chuang, Jimmy (24 November 2004). "Fifty indicted in bribery probe". Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ Huang, Jewel (23 May 2005). "DPP announces primary results". Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Taiwan Quick Take: Chang to be SEF trustee". Taipei Times. 23 September 2006. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ "COA official recovering". Taipei Times. 2 January 2007. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ 黃, 淑莉 (29 July 2016). "農運先驅林國華病逝 享壽82歲". Liberty Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ 周, 麗蘭 (29 July 2016). "農運先驅 前立委林國華病逝". China Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 12 July 2020.