Lin I-chin

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Lin I-chin (Chinese: 林宜瑾; born 25 August 1969) is a Taiwanese politician.

Early life and education[edit]

Lin was born in Tainan on 25 August 1969.[1] After graduating from the National Tainan Chia-Chi Senior High School [zh], Lin enrolled in the Department of Sociology within Soochow University. She later earned a master's degree in political economy at National Cheng Kung University.[1][2]

Political career[edit]

Lin participated in the Wild Lily student movement and successively worked with political figures associated with the Democratic Progressive Party, such as Lin Yi-hsiung, William Lai, Chen Shui-bian, and Tsai Ing-wen.[1][2] Between 1998 and 2010, Lin served on the Tainan County Council. From 2010 to 2020, she was a member of the succeeding body, the Tainan City Council.[1][2] In January 2020, Lin was elected to the 10th Legislative Yuan, representing Tainan's fourth constituency.[1][2] In November 2020, Lin commented on fake news disseminated by CTi News.[3] In July 2022, she discussed the nuances of euthanasia in Taiwan.[4] In August 2022, Lin visited legislative counterparts in Germany.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "6號 林宜瑾". Liberty Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "Lin I-chin (10)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  3. ^ Pan, Jason (19 November 2020). "Pan-green camp lauds NCC decision". Taipei Times. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  4. ^ Wang, Chun-chung (5 July 2022). "FEATURE: Euthanasia a marginalized topic in Taiwan". Taipei Times. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  5. ^ Chen, Cheng-yu; Lu, Yi-hsuan; Liu, Tzu-hsuan (10 August 2022). "German delegation to visit Taiwan". Taipei Times. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
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