Freddy Lim
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Freddy Lim Lín Chǎngzuǒ MLY |
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| 林昶佐 | |
Lim in February 2016
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| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
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Assumed office 1 February 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Lin Yu-fang |
| Constituency | Taipei 5th |
| Captain of the New Power Party | |
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In office 25 January 2015 – 2 July 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Huang Kuo-chang |
| Personal details | |
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1 February 1976 Taipei City, Taiwan |
| Political party | New Power Party |
| Spouse(s) | Doris Yeh |
| Alma mater |
Taipei Private Yan Ping High School National Taipei University |
Freddy Lim (Chinese: 林昶佐; pinyin: Lín Chǎngzuǒ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Chhióng-chò; born 1 February 1976) is a Taiwanese politician, musician, and independence activist. He is the founding leader of the New Power Party (NPP) in Taiwan and lead vocalist of the Taiwanese heavy-metal band Chthonic. He is also the lead vocalist of the band Metal Clone X started by him and American guitarist Marty Friedman. He served as chair of Amnesty International Taiwan from 2010 to 2014.
Lim was an ardent supporter of Chinese unification as a student, because he was taught from China-centric textbooks in middle school and high school. A diagnosis of anxiety in middle school made him ineligible for military duty. Lim formed Chthonic in 1995, during his second year of university, when he began identifying more strongly with his Taiwanese identity.
Often known simply as Freddy in Taiwan, Lim chose to name himself after Freddy Krueger. On stage, Lim is known as “Left Face of Maradou” and wore corpse paint portraying the Ba-Jia-Jiang in performances until 2011, when the band ended their use of corpse paint.
With fellow Chthonic member and wife Doris Yeh, Lim started the Taiwan Rock Alliance, and as co-founder of The Wall, helped organize two music festivals, Formoz and Megaport. Lim's stake in The Wall was bought out in 2012, and amid the resulting dispute, both festivals were cancelled in 2014. They returned in the next year, organized by Lim's Taiwan Rock Alliance. The Taiwan Rock Alliance has also put on a separate concert since 2000. Originally named Say No to China, the concert occurs some time around the anniversary of the 228 Incident. It then used the name Say Yes to Taiwan until 2007, when it was renamed again to Spirit of Taiwan.
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