Lin Tsung-hsien
| Lin Tsung-hsien | |
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| 林聰賢 | |
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| Minister of Council of Agriculture of the Republic of China | |
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Assumed office 8 February 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Tsao Chi-hung |
| Magistrate of Yilan County | |
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In office 20 December 2009 – 8 February 2017 |
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| Deputy | Wu Tze-cheng |
| Preceded by | Lu Kuo-hua |
| Succeeded by | Wu Tze-cheng (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
22 February 1962 Luodong, Yilan County, Taiwan |
| Nationality | Taiwanese |
| Political party | Democratic Progressive Party (since 1998) |
| Alma mater |
Chiayi Agricultural College Fo Guang University |
Lin Tsung-hsien or Lin Tsong-shyan (Chinese: 林聰賢; pinyin: Lín Cōngxián) is a Taiwanese politician. He was elected Yilan County Magistrate in 2009 and served until 2017, when he was appointed to lead the Council of Agriculture.
Lin was born in Luodong to a family of farmers, and received his bachelor's degree from Chiayi Agricultural College and master's degree from Fo Guang University. Upon completion of mandatory military service, Lin became an insurance agent.
Lin became active in Luodong's local politics in 1988, having worked his way up to the position of district secretary-general by 1994. In 1998, Lin joined the Democratic Progressive Party.
Lin assumed the magistracy of Yilan County on 20 December 2009 after winning the 2009 Republic of China local election on 5 December 2009 under the Democratic Progressive Party.
During his first term as county magistrate, Lin improved the county's standing through reform. He also restored the annual Yilan International Children's Folklore and Folkgame Festival which was suspended by his predecessor Lu Kuo-hua. Lin had also supported several agricultural policies, such as banning chemical herbicides in farms and ending the use of unprocessed manure as fertilizer. In terms of housing development, he had created regulations on farmhouses and reduced the number of residential buildings permitted on farmland.
On 29 November 2014, Lin won the Yilan County magistrate election as the DPP candidate.
In his second term, Lin supported Ko Wen-je's proposal to build a railway connecting Yilan and Taipei. However, the project drew harsh criticism for its predicted negative effects on the environment.
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