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Lin Rong-te (
Chinese: 林榮德;
pinyin: Lín Róngdé; born 6 October 1959) is a Taiwanese politician.
Lin was born on 6 October 1959, in
Hsinchu City, Taiwan. He earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the
University of the West, then completed an executive master of business administration degree from
National Chengchi University.
[1]
Lin was a member of the third
National Assembly.
[1] Lin later served on the Central Standing Committee of the
Kuomintang. He was supportive of
Wang Jin-pyng during the
September strife [
zh] of 2013,
[2] during which party chair
Ma Ying-jeou attempted to revoke Wang's party membership, and continued to back Wang as he pursued legal action.
[3]
[4] Lin was a candidate for the
2016 Kuomintang chairmanship election,
[5] but dropped out before the vote took place.
[6] He became acting chair of the Kuomintang on 15 January 2020,
[7]
[8] after
Wu Den-yih resigned the office on the same date,
[9]
[10] in an effort to take responsibility for
Han Kuo-yu's loss in the
2020 Taiwanese presidential election.
[11]
Lin's business ties in China include a period as leader of the
Kunshan
taishang business association,
[12] and as an adviser to the
Association of Taiwan Investment Enterprises on the Mainland [
zh] .
[13]
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^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan (22 September 2005).
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