Lin Hsi-yao

35th Deputy Prime Minister of TaiwanIn office
20 May 2016 – 7 September 2017Prime MinisterLin ChuanPreceded byWoody DuhSucceeded byShih Jun-ji19th and 23rd Secretary-General of the Democratic Progressive PartyIn office
20 May 2020 – 26 Nov 2022ChairwomanTsai Ing-wenPreceded byLuo Wen-jiaSucceeded bySidney Lin [zh] (acting)In office
5 June 2012 – 28 May 2014ChairmanSu Tseng-changPreceded bySu Chia-chyuanSucceeded byJoseph WuMinister without PortfolioIn office
21 December 2007 – 20 May 2008PremierChang Chun-hsiung19th Chairman of the Provincial Government^{[note 1]}In office
7 December 2007 – 19 May 2008Appointed byExecutive YuanPrime MinisterSu Tseng-chang
Chang Chun-hsiungPreceded byLin Kuang-hua
Jeng Peir-fuh (acting)Succeeded byTsai Hsun-hsiungActing Magistrate of Taipei CountyIn office
20 May 2004 – 20 December 2005Preceded bySu Tseng-changSucceeded byChou Hsi-weiDeputy Magistrate of Taipei CountyIn office
1 March 1999 – 20 May 2004MagistrateSu Tseng-changDirector of the Department of Environmental ProtectionIn office
1 December 1990 – 1992MagistrateYu Shyi-kun Personal detailsBorn (1961-12-25) 25 December 1961 (age 62)
Yilan County, TaiwanNationalityTaiwanese (ROC)Political partyDemocratic Progressive PartySpouseHuang Hui-jiaoAlma materNational Taiwan University

Lin Hsi-yao (Chinese: 林錫耀; pinyin: Lín Xíyào; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Sek-iāu; born 25 December 1961) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the first Vice Premier of Taiwan under the Tsai Ing-wen government and the Lin cabinet. He served as the secretary-general of the Democratic Progressive Party from 2012 to 2014 and 2020 to 2022, he resigned the office with the incumbent chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen after the party's poor performance in the local elections in 2022. He had also served as the Acting Magistrate of Taipei County, Deputy Magistrate of Taipei County, and Minister without Portfolio of the Executive Yuan.

Early life

Lin studied civil engineering at National Taiwan University, where he earned a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in the subject in 1983 and 1990, respectively.^[1][2]

Vice Premiership

On 7 April 2016, Premier-designate Lin Chuan appointed Lin Hsi-yao to the position of vice premier.^[3] Lin Hsi-yao resigned in September 2017, and was shortly afterward presented with an Order of Brilliant Star.^[4]

Later political career

Lin later worked on Tsai Ing-wen's 2020 presidential campaign.^[5] She won a second term, after which Lin was named secretary-general of the Democratic Progressive Party.^[6]

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