Lin Hong-tsung

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Lin Hong-tsung
林宏宗
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 1996 – 31 January 2002
ConstituencyKaohsiung 2 (South)
In office
1 February 1990 – 31 January 1993
ConstituencyKaohsiung 2 (South)
Personal details
Born (1951-10-29) 29 October 1951 (age 72)
NationalityTaiwanese
Political partyKuomintang
Alma materNankai University

Lin Hong-tsung (Chinese: 林宏宗; born 29 October 1951) is a Taiwanese businessman and politician who served in the Legislative Yuan from 1990 to 1993 and again between 1996 and 2002.

Lin attended Kaohsiung Industrial High School [zh] and earned a master's degree from Nankai University.[1] He was active in a few Buddhist organizations and ran his own construction company.[2][3]

He was elected to the Legislative Yuan for the first time in 1989, and won consecutive terms in 1995 and 1998. Lin ran again in 2001, and was defeated.[4] During his tenure as legislator, he called for the Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau to become an independent ministry.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Lin Hong-tsung (3)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Lin Hong-tsung (4)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  3. ^ Yu, Sen-lun (5 February 2000). "Quake victims struggle through the New Year". Taipei Times. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  4. ^ Huang, Joyce (29 October 2001). "All politics is local in the southern port". Taipei Times. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  5. ^ Jou, Ying-cheng (2 June 2000). "Anti-corruption work tops 'to do' list at MOJ: Chen". Taipei Times. Retrieved 15 October 2017.