Lin Yu-fang

Lin Yu-fang
林郁方
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 2008 – 31 January 2016
Preceded bymulti-member constituency
Succeeded byFreddy Lim
ConstituencyTaipei 5
In office
1 February 2002 – 31 January 2008
Preceded bymulti-member constituency
Succeeded bymulti-member constituency
ConstituencyTaipei 2
In office
1 February 1996 – 31 January 1999
ConstituencyRepublic of China (New Party party-list)
Personal details
Born (1951-03-15) 15 March 1951
Shanlin, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan
NationalityRepublic of China
Political partyKuomintang (since 2006)
New Party (1993–2000)
People First Party (2000–2006)
EducationTamkang University (BA, MA)
University of Virginia (PhD)

Lin Yu-fang (Chinese: 林郁方; pinyin: Lín Yùfāng; born 15 March 1951) is a Taiwanese political scientist and politician. Lin was a Kuomintang legislator from 2008 to 2016 and the chairman of the Legislative Yuan's Diplomacy and National Defense Committee.[1][2]

Education

Lin obtained his bachelor's and master's degrees in English literature and American studies, respectively, from Tamkang University and earned a Ph.D. in international politics from the University of Virginia in the United States.[3]

Political career

Lin was elected to the Legislative Yuan for the first time in 1995, via the Chinese New Party's party list.[4] He represented Taipei 2, for two terms from 2002 to 2008, first for the People First Party, before switching to the Kuomintang.[5][6] Lin then won two elections from the single-member Taipei 5 constituency, serving through 2016.[7][3]

2008 legislative election

No. Candidate Party Votes Ratio Elected
1 Ye Mei (葉玫) Home Party 324 0.22%
2 Wu Jian Yi (吳建毅) Taiwan Farmers' Party 251 0.17%
3 Wei Jhih Jhong (魏志中) Independent 284 0.19%
4 Lin Yu-fang Kuomintang 87,448 58.23%
5 Huang Ci Bin (黃啟彬) Taiwan Constitution Association 360 0.24%
6 Tuan Yi-kang Democratic Progressive Party 61,480 40.95%

2016 legislative election

Taipei 5th Constituency 2016 Legislative Yuan Election
Candidate Party Votes Percentage
Freddy Lim 林昶佐 New Power Party 82,650 49.52%
Lin Yu-fang 林郁方 Kuomintang 76,079 45.58%
You Jui-min 尤瑞敏 Trees Party 4,506 2.69%
Kung Wei-lun 龔偉綸 Independent 1,710 1.02%
Li Chia-hsin 李家幸 Taiwan Independence Party 885 0.53%
Huang Fu-liao 黃福卿 Independent 587 0.35%
Hung Hsien-cheng 洪顯政 Constitutional Conventions of Taiwan 478 0.28%
Source Total 166,895 100%

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-02-24. Retrieved 2008-08-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Chen's lawyer rebuffs 'Next' story". taipeitimes.com. 14 August 2008.
  3. ^ a b "Lin Yu-fang (8)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Lin Yu-fang (3)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Lin Yu-fang (5)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Lin Yu-fang (6)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Lin Yu-fang (7)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 28 August 2021.