Lin Kuo-hua

Lin Kuo-hua (Chinese: 林國華; 19 September 1935 – 27 July 2016) was a Taiwanese politician.

Early life

Lin was born in Gukeng, Yunlin,[1] in 1935.[2] He attended Taichung Municipal Taichung First Senior High School and completed a degree in civil engineering at National Taiwan University.[3][4]

Activism and political career

Lin was active in the farmers' rights movement, and headed the 1988 farmers' rights protest in Taiwan,[5] as well as a similar protest in 1993.[3][4] He was elected to the Legislative Yuan as a representative of Yunlin County affiliated with the Democratic Progressive Party for the first time in 1998,[6] and won a second term in 2001.[7] During his unsuccessful reelection bid in 2004, Lin was investigated for bribery, as were fellow candidates Ho Chin-sung and Chen Chiang-sun.[8] In 2005, Lin lost a party primary for the Yunlin County magistracy election to Su Chih-fen.[9] He was later appointed vice chairman of the Council of Agriculture (COA).[10] While serving within the COA, Lin was named a trustee of the Straits Exchange Foundation in September 2006.[10]

Personal life

Lin was married to Huang Fu-mei, who was a member of the National Assembly. Their daughter Lin Hui-ju served as mayor of Gukeng and on the Yunlin County Council.[1] In January 2007, Lin Kuo-hua underwent surgery to remove blood clots from his brain.[11] Lin died on 27 July 2016.[12][13]

References
  1. 江, 俊亮 (28 July 2016). "農運先驅前立委林國華病逝 享壽81歲". Central News Agency. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  2. "第 04 屆立法委員選舉（區域） 候選人得票數" (in Chinese). Central Election Commission. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  3. "Lin Kuo-hua (4)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  4. "Lin Kuo-hua (5)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  5. Han Cheung (21 May 2017). "Taiwan in Time: Farmers rights gone awry". Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  6. "1998-第 04 屆立法委員選舉 > 區域" (in Chinese). Central Election Commission. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  7. "2001-第 05 屆立法委員選舉 > 區域" (in Chinese). Central Election Commission. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  8. Chuang, Jimmy (24 November 2004). "Fifty indicted in bribery probe". Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  9. Huang, Jewel (23 May 2005). "DPP announces primary results". Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  10. "Taiwan Quick Take: Chang to be SEF trustee". Taipei Times. 23 September 2006. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  11. "COA official recovering". Taipei Times. 2 January 2007. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  12. 黃, 淑莉 (29 July 2016). "農運先驅林國華病逝 享壽82歲". Liberty Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  13. 周, 麗蘭 (29 July 2016). "農運先驅 前立委林國華病逝". China Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 12 July 2020.
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