Lin Chin-sheng
{{Short description|Taiwanese politician}}
{{family name hatnote|Lin(林)|lang=Chinese}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Lin Chin-sheng
| native_name = {{nobold|林金生}}
| image = 林金生.jpg
| caption = Official portrait, 1972
| office = Vice President of the Examination Yuan
| president = Liu Chi-hung
Kung Te-cheng
Chiu Chuang-huan
| term_start = 1984
| term_end = 1993
| predecessor = Chang Tsung-liang
| successor = Mao Gao-wen
| office1 = Minister without portfolio
| president1 =
| term_start1 = 1981
| term_end1 = 1984
| predecessor1 =
| successor1 =
| office2 = Minister of Transportation and Communications of the Republic of China
| deputy2 =
| term_start2 = 11 June 1976
| term_end2 = 1 December 1981
| predecessor2 = Henry Kao
| successor2 = Lien Chan
| office3 = Minister of the Interior
| deputy3 =
| term_start3 = 1 June 1972
| term_end3 = 11 June 1976
| predecessor3 = Hsu Ching-chung
| successor3 = Chang Feng-hsu
| office4 = Yunlin County Magistrate
| term_start4 = 2 June 1954
| term_end4 = 2 June 1957
| predecessor4 = Wu Ching-hui
| successor4 = Liao Chen-hsiang
| office5 = Chiayi County Magistrate
| deputy5 =
| term_start5 = 1 June 1951
| term_end5 = 2 June 1954
| predecessor5 = Position established
| successor5 = Lee Mao-sung
| birth_date = {{birth date|1916|8|4|df=y}}
| birth_place = Kagi, Tainan Prefecture, Taiwan, Empire of Japan (today Xingang, Chiayi, Taiwan)
| death_date = {{death year and age|2001|1916}}
| death_place =
| party = Kuomintang
| relations =
| spouse =
| children = Lin Hwai-min
| alma_mater = Tokyo Imperial University (LLB)
| signature =
| order = 9th
}}
Lin Chin-sheng ({{zh|c=林金生}}; 1916–2001){{citation needed|date=September 2021}} was a Taiwanese politician.
Education and career
Born in 1916, Lin earned a law degree from Tokyo Imperial University. Lin began his political career in his native Chiayi County, where he founded the Lin political faction and allied himself with the Kuomintang.{{cite news|last1=Wang|first1=Chris|title=2012 ELECTIONS: FEATURE: Young lawmakers carry on political family tradition|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2012/01/01/2003522135|access-date=19 April 2017|work=Taipei Times|date=1 January 2012}} Lin served as Chiayi County Magistrate from 1951 to 1954, when he was elected Yunlin County Magistrate, where he served another three-year term.{{cite book|title=The International Who's Who 2004|date=2003|publisher=Europa Publications|isbn=9781857432176|page=[https://archive.org/details/internationalwho2004ond/page/1004 1004]|url=https://archive.org/details/internationalwho2004ond|url-access=registration}} In 1972, Lin was appointed interior minister, serving until 1976, when he was named Minister of Transportation and Communications. As transportation minister, Lin oversaw the construction of Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport. He opposed the airport's original name, Taoyuan International Airport, suggesting that it be named for Chiang Kai-shek instead.{{cite news|last1=Chuang|first1=Jimmy|last2=Shih|first2=Hsiu-chuan|title=Chen proposes renaming Chiang Kai-shek airport|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2006/09/02/2003325813/2|access-date=19 April 2017|work=Taipei Times|date=2 September 2006}}{{cite news|last1=Chuang|first1=Jimmy|title='Chiang Kai-shek' airport enters dustbin of history|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2006/09/07/2003326501|access-date=19 April 2017|work=Taipei Times|date=7 September 2006}} Lin stepped down as transport minister in 1981 and became a minister without portfolio. From 1984, he was the Vice President of the Examination Yuan. In 1987, Lin and his faction supported the Democratic Progressive Party's candidate for Chiayi County Magistrate, {{ill|Tsai Chi-fang|zh|蔡啟芳}}. He served the Examination Yuan until 1993, when he was named adviser to President Lee Teng-hui.
His son is choreographer Lin Hwai-min.
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Category:Magistrates of Chiayi County
Category:Ministers of transportation and communications of Taiwan
Category:Ministers of the interior of Taiwan
Category:University of Tokyo alumni