Lin Kuo-hua
{{Short description|Taiwanese politician (1935–2016)}}
Lin Kuo-hua ({{zh|t=林國華}}; 19 September 1935 – 27 July 2016) was a Taiwanese politician.
Early life
Lin was born in Gukeng, Yunlin,{{cite news |last1=江 |first1=俊亮 |title=農運先驅前立委林國華病逝 享壽81歲 |url=https://www.cna.com.tw/news/firstnews/201607285003.aspx |accessdate=12 July 2020 |agency=Central News Agency |date=28 July 2016}} in 1935.{{cite news |title=第 04 屆立法委員選舉（區域） 候選人得票數 |url=https://db.cec.gov.tw/histQuery.jsp?voteCode=19981201T1A2&qryType=ctks |accessdate=12 July 2020 |agency=Central Election Commission |language=zh}} He attended Taichung Municipal Taichung First Senior High School and completed a degree in civil engineering at National Taiwan University.{{cite news |title=Lin Kuo-hua (4) |url=https://www.ly.gov.tw/EngPages/List.aspx?nodeid=11171 |accessdate=12 July 2020 |agency=Legislative Yuan}}{{cite news |title=Lin Kuo-hua (5) |url=https://www.ly.gov.tw/EngPages/List.aspx?nodeid=11403 |accessdate=12 July 2020 |agency=Legislative Yuan}}
Activism and political career
Lin was active in the farmers' rights movement, and headed the {{ill|1988 farmers' rights protest in Taiwan|zh|1988年臺灣農民運動}},{{cite news |author1=Han Cheung |title=Taiwan in Time: Farmers rights gone awry |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2017/05/21/2003670992 |accessdate=12 July 2020 |work=Taipei Times |date=21 May 2017}} as well as a similar protest in 1993. 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,{{cite news |title=1998-第 04 屆立法委員選舉 > 區域 |url=https://sheethub.com/db.cec.gov.tw/19981201T1A2?page=5 |accessdate=12 July 2020 |agency=Central Election Commission |language=zh}} and won a second term in 2001.{{cite news |title=2001-第 05 屆立法委員選舉 > 區域 |url=https://sheethub.com/db.cec.gov.tw/20011201T1A2?page=6 |accessdate=12 July 2020 |agency=Central Election Commission |language=zh}} During his unsuccessful reelection bid in 2004, Lin was investigated for bribery, as were fellow candidates Ho Chin-sung and Chen Chiang-sun.{{cite news |last1=Chuang |first1=Jimmy |title=Fifty indicted in bribery probe |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2004/11/24/2003212322 |accessdate=12 July 2020 |work=Taipei Times |date=24 November 2004}} In 2005, Lin lost a party primary for the Yunlin County magistracy election to Su Chih-fen.{{cite news |last1=Huang |first1=Jewel |title=DPP announces primary results |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2005/05/23/2003256271 |accessdate=12 July 2020 |work=Taipei Times |date=23 May 2005}} He was later appointed vice chairman of the Council of Agriculture (COA). While serving within the COA, Lin was named a trustee of the Straits Exchange Foundation in September 2006.{{cite news |title=Taiwan Quick Take: Chang to be SEF trustee |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2006/09/23/2003328847 |accessdate=12 July 2020 |work=Taipei Times |date=23 September 2006}}
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. In January 2007, Lin Kuo-hua underwent surgery to remove blood clots from his brain.{{cite news |title=COA official recovering |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2007/01/02/2003343024 |accessdate=12 July 2020 |work=Taipei Times |date=2 January 2007}} Lin died on 27 July 2016.{{cite news |last1=黃 |first1=淑莉 |title=農運先驅林國華病逝 享壽82歲 |url=https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/paper/1015810 |accessdate=12 July 2020 |work=Liberty Times |date=29 July 2016 |language=zh}}{{cite news |last1=周 |first1=麗蘭 |title=農運先驅 前立委林國華病逝 |url=https://www.chinatimes.com/newspapers/20160729000593-260107 |accessdate=12 July 2020 |work=China Times |date=29 July 2016 |language=zh}}
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Category:Democratic Progressive Party Members of the Legislative Yuan
Category:Yunlin County Members of the Legislative Yuan
Category:Members of the 3rd Legislative Yuan
Category:Members of the 4th Legislative Yuan
Category:Government ministers of Taiwan