Lin Mao-sheng

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Lin Mao-sheng ({{zh|t=林茂盛|p=Lín Màoshèng}}; born c. 1967) is a Taiwanese politician.

Lin holds dual master's degrees in engineering and law. He worked for the Taipei City Government and under Wu Tze-cheng at the Public Construction Commission before he was appointed secretary-general of the Yilan County Government during Lin Zi-miao's first term as county magistrate.{{cite news |last1=王 |first1=燕華 |last2=陳 |first2=敬丰 |title=林姿妙遭停職由副縣長代理 林茂盛：拚盡全力「顧好縣政」 |url=https://udn.com/news/story/124318/8460839 |access-date=31 December 2024 |work=United Daily News |date=31 December 2024 |language=zh}} As secretary-general, Lin commented on plans to extend the Taiwan High Speed Rail system to Yilan,{{cite news |title=High speed rail extension to Yilan assessed as feasible: MOTC |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/society/201910230022 |access-date=31 December 2024 |agency=Central News Agency |date=23 October 2019}} a provisional motion passed by the Yilan County Council related to the Senkaku Islands dispute,{{cite news |last1=Chung |first1=Jake |title=Yilan councilors approve new name for Diaoyutais |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2020/06/12/2003738075 |access-date=31 December 2024 |work=Taipei Times |date=12 June 2020}} and on legal actions against Lin Zi-miao.{{cite news |last1=Lin |first1=Ching-lun |last2=Chiang |first2=Chih-hsiung |last3=Chung |first3=Jake |title=Yilan County Commissioner Lin Zi-miao and others probed for corruption |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2022/01/14/2003771354?src=ilaw |access-date=31 December 2024 |work=Taipei Times |date=14 January 2022}}{{cite news |last1=Lin |first1=Ching-lun |last2=Chin |first2=Jonathan |title=Yilan County's Lin Zi-miao is questioned again |work=Taipei Times |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2022/02/23/2003773603 |access-date=31 December 2024 |date=23 February 2023}} After Lin Zi-miao won a second term as Yilian County magistrate, she appointed Lin Mao-sheng deputy magistrate.{{cite news |last1=沈 |first1=如峰 |title=林姿妙涉貪遭停職 代理縣長林茂盛：會顧好縣政 |url=https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202412310367.aspx |access-date=31 December 2024 |agency=Central News Agency |date=31 December 2024 |language=zh}}{{cite news |last1=蔡 |first1=昀容 |title=宜蘭副縣長異動 秘書長林茂盛陞任 |url=https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/4164178 |access-date=31 December 2024 |work=Liberty Times |date=24 December 2022 |language=zh}} Lin Zi-miao was sentenced to twelve years and six months in prison on 31 December 2024, and accordingly, the Ministry of the Interior appointed Lin Mao-sheng to serve as acting magistrate.{{cite news |last1=Liu |first1=Kuan-ting |last2=Mazzetta |first2=Matthew |title=Yilan County chief sentenced to 12.5 years in corruption case |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202412310024 |access-date=31 December 2024 |agency=Central News Agency |date=31 December 2024}}{{cite news |last1=Wong |first1=Chun-chih |last2=Chin |first2=Jonathan |title=Lin Zi-miao handed prison term |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2025/01/01/2003829452 |access-date=1 January 2025 |work=Taipei Times |date=1 January 2025}}