Lin Yi-shih
{{Short description|Taiwanese politician}}
{{Family name hatnote|Lin|lang=Chinese}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Lin Yi-shih
| native_name = {{no bold|{{lang|zh-hans|林益世}}}}
| image =
| caption =
| nationality = Republic of China
| order1 =
| office1 = Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan
| deputy1 =
| term_start1 = 6 February 2012
| term_end1 = 29 June 2012
| predecessor1 = Lin Join-sane
| successor1 = Chen Shyh-kwei
| office2 = Majority Leader of the Legislative Yuan
| term_start2 = 1 December 2008
| term_end2 = 1 February 2012
| predecessor2 = Tseng Yung-chuan
| successor2 = Lin Hung-chih
| order3 =
| office3 = Vice Chairperson of the Kuomintang
| 1blankname3 = Chairperson
| 1namedata3 = Ma Ying-jeou
Wu Po-hsiung
Chiang Pin-kung
Wu Po-hsiung
| term_start3 = 2006
| term_end3 = 2008
| predecessor3 =
| successor3 =
| office4 = Member of the Legislative Yuan
| constituency4 = Kaohsiung 2
| term_start4 = 1 February 1999
| term_end4 = 31 January 2012
| predecessor4 =
| successor4 = Chiu Chih-wei
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|8|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = Qieding, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan
| party = Kuomintang
| spouse =
| children =
| signature =
| education = Taipei Medical College (BM)
National Sun Yat-sen University (MS)
}}
Lin Yi-shih ({{zh|t=林益世|p=Lín Yìshì}}; born 19 August 1968) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan in 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.china.org.cn/english/government/192575.htm |title=CPC Senior Official Meets KMT Vice Chairman |publisher=china.org.cn |date=2006-12-15 |accessdate=2014-04-23}}{{cite web |url=http://www.legalinfo.gov.cn/english/News1/content/2009-01/16/content_1021657.htm?node=7605 |title=Senior Chinese Mainland Official Meets Taiwan KMT Vice Chairman |publisher=Legalinfo.gov.cn |date=2009-01-16 |accessdate=2014-04-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130628030717/http://www.legalinfo.gov.cn/english/News1/content/2009-01/16/content_1021657.htm?node=7605 |archivedate=2013-06-28 }}
Education
Lin studied dentistry at Taipei Medical College, where he earned a Bachelor of Medicine (B.M.), and later graduated from National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU).{{cite news|title=Who's Who in the ROC|url=http://www.ey.gov.tw/en/Upload/WebArchive/4695/Who's%20Who%20in%20the%20ROC.pdf|accessdate=5 May 2016|agency=Executive Yuan|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161020105104/http://www.ey.gov.tw/en/Upload/WebArchive/4695/Who%27s%20Who%20in%20the%20ROC.pdf|archivedate=20 October 2016}}
Political career
Lin served as a legislator from 1999 to 2012, and as vice chairperson of the Kuomintang from 2006 to 2008.
In January 2012, Lin was appointed as the Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan, making him the youngest person to ever hold the position.{{cite news|last1=Lin|first1=Enru|title=Lee Hong-yuan, Lin Yi-shih tapped for Cabinet|url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2012/01/29/329976/Lee-Hong-yuan.htm|accessdate=5 May 2016|work=China Post|date=29 January 2012}} On 27 June 2012, local media reported that Lin had accepted a bribe of NT$63 million from Chen Chi-hsiang in exchange for helping his Dih Yeon Mineral Selection Company secure a contract from China Steel Corporation in 2010.{{cite news|last1=Shih|first1=Hsiao-kuang|last2=Tseng|first2=Wei-chen|last3=Pan|first3=Jason|title=Lin Yi-shih released on NT$50m bail|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2012/10/27/2003546191|accessdate=6 May 2016|work=Taipei Times|date=27 October 2012}} The Taipei District Court sentenced Lin to seven years and four months in prison, stripped him of civil rights for five years, and ordered him to pay a fine of NT$15.8 million.{{cite news|last1=Chang|first1=Rich|last2=Wang|first2=Chris|title=Lin Yi-shih guilty on two counts|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2013/05/01/2003561141|accessdate=6 May 2016|work=Taipei Times|date=1 May 2013}} Lin appealed the ruling to the Taiwan High Court, which lengthened his prison term to 13 years and six months.{{cite news|last1=Pan|first1=Jason|title=Lin Yi-shih sentenced to more than 13 years in jail|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/02/27/2003640332|accessdate=6 May 2016|work=Taipei Times|date=27 February 2016}} A subsequent appeal to the Supreme Court found Lin guilty of "holding properties of unknown origin," for which he was issued a sentence of two years imprisonment. A second charge, of "receiving bribes in breach of official duties," regarded as a violation of the Anti-Corruption Act, was returned to the High Court for retrial.{{cite news |last1=Pan |first1=Jason |title=Court upholds part of the conviction against Lin Yi-shih |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2018/08/23/2003699035 |accessdate=9 October 2018 |work=Taipei Times |date=23 August 2018}} The Taiwan High Court added six months to Lin's sentence in April 2019.{{cite news |last1=Pan |first1=Jason |title=High Court finds Lin Yi-shih guilty, adds to jail time |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2019/04/25/2003714017 |accessdate=24 April 2019 |work=Taipei Times |date=25 April 2019}}
Personal life
Lin's father {{ill|Lin Hsien-pao|zh|林仙保}} died in 2013.{{cite news|last1=Wang|first1=Jung-hsiang|last2=Hou|first2=Po-ching|last3=Chung|first3=Jake|title=Lin Yi-shih's father dies ahead of ruling|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2013/03/24/2003557862|accessdate=5 February 2017|work=Taipei Times|date=24 March 2013}}
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Category:Kuomintang Members of the Legislative Yuan in Taiwan
Category:Taipei Medical University alumni
Category:National Sun Yat-sen University alumni
Category:Members of the 7th Legislative Yuan
Category:Members of the 6th Legislative Yuan
Category:Members of the 5th Legislative Yuan
Category:Members of the 4th Legislative Yuan
Category:Kaohsiung Members of the Legislative Yuan
Category:Taiwanese politicians convicted of corruption
Category:Taiwanese politicians convicted of bribery
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