Lin Zi-miao
{{Short description|Taiwanese politician (born 1952)}}
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| office1 = 11th Magistrate of Yilan
| term_start1 = 25 December 2018
| term_end1 = 31 December 2024
| deputy1 = {{list collapsed|title=See list|{{ill|Lin Chien-jung|zh|林建榮}}
Lin Mao-sheng}}
| predecessor1 = Chen Chin-te (acting)
| successor1 = Lin Mao-sheng (acting)
| office2 = 11th Mayor of Luodong
| predecessor2 = Lin Tsung-hsien
Lai Hsi-lu (acting)
| successor2 = {{ill|Wu Chiu-lin|zh|吳秋齡}}
| term_start2 = 1 March 2010
| term_end2 = 25 December 2018
| office3 = Yilan County Councillor
| term_start3 = 1 Match 1998
| term_end3 = 28 February 2010
| constituency3 = Yilan County VI
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| birth_place = Luodong, Yilan, Taiwan
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| party = Kuomintang
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| education = Lan Yang Institute of Technology (BS)
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Lin Zi-miao ({{zh|t=林姿妙|p=Lín Zīmiào}}; born 28 January 1952) is a Taiwanese politician. A member of the Kuomintang, she served as the magistrate of Yilan County from 2018 to 2024.
Education
After being educated at National Lotung Commercial Vocational High School, Lin graduated from Lan Yang Institute of Technology and then earned a master's degree in public affairs from Fo Guang University.{{Cite web |title=Magistrate |url=https://enwww.e-land.gov.tw/cp.aspx?n=DC478855B8ECCFBC |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=enwww.e-land.gov.tw |language=en}}
Political career
Lin was mayor of her home township Luodong until 2018.{{cite news |last1=Hsu |first1=Stacy |title=Chang Hsien-yao announces Taipei bid |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2018/02/22/2003688029 |accessdate=24 November 2018 |work=Taipei Times |date=22 February 2018}}{{cite news |last1=Hsiao |first1=Sherry |title=Women's Day: KMT says it improved gender equality in politics |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2018/03/09/2003688959 |accessdate=24 November 2018 |work=Taipei Times |date=9 March 2018}}
=2018 Yilan County magistrate election=
She began campaigning for the Yilan County Magistracy in early 2018, and won stronger local support compared to her opponent, Chen Ou-po.{{cite news |last1=Lin |first1=Sheng-liang |title=KMT aims to double leadership posts in polls |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2018/05/14/2003693048 |accessdate=24 November 2018 |work=Taipei Times |date=14 May 2018}}{{cite news |last1=Yang |first1=Chun-hui |title=ELECTIONS: DPP plans to address weak areas |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2018/10/08/2003701957 |work=Taipei Times |date=8 October 2018}}
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! colspan="6" width=600|2018 Kuomintang Yilan County magistrate primary results |
| width=80| Candidates
!width=80| Place !width=80| Result |
|---|
| Lin Zi-miao
| style="background: #000099; text-align:center"| {{color|white|Called In}} | style="text-align:center"| Walkover |
Lin defeated Chen in local elections held on 24 November 2018.{{cite news|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201811240021.aspx|first1=Yi-ru|last1=Wang|first2=Lin|last2=Ko|date=24 November 2018|title=Kuomintang takes Yilan in county magistrate race|agency=Central News Agency|accessdate=24 November 2018}}
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| colspan="6"|2018 Yilan County mayoral results{{Cite web |url=https://www.cec.gov.tw/pc/en/TC/nm10002000000000000.html |title=2018 Local Elections |access-date=2018-11-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181124220151/https://www.cec.gov.tw/pc/en/TC/nm10002000000000000.html |archive-date=2018-11-24 |url-status=dead }} | |||
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| width=35| No.
!width=150| Candidate !width=120| Party !width=75| Votes !width=75| Percentage !width=49| | |||
| 1 | Lin Hsin-hua (林信華) | 20px Independent | style="border-left:4px solid #000000;" align="right"|27,399
|align="right"|10.95% |align="center"| |
| 2 | Lin Zi-miao | 20px Kuomintang | style="border-left:4px solid #000099;" align="right"|123,767
|align="right"|49.48% |align="center"|20px |
| 3 | Chen Ou-po | Democratic Progressive Party | style="border-left:4px solid #1B9413;" align="right"|95,609
|align="right"|38.23% |align="center"| |
| 4 | Lin Jin-kun (林錦坤) | 20px Independent | style="border-left:4px solid #000000;" align="right"|1,922
|align="right"|0.77% |align="center"| |
| 5 | Chen Qiu-jing (陳秋境) | 20px Independent | style="border-left:4px solid #000000;" align="right"|1,424
|align="right"|0.57% |align="center"| |
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| colspan="3" align="right" | Total voters | colspan="3" align="left" | 373,510 | ||
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| colspan="3" align="right" | Valid votes | colspan="3" align="left" | 250,121 | ||
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| colspan="3" align="right" | Invalid votes | colspan="3" align="left" | | ||
| bgcolor=EEEEEE
| colspan="3" align="right" | Voter turnout | colspan="3" align="left" | 66.97% |
Corruption charges
On 13 January 2022, Lin was one of several Yilan government officials questioned during an investigation into suspected corruption.{{cite news |last1=Shen |first1=Ju-feng |last2=Lo |first2=James |title=Prosecutors question Yilan county magistrate in corruption probe |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202201130015 |access-date=18 January 2022 |agency=Central News Agency |date=13 January 2022}}{{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 |access-date=18 January 2022 |work=Taipei Times |date=14 January 2022}} Prosecutors clarified the next day that several cases were being investigated, and that Lin had been released without bail after the questioning concluded.{{cite news |last1=Shen |first1=Ju-feng |last2=Yen |first2=William |title=Yilan County chief questioned in alleged corruption case |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202201140011 |access-date=18 January 2022 |agency=Central News Agency |date=14 January 2022}}
A second round of questioning took place on 22 February 2022, focusing on value-added tax exemptions for a Luodong Township property granted in 2019, and subsequent revisions to the township’s urban development plans.{{cite news |last1=Lin |first1=Ching-lun |last2=Chin |first2=Jonathan |title=Yilan County's Lin Zi-miao is questioned again |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2022/02/23/2003773603 |access-date=23 February 2022 |work=Taipei Times |date=23 February 2022}}{{cite news |last1=Pan |first1=Jason |title=Yilan's Lin Zi-miao released on bail |url=https://taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2022/02/24/2003773682 |access-date=24 February 2022 |work=Taipei Times |date=24 February 2022}} Investigators later stated that they had tracked nearly NT$100 million in transfers, dating to the early 2000s, to Lin and her relatives from Yang Chi-hsiung.{{cite news |last1=Pan |first1=Jason |title=Yilan commissioner Lin cries foul |url=https://taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2022/04/19/2003776851 |access-date=19 April 2022 |work=Taipei Times |date=19 April 2022}}
In August 2022, the Yilan County Prosecutors’ Office charged Lin, her daughter, and several others with corruption.{{cite news |last1=Wang |first1=Yang-yu |last2=Wang |first2=Cheng-chung |last3=Shen |first3=Ju-feng |last4=Wang |first4=Chao-yu |last5=Ko |first5=Lin |title=Yilan County chief charged with corruption in land tax exemption case |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202208230020 |access-date=23 August 2022 |date=23 August 2022}} Republished as: {{cite news |last1=Chin |first1=Jonathan |title=Yilan official, daughter charged with corruption |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2022/08/24/2003784057 |access-date=24 August 2022 |work=Taipei Times |date=24 August 2022}} According to the indictment, Lin violated charges of money laundering and anti-corruption laws, including creating a false appearance of conducting loans. Prosecutors sought a 20-year prison sentence for the alleged breach of the Anti-Corruption Act.{{cite news|last=Everington|first=Keoni|title=Yilan magistrate faces 20 years for corruption|url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/5957398|work=Taiwan News|date=24 October 2024}}
On 31 December 2024, Lin was sentenced by the Yilan District Court to 12.5 years in prison on corruption charges. The court also ordered the seizure of NT$32.5 million from Lin. She was suspended as Yilan County magistrate, with her deputy magistrate filling the position.{{cite news|last1=Lin|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|agency=Central News Agency|date=31 December 2024}}{{cite news |last1=Won |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}} In February 2025, the Yilan District Prosecutors Office appealed for a retrial of Lin's case.{{cite news |last1=Shen |first1=Worthy |last2=Lee |first2=Hsin-Yin |title=Prosecutors appeal Yilan magistrate's 'overly lenient' verdict |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202502040017 |access-date=4 February 2025 |agency=Central News Agency |date=4 February 2025}}
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