Michelle Lin
{{Short description|Taiwanese news presenter and politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Lin Chu-yin
| native_name = {{nobold|林楚茵}}
| native_name_lang = zh-tw
| honorific-suffix = MLY
| image = Lin Chu-yin Portrait.jpg
| caption = Official portrait, 2024
| office1 = Member of the Legislative Yuan
| term_start1 = 1 February 2020
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 =
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| constituency1 = Party-list (25px Democratic Progressive Party)
| office2 = Spokesperson of the Democratic Progressive Party
| term_start2 = 23 March 2023
| term_end2 =
| alongside2 = Chang Chih-hao, Cho Kuan-ting, and Hsieh Pei-fen
| 1blankname2 = Chairman
| 1namedata2 = William Lai
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1972|10|10}}
| birth_place = Taipei, Taiwan
| death_date =
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| nationality =
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| party = 23px Democratic Progressive Party
| education = Soochow University (BA)
}}
Michelle Lin or Lin Chu-yin ({{zh|t=林楚茵|p=Lín Chǔyīn}}; born 10 October 1972) is a Taiwanese politician and news presenter who is currently a member of the Legislative Yuan.
Early life and education
Lin received a bachelor's degree in politics from Soochow University in Taipei.{{cite web|title=林楚茵委員|url=https://www.ly.gov.tw/Pages/List.aspx?nodeid=37747|access-date=26 November 2023|work=Legislative Yuan}} Lin was a news anchor for TVBS News and later on with SET News.{{cite news |last1=Lee |first1=I-chia |title=City councilor seen frequenting Taipei hostess bars: media |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2017/06/29/2003673524 |accessdate=18 April 2020 |work=Taipei Times |date=29 June 2017}}
Political career
Lin was elected to the Legislative Yuan in 2020 via the Democratic Progressive Party proportional representation party list.{{cite news |last1=Wen |first1=Kuei-hsiang |last2=Huang |first2=Frances |title=2020 ELECTIONS/2020 Elections: DPP legislator-at-large list shows diversity |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/201911150006 |accessdate=18 April 2020 |agency=Central News Agency |date=15 November 2019}}{{cite news |title=Lin Chu-yin (10) |url=https://www.ly.gov.tw/EngPages/List.aspx?nodeid=43541 |accessdate=18 April 2020 |agency=Legislative Yuan}} As a legislator, she has been active in discussions regarding banking,{{cite news |last1=Kao |first1=Shih-ching |title=FSC orders six banks to repay excessive card fees |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2020/03/12/2003732512 |accessdate=18 April 2020 |work=Taipei Times |date=12 March 2020}} journalism,{{cite news |last1=Peng |first1=Wan-hsin |last2=Chen |first2=Yun |last3=Xie |first3=Dennis |title=Bill passed to increase fine after reporter's US incident |url=https://taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2020/04/18/2003734832 |accessdate=18 April 2020 |work=Taipei Times}} and online scams.{{cite news |last1=Chien |first1=Hui-ju |last2=Madjar |first2=Kayleigh |title=Facebook scams on the rise: legislators |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2021/11/05/2003767350 |access-date=5 November 2021 |work=Taipei Times |date=5 November 2021}}
In June 2022, Lin voiced her support for the redesign of the International Driving Permit issued by Taiwan's Directorate-General of Highways, with the cover now highlighting the word "Taiwan" in large font. The highway authority redesigned the cover after complaints from Taiwanese tourists driving overseas that they were often mistaken for Chinese. Lin cited the example of the recent Taiwan passport redesign as an appropriate precedent.{{cite news|last=Shan|first=Shelley|title=New international driving permit highlights Taiwan|url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2022/06/01/2003779149|work=Taipei Times|access-date=26 November 2023|date=1 June 2022}}
She was reelected to the Legislative Yuan in 2024, and became the founding leader of the France Inter-Parliamentary Amity Association and the Taiwan-Poland Inter-Parliamentary Amity Association within the 11th Legislative Yuan.{{cite news |last1=Yeh |first1=Joseph |title=New Legislature forms French, Polish parliamentary friendship groups |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202402190005 |access-date=19 February 2024 |agency=Central News Agency |date=19 February 2024}}{{cite news |last1=Yang |first1=Yao-ju |title=Taiwan launches France, Poland amity associations |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2024/02/20/2003813810 |access-date=20 February 2024 |work=Taipei Times |date=20 February 2024}}
Personal life
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Category:21st-century Taiwanese women politicians
Category:Party List Members of the Legislative Yuan
Category:Members of the 10th Legislative Yuan
Category:Taiwanese television news anchors
Category:Taiwanese women television presenters
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