Lin Zi-miao

Lin Zi-miao (Chinese: 林姿妙; pinyin: Lín Zīmiào; born 28 January 1952) is a Taiwanese politician. She is the Magistrate of Yilan County since 25 December 2018.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lin.
Lin Zi-miao
林姿妙
Magistrate of Yilan County
Assumed office
25 December 2018
Preceded byLin Tsung-hsien
Wu Tze-cheng (acting)
Chen Chin-te (acting)
Personal details
Born (1952-01-28) 28 January 1952
Luodong, Yilan, Taiwan
NationalityRepublic of China
Political partyKuomintang

Political career

Lin was mayor of her home township Luodong until 2018.[1][2]

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.[3][4]

2018 Kuomintang Yilan County magistrate primary results
Candidates Place Result
Lin Zi-miao Called In Walkover

Lin defeated Chen in local elections held on 24 November 2018.[5]

2018 Yilan County mayoral results[6]
No. Candidate Party Votes Percentage
1Lin Hsin-hua (林信華) Independent27,399 10.95%
2Lin Zi-miao Kuomintang123,767 49.48%
3Chen Ou-poDemocratic Progressive Party95,609 38.23%
4Lin Jin-kun (林錦坤) Independent1,922 0.77%
5Chen Qiu-jing (陳秋境) Independent1,424 0.57%
Total voters　373,510
Valid votes　250,121
Invalid votes　
Voter turnout　66.97%

Controversy

On 13 January 2022, Lin was one of several Yilan government officials questioned during an investigation into suspected corruption.[7][8] Prosecutors clarified the next day that several cases were being investigated, and that Lin had been released without bail after the questioning concluded.[9] 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.[10][11] 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.[12]

References
  1. Hsu, Stacy (22 February 2018). "Chang Hsien-yao announces Taipei bid". Taipei Times. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  2. Hsiao, Sherry (9 March 2018). "Women's Day: KMT says it improved gender equality in politics". Taipei Times. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  3. Lin, Sheng-liang (14 May 2018). "KMT aims to double leadership posts in polls". Taipei Times. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  4. Yang, Chun-hui (8 October 2018). "ELECTIONS: DPP plans to address weak areas". Taipei Times.
  5. Wang, Yi-ru; Ko, Lin (24 November 2018). "Kuomintang takes Yilan in county magistrate race". Central News Agency. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2018-11-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. Shen, Ju-feng; Lo, James (13 January 2022). "Prosecutors question Yilan county magistrate in corruption probe". Central News Agency. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  8. Lin, Ching-lun; Chiang, Chih-hsiung; Chung, Jake (14 January 2022). "Yilan County Commissioner Lin Zi-miao and others probed for corruption". Taipei Times. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  9. Shen, Ju-feng; Yen, William (14 January 2022). "Yilan County chief questioned in alleged corruption case". Central News Agency. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  10. Lin, Ching-lun; Chin, Jonathan (23 February 2022). "Yilan County's Lin Zi-miao is questioned again". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  11. Pan, Jason (24 February 2022). "Yilan's Lin Zi-miao released on bail". Taipei Times. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  12. Pan, Jason (19 April 2022). "Yilan commissioner Lin cries foul". Taipei Times. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
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