Lin Yi-shih

Lin Yi-shih
林益世
Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan
In office 6 February 2012 – 29 June 2012
Preceded by	Lin Join-sane
Succeeded by	Chen Shyh-kwei
Majority Leader of the Legislative Yuan
In office 1 December 2008 – 1 February 2012
Preceded by	Tseng Yung-chuan
Succeeded by	Lin Hung-chih
Vice Chairman of the Kuomintang
In office 2006–2008
Chairman	Ma Ying-jeou Wu Po-hsiung Chiang Pin-kung Wu Po-hsiung
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office 1 February 1999 – 31 January 2012
Succeeded by	Chiu Chih-wei
Constituency	Kaohsiung 2
Personal details
Born	(1968-08-19) 19 August 1968 Cheting, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan
Nationality	Republic of China
Political party	Kuomintang
Alma mater	Taipei Medical College National Sun Yat-sen University

Lin Yi-shih (Chinese: 林益世; pinyin: Lín Yìshì; born 19 August 1968) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan in 2012.

Early life

Lin studied dentistry at Taipei Medical College and later graduated from National Sun Yat-sen University.

Political career

Lin served as a legislator from 1999 to 2012, and as vice chairman 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. 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 Ti Yung secure a contract from China Steel Corporation in 2010. 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. Lin appealed the ruling to the Taiwan High Court, which lengthened his prison term to 13 years and six months.