Lin Chih-chien | |
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林智堅 | |
7th Mayor of Hsinchu | |
In office 25 December 2014 – 8 July 2022 | |
Deputy | Shen Hui-hong |
Preceded by | Hsu Ming-tsai |
Succeeded by | Chen Chang-hsien (acting) |
Hsinchu City Councillor | |
In office 1 March 2010 – 25 December 2014 | |
Constituency | Hsinchi I |
Personal details | |
Born | 27 May 1975 Xiangshan, Hsinchu County, Taiwan | (age 48)
Political party | Democratic Progressive Party |
Education | Bachelor's degree |
Alma mater | Chung Hua University (master's degree rescinded due to plagiarism) National Taiwan University (rescinded due to plagiarism) |
Lin Chih-chien[1] (Chinese: 林智堅; pinyin: Lín Zhìjiān; Wade–Giles: Lin2 Chih4-chien1; born 27 May 1975) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the mayor of Hsinchu City from 25 December 2014 to 8 July 2022.
Lin earned his bachelor's degree in business administration followed by a master's degree in technology management from Chung Hua University's College of Management in 2008.[2][3] In 2017, he obtained a second master's degree from National Taiwan University's Graduate Institute of National Development, where his thesis discussed the 2014 Hsinchu mayoral elections.[4] Both master's degrees were rescinded by the respective institutions after investigations confirmed that Lin had plagiarized his theses for the two degrees.[5][2][6]
Lin was elected as the Mayor of Hsinchu City after narrowly winning the 2014 Hsinchu City mayoralty election held on 29 November 2014.[7]
2014 Hsinchu City Mayoralty Election Result | ||||||
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No. | Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage | ||
1 | Liu Cheng-hsing (劉正幸) | Independent | 1,914 | 0.96% | ||
2 | Hsu Ming-tsai | KMT | 75,564 | 37.85% | ||
3 | James Tsai | Independent | 40,480 | 20.28% | ||
4 | Lin Chih-chien | DPP | 76,578 | 38.36% | ||
5 | Wu Shu-min (吳淑敏) | Independent | 5101 | 2.56% |
Lin won reelection in 2018.[8]
2018 Democratic Progressive Party Hsinchu City mayoral primary results | ||||
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Candidates | Place | Result | ||
Lin Chih-chien | Nominated | Walkover |
2018 Hsinchu City mayoral results[9] | |||||
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No. | Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage | |
1 | Hsieh Wen-chin (謝文進) | Independent | 44,101 | 20.31% | |
2 | Li Chi-qun (李驥羣) | Independent | 705 | 0.32% | |
3 | Huang Yuan-fu (黃源甫) | Independent | 3,603 | 1.66% | |
4 | Hsu Ming-tsai | Kuomintang | 60,508 | 27.87% | |
5 | Kuo Jung-jui (郭榮睿) | Independent | 574 | 0.26% | |
6 | Lin Chih-chien | Democratic Progressive Party | 107,612 | 49.57% | |
Total voters | 338,323 | ||||
Valid votes | 217,103 | ||||
Invalid votes | |||||
Voter turnout | 64.17% |
Being term limited for the Hsinchu City mayoralty, Lin proposed consolidating Hsinchu City and County to form a special municipality, though he stated in December 2021 that he would not contest the mayoralty for this proposed entity during the 2022 local elections.[10][11] In June 2022, he accepted the Democratic Progressive Party nomination for the Taoyuan mayoralty.[12][13] The following month, Taipei City Councilor Wang Hung-wei claimed that Lin had plagiarized a research paper cowritten by Lee Yu-cheng and Wang Ming-lang while completing his master's degree at Chung Hua University's College of Management. Lin's adviser Ho Li-hsing and researcher Wang Ming-lang both signed written statements that asserted Lin had been on Wang Ming-lang's research team. Lin's second master's degree, obtained at National Taiwan University's Graduate Institute of National Development, was called into question by political commentator Huang Yang-ming. Huang suggested that Lin had plagiarized from Yu Cheng-huang, while Lin and Chen Ming-tong, Lin's adviser at NTU, stated that Yu had utilized research material collected by Lin.[2][14] National Taiwan University began an investigation into the allegations. The committee found that Lin plagiarized from Yu, and advised that Lin's master's degree be revoked [15][4] National Taiwan University duly revoked his master's degree on 9 August 2022.[5] Lin withdrew his nomination for the Taoyuan mayoralty on 12 August 2022.[16] After the conclusion of investigations, Chung Hua University also revoked his master's degree on 24 August 2022.[6]