Lin Zi-miao
林姿妙
Official portrait, 2010
11th Magistrate of Yilan
Assumed office
25 December 2018
Deputy
See list
  • Lin Jian-rong
    Lin Mao-shen
Preceded byChen Chin-te (acting)
11th Mayor of Luodong
In office
1 March 2010 – 25 December 2018
Preceded byLin Tsung-hsien
Lai Hsi-lu (acting)
Succeeded byWu Chiu-lin
Yilan County Councillor
In office
1 Match 1998 – 28 February 2010
ConstituencyYilan County VI
Personal details
Born (1952-01-28) 28 January 1952 (age 72)
Luodong, Yilan, Taiwan
NationalityTaiwan
Political partyKuomintang

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.

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
1 Lin Hsin-hua (林信華) Independent 27,399 10.95%
2 Lin Zi-miao Kuomintang 123,767 49.48%
3 Chen Ou-po Democratic Progressive Party 95,609 38.23%
4 Lin Jin-kun (林錦坤) Independent 1,922 0.77%
5 Chen Qiu-jing (陳秋境) Independent 1,424 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] In August 2022, the Yilan County Prosecutors’ Office charged Lin, her daughter, and several others with corruption.[13]

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. ^ "2018 Local Elections". Archived from the original on 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
  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.
  13. ^ Wang, Yang-yu; Wang, Cheng-chung; Shen, Ju-feng; Wang, Chao-yu; Ko, Lin (23 August 2022). "Yilan County chief charged with corruption in land tax exemption case". Retrieved 23 August 2022. Republished as: Chin, Jonathan (24 August 2022). "Yilan official, daughter charged with corruption". Taipei Times. Retrieved 24 August 2022.

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