Back Lin Yi-hsiung German Lin Yi-hsiung ID 林義雄 (台湾) Japanese Lin Yi-hsiung Polish Линь Исюн Russian 林義雄 Chinese Lîm Gī-hiông ZH-MIN-NAN 林義雄 ZH-YUE
Lin Yi-hsiung | |
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林義雄 | |
| 7th Chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party | |
| In office 18 July 1998 – 20 April 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Hsu Hsin-liang |
| Succeeded by | Frank Hsieh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 August 1941 Goketsu Village, Ratō District, Taihoku Prefecture, Japanese Taiwan (modern-day Wujie Township, Yilan County, Taiwan) |
| Political party | Democratic Progressive Party (1989-2006) Independent (2006-present) |
| Spouse | Fang Su-min |
| Education | National Taiwan University (LLB) Harvard University (MPA) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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| Traditional Chinese | 林義雄 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 林义雄 | ||||||||||
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Lin Yi-hsiung (Chinese: 林義雄; born 24 August 1941) is a Taiwanese politician and lawyer. He was a major leader of the democratization movement in Taiwan. He was first exposed to politics in 1976 while serving as attorney for Kuo Yu-hsin (1908–1985) who sued the ruling KMT party for electoral fraud. Lin was elected a member of Taiwan Provincial Consultative Council in Kuo's old electorate in 1977.