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Revision as of 02:02, 17 January 2016
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Lin Yang-kang |native_name = 林洋港
Lin Yang-kang (Chinese: 林洋港; pinyin: Lín Yánggǎng; June 10, 1927 – April 13, 2013) was a politician of the Republic of China (Taiwan). He was born at Sun Moon Lake during the Japanese rule of Taiwan. Some thought he might be Chiang Ching-kuo's successor as head of the Kuomintang (KMT), but after failing to win the KMT's nomination for president in 1996, he became an independent.
On April 13, 2013, Lin died at home, of intestinal obstruction and organ failure, at the age of 87.[1]
Biography
Lin was born in Nantou County, Taiwan, and graduated from National Taiwan University with a bachelor of science degree.
Lin was married to Chen Ho (陳閤) and had one son and three daughters.
Political career
He had been service in politics since the 1970s. He was a vice-chairman of the Kuomintang in 1990. In 1990, Lin was in the "non-mainstream faction" that aimed to be less confrontational with the People's Republic of China than Lee Teng-hui. He tried to replace Lee in the 1990 presidential election, with Chiang Wei-kuo as his running mate.[2]
He resigned his position as the head of the Judicial Yuan to become a presidential candidate in the 1996 elections. Since the Kuomintang did not nominate him, Lin ran as an independent. Though he originally considered Chen Li-an as his vice presidential running mate, finally he still picked former Premier Hau Pei-tsun, considering Hau's background might attract more mainlanders' votes for him. Chen was also run as an independent and both of them later expelled from KMT. However, because of his pro-China and pro-reunification standpoints during the Third Taiwan Strait Crisis, they only finished third with 14.9% of the vote. He retired from political affairs and secluded himself in Taichung after this defeat. Lin resumed membership in the KMT in 2005.
1996 Republic of China Presidential Election Result | ||||
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President Candidate | Vice President Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
Lee Teng-hui | Lien Chan | Kuomintang | 5,813,699 | 54.0 |
Peng Ming-min | Frank Hsieh | Template:DPP | 2,274,586 | 21.1 |
Lin Yang-kang | Hau Pei-tsun | ‹See Tfd› Independent | 1,603,790 | 14.9 |
Chen Li-an | Wang Ching-feng | ‹See Tfd› Independent | 1,074,044 | 9.9 |
Invalid/blank votes | 117,160 | |||
Total | 10,883,279 | 100 |
References
- ^ Mo, Yan-chih (April 15, 2013). "Former presidential adviser Lin Yang-kang dies at 87". Taipei Times. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
- ^ Eliason, Marcus (March 19, 1996). "Taiwanese ponder biggest every political choice". The Daily Gazette. Associated Press. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
- 1927 births
- 2013 deaths
- Mayors of Taipei
- Kuomintang politicians in Taiwan
- National Taiwan University alumni
- Magistrates of Nantou County
- Taiwanese Ministers of the Interior
- Taiwanese Presidents of the Judicial Yuan
- Senior Advisors to President Lee Teng-hui
- Chairpersons of the Taiwan Provincial Government
- Independent presidential candidates of Taiwan