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Michelle Lin

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Lin Chu-yin
林楚茵
Official portrait, 2020
Member of the Legislative Yuan
Assumed office
1 February 2020
ConstituencyParty-list ( Democratic Progressive Party)
Spokesperson of the Democratic Progressive Party
Assumed office
23 March 2023
Serving with Chang Chih-hao, Cho Kuan-ting, and Hsieh Pei-fen
ChairmanWilliam Lai
Personal details
Born (1972-10-10) 10 October 1972 (age 52)
Taipei, Taiwan
Political party Democratic Progressive Party
Alma materSoochow University

Michelle Lin or Lin Chu-yin (Chinese: 林楚茵; pinyin: Lín Chǔyīn; born 10 October 1972) is a Taiwanese politician and news presenter who is currently a member of the Legislative Yuan.

Early life and education

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Lin received a bachelor's degree from Soochow University in Taipei.[1] Lin was a news anchor for TVBS News and later on with SET News.[2]

Political career

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Lin was elected to the Legislative Yuan in 2020 via the Democratic Progressive Party proportional representation party list.[3][4] As a legislator, she has been active in discussions regarding banking,[5] journalism,[6] and online scams.[7]

In June 2022, Lin voiced her support for the redesign of the International Driving Permit issued by Taiwan's Directorate-General of Highways, with the cover now highlighting the word "Taiwan" in large font. The highway authority redesigned the cover after complaints from Taiwanese tourists driving overseas that they were often mistaken for Chinese. Lin cited the example of the recent Taiwan passport redesign as an appropriate precedent.[8]

She was reelected to the Legislative Yuan in 2024, and became the founding leader of the France Inter-Parliamentary Amity Association and the Taiwan-Poland Inter-Parliamentary Amity Association within the 11th Legislative Yuan.[9][10]

Personal life

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Lin married Liang Wen-chieh [zh] in 2007.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "林楚茵委員". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b Lee, I-chia (29 June 2017). "City councilor seen frequenting Taipei hostess bars: media". Taipei Times. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  3. ^ Wen, Kuei-hsiang; Huang, Frances (15 November 2019). "2020 ELECTIONS/2020 Elections: DPP legislator-at-large list shows diversity". Central News Agency. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Lin Chu-yin (10)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  5. ^ Kao, Shih-ching (12 March 2020). "FSC orders six banks to repay excessive card fees". Taipei Times. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  6. ^ Peng, Wan-hsin; Chen, Yun; Xie, Dennis. "Bill passed to increase fine after reporter's US incident". Taipei Times. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  7. ^ Chien, Hui-ju; Madjar, Kayleigh (5 November 2021). "Facebook scams on the rise: legislators". Taipei Times. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  8. ^ Shan, Shelley (1 June 2022). "New international driving permit highlights Taiwan". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  9. ^ Yeh, Joseph (19 February 2024). "New Legislature forms French, Polish parliamentary friendship groups". Central News Agency. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  10. ^ Yang, Yao-ju (20 February 2024). "Taiwan launches France, Poland amity associations". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 February 2024.