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Lin Bih-jaw

Lin Bih-jaw

Taiwanese politician

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lin.

Lin Bih-jaw (Chinese: 林碧炤; pinyin: Lín Bìzhào; born 20 January 1949) is a Taiwanese politician who served as the Secretary-General to the President from May to October 2016.

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Education

Lin obtained his bachelor's degree in diplomacy from National Chengchi University in 1970, master's degree in politics from University of Manchester in the United Kingdom (UK) in 1974 and doctoral degree in international politics from University of Wales in the UK in 1981.[1] He later became the vice president of National Chengchi University.[2]

Political career

Lin was appointed Secretary-General to the President in April 2016,[3] and served under Tsai Ing-wen until 20 October 2016, a day after he had tendered his resignation.[4][5] He cited his intention to resume writing as the main reason for his resignation.[6]

Honors

References

  1. [1]
    "Secretary-General to the President".
  2. [2]
    Chung, Oscar (1 October 2011). "Standing the Test of Time". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  3. [3]
    "Lin taps future heads of defense, foreign affairs". Taipei Times. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  4. [4]
    Lu, Hsin-hui; Hou, Elaine (19 October 2016). "NSB head, Presidential Office secretary-general resign". Central News Agency. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  5. [5]
    Chung, Jake (20 October 2016). "Tsai approves top officials' resignations". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  6. [6]
    "Tsai approves top officials' resignations - Taipei Times".
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