Introduction
Lin Junq-tzer (Chinese: 林政則; pinyin: Lín Zhèngzé) (born 1944) is a Taiwanese politician. He had been serving as the Governor of Taiwan Province from 26 February 2010 to 20 May 2016.
Early life
A Hakka born in Hsinchu, Lin obtained his bachelor's degree in business administration from Soochow University in 1967 and master's degree in educational administration from the National University in the United States in 1989.
Early career
After finishing his bachelor's degree from Soochow University, Lin taught as a teacher at Zhudong Junior High School in Hsinchu County in 1968-1969.
Early political career
On 23 December 1972, Lin joined the legislative election and won a member seat at Hsinchu County Council. In 1981, he became the delegate for National Assembly.
Hsinchu City Mayor
Lin was elected as the Mayor of Hsinchu City after winning the 2001 Republic of China local election under Kuomintang on 1 December 2001 and took office on 20 December 2001.
| 2001 Hsinchu City Mayoral Election Result | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Party | Candidate | Votes | Ratio | ||
| 1 |  Democratic Progressive Party | Tsai Jen-chien (蔡仁堅) | 69,165 | 42.77% | ||
| 2 |  Independent | Wang Shao-chuan (王少泉) | 801 | 0.50% | ||
| 3 |  Kuomintang | Lin Junq-tzer (林政則) | 90,580 | 56.01% |  | |
| 4 | Independent | Huang Chung-mei (黃中媄) | 1,171 | 0.72% | ||
He was then re-elected by a near 40% margin as the mayor after winning the 2005 Republic of China local election on 3 December 2005 and took office on 20 December 2005.
| 2005 Hsinchu City Mayoral Election Result | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Party | Candidate | Votes | Ratio | ||
| 1 | Democratic Progressive Party | Cheng Kuei-yuan (鄭貴元) | 49,777 | 30.73% | ||
| 2 | Kuomintang | Lin Junq-tzer (林政則) | 112,221 | 69.27% | | |