Lin Chia-lung
Profile
Lin Chia-lung is a Taiwanese political scientist and politician currently serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2024. A prominent member of the Democratic Progressive Party, he previously served as the Secretary-General to the President, Mayor of Taichung from 2014 to 2018, and Minister of Transportation and Communications. An academic by training with a Ph.D. from Yale University, Lin was a key figure in the Wild Lily student movement and has held various government advisory roles throughout his career, focusing on democratization and regional policy initiatives.
Details
- Born
- 1964-02-13 · 62 years old
- Birth place
- Wanhua District, Taipei City, Taiwan
- Education
- National Taiwan University (B.A., M.A.); Yale University (M.Phil., M.A., Ph.D.)
- Career
- Professor of political science at National Chung Cheng University, cabinet spokesman, advisor to the National Security Council
