Lin Kuo-hua


Lin Kuo-hua was a Taiwanese politician.

Early life

Lin was born in Gukeng, Yunlin, in 1935. He attended Taichung Municipal Taichung First Senior High School and completed a degree in civil engineering at National Taiwan University.

Activism and political career

Lin was active in the farmers' rights movement, and headed the, as well as a similar protest in 1993. He was elected to the Legislative Yuan as a representative of Yunlin County affiliated with the Democratic Progressive Party for the first time in 1998, and won a second term in 2001. During his unsuccessful reelection bid in 2004, Lin was investigated for bribery, as were fellow candidates and Chen Chiang-sun. In 2005, Lin lost a party primary for the Yunlin County magistracy election to Su Chih-fen. He was later appointed vice chairman of the Council of Agriculture. While serving within the COA, Lin was named a trustee of the Straits Exchange Foundation in September 2006.

Personal life

Lin was married to Huang Fu-mei, who was a member of the National Assembly. Their daughter Lin Hui-ju served as mayor of Gukeng and on the Yunlin County Council. In January 2007, Lin Kuo-hua underwent surgery to remove blood clots from his brain. Lin died on 27 July 2016.