Lin Li-chan (Chinese :林麗蟬; pinyin :Lín Lìchán;Khmer:លីនលីចាន់;born 2 October 1977) is a Taiwanese politician of Cambodian descent. She was the first immigrant to Taiwan to be elected a member of the Legislative Yuan,on which she served one term,from 2016 to 2020.
Lin was born in Cambodia to an ethnic Chinese family of Teochew descent. She is a naturalized citizen of Taiwan. Her father died in a traffic collision,and,when she was 20,her mother married Lin to a Taiwanese man,Hsieh Shui-chin,for money. [1] [2] They had two children. She learned Taiwanese Hokkien and Taiwanese Mandarin both around the house and while working at a factory. However,Lin became less able to help her children with schoolwork as they grew older. To improve her fluency in Mandarin,she obtained a master's degree in non-profit organization management at National Chi Nan University. [3] [4] Prior to her political career,Lin was engaged in volunteer work for many causes, [3] including the Taiwan New Immigrant Development and Exchange Association. [5] She has also worked in radio. [6]
Lin was named as a candidate for the 2016 legislative election in November 2015. [7] [8] Listed fourth on the Kuomintang proportional representation ballot,she became the first immigrant to win a seat in the Legislative Yuan. [3] [4]
Near the end of her term in the Ninth Legislative Yuan,Lin was offered an advisory position to the Kaohsiung City Government led by mayor Han Kuo-yu. [9]
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