Lin Hsin-i

Lin Hsin-i (Chinese: 林信義; pinyin: Lín Xìnyì; born 2 December 1946) is a Taiwanese businessman and politician. He served in the Democratic Progressive Party administration as Minister of Economic Affairs between 2000 and 2002, then as Vice Premier between 2002 and 2004.^[2]

Lin Hsin-i
林信義
Senior Advisor to the President
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 November 2016
President	Tsai Ing-wen Lai Ching-te
In office 20 May 2004 – 20 May 2008
President	Chen Shui-bian
23rd Deputy Prime Minister of Taiwan
In office 1 February 2002 – 20 May 2004
Prime Minister	Yu Shyi-kun
Preceded by	Lai In-Jaw
Succeeded by	Yeh Chu-lan
Minister of the Council for Economic Planning and Development
In office 1 February 2002 – 20 May 2004
Prime Minister	Yu Shyi-kun
Preceded by	Chen Po-chih
Succeeded by	Hu Sheng-cheng
22nd Minister of Economic Affairs
In office 20 May 2000 – 1 February 2002
Prime Minister	Tang Fei Chang Chun-hsiung
Preceded by	Wang Chih-kang
Succeeded by	Christine Tsung
Personal details
Born	(1946-12-02) 2 December 1946 (age 77) Tainan, Taiwan Province, China
Citizenship	Republic of China
Nationality	Taiwanese
Political party	Independent
Alma mater	National Cheng Kung University Oklahoma City University[1]
Occupation	Businessman

In November 2005, while a Senior Presidential Adviser, Lin attended the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Busan, South Korea, in place of Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian. Because of opposition from the People's Republic of China, Taiwan's senior leaders are unable to attend APEC events in person and must send a ministerial-level envoy. He was Chairman of the Industrial Technology Research Institute from 2004 to 2008.

A graduate of National Cheng Kung University, Lin was an executive in the car industry before entering politics.