He served as the Minister of the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics of the Executive Yuan from 2000 to 2002 and Minister of Finance from 2002 to 2006.[6][7]
After stepping down as finance minister in 2006, Lin served on the board of multiple companies and led two think tanks. He also served within Taipei City Government as head of the city's finance department [zh].[8]
Following Tsai Ing-wen's victory in the 2016 presidential election, Lin was selected as a co-convener of Tsai's transition team set up to manage the transfer of power from the outgoing Ma Ying-jeou administration.[9] Soon after his appointment to the transition team, Lin became the subject of national media speculation linking him to several government posts within the Tsai administration.[10][11] In February 2016, Lin was chosen to lead a task force that explored the possibility of joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership.[12]
On 15 March 2016, president-elect Tsai Ing-wen named Lin as the premier.[5] He was confirmed by the Legislative Yuan soon after and took office on 20 May 2016. On 4 September 2017 he resigned as premier reportedly to bolster Tsai's declining popularity.[13] Shortly after stepping down, Lin was awarded the Order of Propitious Clouds.[14]
On 15 January 2018, Lin Chuan took over the Chairman of TTY Biopharm Company Limited.[15]
Personal life
Lin married Wu Pei-ling in September 2002 and has two daughters from a previous marriage.[4][16]
References
^鄭仲嵐 (15 March 2016). "蔡英文宣佈前財政部長林全擔任民進黨首任閣揆" (in Chinese). Taiwan. BBC中文網. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
^葉素萍 (8 September 2017). "林全卸任行政院長 蔡總統聘任資政" (in Chinese). Taiwan. 中央通訊社. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
^"林全 先生". 行政院全球資訊網 (in Chinese). Taiwan. December 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
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