Lin Kuo-hua

Lin was active in the farmers' rights movement, and headed the 1988 farmers' rights protest in Taiwan [zh],^[5] as well as a similar protest in 1993.^[3][4] 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,^[6] and won a second term in 2001.^[7] During his unsuccessful reelection bid in 2004, Lin was investigated for bribery, as were fellow candidates Ho Chin-sung and Chen Chiang-sun.^[8] In 2005, Lin lost a party primary for the Yunlin County magistracy election to Su Chih-fen.^[9] He was later appointed vice chairman of the Council of Agriculture (COA).^[10] While serving within the COA, Lin was named a trustee of the Straits Exchange Foundation in September 2006.^[10]

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.^[1] In January 2007, Lin Kuo-hua underwent surgery to remove blood clots from his brain.^[11] Lin died on 27 July 2016.^[12][13]