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Lin Yu-chang
Taiwanese politician
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Lin Yu-chang (Chinese: 林右昌; pinyin: Lín Yòuchāng; born 10 March 1971) is a Taiwanese politician who served as the Secretary-General of the Democratic Progressive Party from June 2024 until his resignation in July 2025.[3] Previously, he served as the Minister of the Interior from January 2023 to May 2024, Mayor of Keelung City from December 2014 to December 2022, and he also shortly served as the acting Chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party from November 2018 to January 2019.
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Hsu Li-ming
Hsu Kuo-yung
Lin Yu-chang | |
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| 林右昌 | |
Official portrait, 2014 | |
| 25th Secretary-General of the Democratic Progressive Party | |
| In office 5 June 2024 – 28 July 2025 | |
| Chairman | William Lai |
| Preceded by | Yang Yi-shan (acting) Hsu Li-ming |
| Succeeded by | Ho Po-wen (acting) Hsu Kuo-yung |
| 34th Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 31 January 2023 – 20 May 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Chen Chien-jen |
| Deputy | See List
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| Preceded by | Hua Ching-chun (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Liu Shyh-fang |
| 10th Mayor of Keelung | |
| In office 25 December 2014 – 25 December 2022 | |
| Deputy | Lin Yong-fa[1] |
| Preceded by | Chang Tong-rong |
| Succeeded by | George Hsieh |
| Chair of the Democratic Progressive Party | |
| Acting 28 November 2018 – 9 January 2019 | |
| Secretary General | Hsu Chia-ching |
| Preceded by | Tsai Ing-wen |
| Succeeded by | Cho Jung-tai[2] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 March 1971 (age 55) |
| Party | Democratic Progressive Party |
| Education | Chinese Culture University (BS) National Taiwan University (MS) |
Education
Lin graduated from Chinese Culture University with a bachelor's degree in landscape architecture. He then earned a master's degree in architecture and urban planning from National Taiwan University in 1996.[4] His master's thesis was titled, "Urban development under economic globalization: The case of Singapore" (Chinese: 經濟全球化下的城市發展：新加坡案例分析).[5]
Mayor of Keelung City
2014 Keelung mayoral election
Lin was elected as the Mayor of Keelung City after winning the 2014 Keelung City mayoral election held on 29 November 2014.
| 2014 Keelung City Mayoralty Election Result | ||||||
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| No. | Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage | ||
| 1 | Hsieh Li-kung (謝立功) | KMT | 52,198 | 27.47% | ||
| 2 | Huang Ching-tai (黃景泰) | Independent | 30,914 | 16.27% | ||
| 3 | Lin Yu-chang | DPP | 101,010 | 53.15% | .svg){kind=small} | |
| 4 | Ho Yen-tang (何燕堂) | People's Democratic Front | 1,376 | 0.72% | ||
| 5 | Wu Woo-min (吳武明) | Independent | 2,023 | 1.06% | ||
| 6 | Jiang Jian-yu (江鑒育) | Independent | 2,517 | 1.32% | ||
2018 Keelung mayoral election
| 2018 Democratic Progressive Party Keelung City mayoral primary results | ||||
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| Candidates | Place | Result | ||
| Lin Yu-chang | Nominated | Walkover | ||
| 2018 Keelung City mayoral results[6] | |||||
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| No. | Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage | |
| 1 | Hsieh Li-kung (謝立功) |  Kuomintang | 86,529 | 45.86% | |
| 2 | Lin Yu-chang | Democratic Progressive Party | 102,167 | 54.14% | |
| Total voters | 309,428 | ||||
| Valid votes | 188,696 | ||||
| Invalid votes | |||||
| Voter turnout | 60.98% | ||||
