Lin Bih-jaw

Lin Bih-jaw
Lin Bih-jaw
林碧炤
	Lin Bih-jaw in 2016
Secretary-General to the President
	In office; 20 May 2016 – 20 October 2016
President	Tsai Ing-wen
Deputy	Liu Chien-sin, Tseng Hou-jen; Liu Chien-sin, Yao Jen-to
Preceded by	Tseng Yung-chuan
Succeeded by	Liu Chien-sin (acting); Joseph Wu
Deputy Secretary-General to the President
	In office; 12 February 1999 – 19 May 2000
Secretary-General	Huang Kun-huei; John Chiang; Ting Mao-shih
Personal details
Born	20 January 1949; Taiwan
Political party	Kuomintang
Alma mater	National Chengchi University; University of Manchester; University of Wales

Lin Bih-jaw (Chinese: 林碧炤; pinyin: Lín Bìzhào; born 20 January 1949) is a Taiwanese politician who served as the Secretary-General to the President from May to October 2016.

Education

Lin obtained his bachelor's degree in diplomacy from National Chengchi University in 1970, master's degree in politics from University of Manchester in the United Kingdom (UK) in 1974 and doctoral degree in international politics from University of Wales in the UK in 1981.[1] He later became the vice president of National Chengchi University.[2]

Political career

Lin was appointed Secretary-General to the President in April 2016,[3] and served under Tsai Ing-wen until 20 October 2016, a day after he had tendered his resignation.[4][5] He cited his intention to resume writing as the main reason for his resignation.[6]

Honors

Order of the Rising Sun, 2nd Class, Gold and Silver Star (2020)

References

"Secretary-General to the President".
Chung, Oscar (1 October 2011). "Standing the Test of Time". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
"Lin taps future heads of defense, foreign affairs". Taipei Times. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
Lu, Hsin-hui; Hou, Elaine (19 October 2016). "NSB head, Presidential Office secretary-general resign". Central News Agency. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
Chung, Jake (20 October 2016). "Tsai approves top officials' resignations". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
"Tsai approves top officials' resignations - Taipei Times".

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[1] "Secretary-General to the President".

[2] Chung, Oscar (1 October 2011). "Standing the Test of Time". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 19 October 2016.

[3] "Lin taps future heads of defense, foreign affairs". Taipei Times. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.

[4] Lu, Hsin-hui; Hou, Elaine (19 October 2016). "NSB head, Presidential Office secretary-general resign". Central News Agency. Retrieved 19 October 2016.

[5] Chung, Jake (20 October 2016). "Tsai approves top officials' resignations". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 October 2016.

[6] "Tsai approves top officials' resignations - Taipei Times".