Lin Hsi-yao

Lin Hsi-yao (born 25 December 1961) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the first Vice Premier of Taiwan under the Tsai Ing-wen government and the Lin cabinet. He served as the secretary-general of the Democratic Progressive Party from 2012 to 2014 and 2020 to 2022, he resigned the office with the incumbent chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen after the party's poor performance in the local elections in 2022. He had also served as the Acting Magistrate of Taipei County, Deputy Magistrate of Taipei County, and Minister without Portfolio of the Executive Yuan.

Early life
Lin studied civil engineering at National Taiwan University, where he earned a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in the subject in 1983 and 1990, respectively.

Vice Premiership


On 7 April 2016, Premier-designate Lin Chuan appointed Lin Hsi-yao to the position of vice premier. Lin Hsi-yao resigned in September 2017, and was shortly afterward presented with an Order of Brilliant Star.

Later political career
Lin later worked on Tsai Ing-wen's 2020 presidential campaign. She won a second term, after which Lin was named secretary-general of the Democratic Progressive Party.