Background
Lin was born in Kaohsiung on 13 December 1951.
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Education
He graduated from Fu Jen Catholic University with a bachelor's degree in economics before earning a master's in public finance from National Chengchi University.
Career
Lin returned to the study of economics in the United States, obtaining his doctorate in the subject at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. 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. 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. 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. Since his appointment to the transition team, Lin has been the subject of national media speculation linking him to several government posts within the Tsai administration.
In February 2016, Lin was chosen to lead a task force that explored the possibility of joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership. On 15 March 2016 president-elect Tsai Ing-wen announced that Lin would serve as premier when her new government takes office on 20 May 2016.
