Lin Yang-kang

Lin Yang-kang
林洋港
Official portrait, 1978
6th President of the Judicial Yuan
In office 17 April 1987 – 1 September 1994
Appointed by	Chiang Ching-kuo
Vice President	Wang Dao-yuan Lu Yu-wen
Preceded by	Huang Shao-ku
Succeeded by	Shih Chi-yang
14th Vice Premier of Taiwan
In office 1 June 1984 – 1 May 1987
Premier	Yu Kuo-hwa
Preceded by	Chiu Chuang-huan
Succeeded by	Lien Chan
15th Minister of the Interior
In office 25 November 1981 – 1 June 1984
Premier	Sun Yun-suan
Preceded by	Chiu Chuang-huan
Succeeded by	Wu Po-hsiung
10th Chairman of the Taiwan Provincial Government
In office 12 June 1978 – 5 December 1981
Premier	Sun Yun-suan
Preceded by	Hsieh Tung-min
Succeeded by	Lee Teng-hui
3rd Mayor of Taipei
In office 11 June 1976 – 9 June 1978
Preceded by	Chang Feng-hsu
Succeeded by	Lee Teng-hui
4th Magistrate of Nantou
In office 1 February 1967 – 16 June 1972
Preceded by	Yang Chao-pi
Succeeded by	Ou Shu-wen (acting) Liu Yu-you
Personal details
Born	(1927-06-10)10 June 1927 Gyochi Village, Niitaka District, Taichū Prefecture, Japanese Taiwan (modern-day Yuchi, Nantou, Taiwan)
Died	13 April 2013(2013-04-13) (aged 85) Taichung, Taiwan
Nationality	Republic of China
Political party	Kuomintang (until 1995; since 2005)
Spouse	Chen Ho (陳閤)
Alma mater	National Taiwan University

Lin Yang-kang (Chinese: 林洋港; pinyin: Lín Yánggǎng [lǐn jǎŋ.kàŋ]; 10 June 1927 – 13 April 2013) was a Taiwanese politician. He was born at Sun Moon Lake during the Japanese rule of Taiwan. Some thought he might be Chiang Ching-kuo's successor as head of the Kuomintang (KMT), but after failing to win the KMT's nomination for president in 1996, he became an independent. Lin rejoined the party in 2005, and died in 2013.