Lin Hsin-i, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Lin Hsin-i

Vice Premier of Taiwan

Date of Birth: 02-Dec-1946

Place of Birth: Tainan

Profession: businessperson, politician

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Lin Hsin-i (Chinese: ???; pinyin: Lín Xìnyì; born 2 December 1946) is a Taiwanese businessman.
He served in the Democratic Progressive Party administration as Minister of Economic Affairs between 2000 and 2002, then as Vice Premier between 2002 and 2004.In November 2005, while a Senior Presidential Adviser, Lin attended the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Busan, South Korea, in place of Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian.
Because of opposition from the People's Republic of China, Taiwan's senior leaders are unable to attend APEC events in person and must send a ministerial-level envoy.
He was Chairman of the Industrial Technology Research Institute from 2004 to 2008. A graduate of Taiwan Provincial Cheng Kung University, Lin was an executive in the car industry before entering politics.