Lin Cheng-chieh studied political science at Tunghai University, and attended graduate school at National Chengchi University.
14 Facts About Lin Cheng-chieh
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Lin Cheng-chieh was known as one of "three musketeers" of the tangwai movement, alongside Chen Shui-bian and Frank Hsieh.
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Lin Cheng-chieh ran as a tangwai candidate and won a seat on the Taipei City Council in 1981.
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Lin Cheng-chieh was credited with leading a protest calling for democratization, an action that became a catalyst for the establishment of the Democratic Progressive Party, of which Lin Cheng-chieh is a founding member.
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Alongside libel charges, Hu filed a second lawsuit against Lin Cheng-chieh, claiming that Lin Cheng-chieh had violated election law in his 1985 campaign.
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In February 1987, Lin Cheng-chieh's sentence was extended by eight months.
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Lin Cheng-chieh left the DPP in June 1991, shortly after Fei Hsi-ping and Ju Gau-jeng, leading the party to radicalize and openly support Taiwan independence.
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In September 1993 Lin Cheng-chieh founded the New Parliament Magazine, a newsletter-like publication with a Pan-Blue editorial line.
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In 1994, Lin Cheng-chieh began a hunger strike as part of a larger protest in support of retaining a statue of Guanyin on the grounds of Daan Forest Park.
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Lin Cheng-chieh later became the chairman of the Chinese Unity Promotion Party.
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Lin Cheng-chieh was widely criticized by Pan-Blue and Pan-Green political leaders.
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The Million Voices Against Corruption, President Chen Must Go campaign, a movement he had supported, forbid Lin Cheng-chieh from participating in a sit-in protest against Chen Shui-bian.
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The Taipei District Prosecutors' Office charged Lin Cheng-chieh with inflicting bodily harm on Chin Heng-wei in October 2006, and Lin Cheng-chieh was eventually sentenced to a 50-day prison term.
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When Chen stepped down from the presidency in 2008, Lin Cheng-chieh petitioned Chen's successor, Ma Ying-jeou, to bring corruption charges against Chen.