Lin Bih-jaw (Chinese: 林碧炤; pinyin: Lín Bìzhào; born 20 January 1949) is a Taiwanese political scientist and politician who served as the Secretary-General to the President from May to October 2016.
Lin obtained his bachelor's degree in diplomacy from National Chengchi University in 1970, master's degree in politics from University of Manchester in the United Kingdom (UK) in 1974 and doctoral degree in international politics from University of Wales in the UK in 1981.
[1] He later became the vice president of National Chengchi University.
[2] Lin was appointed Secretary-General to the President in April 2016,[3] and served under Tsai Ing-wen until 20 October 2016, a day after he had tendered his resignation.
[4][5] He cited his intention to resume writing as the main reason for his resignation.