Lin Tie (Chinese: 林铁; November 1904 – 17 August 1989) was a Communist revolutionary leader and politician of the People's Republic of China (PRC).

He served as the first Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary and the second Governor of Hebei province of the PRC, but was purged in 1966 at the beginning of the Cultural Revolution.

Lin wanted to utilize Tianjin's industry and educational resources to help modernize the rural areas, but his plans were derailed by Mao Zedong's disastrous Great Leap Forward.

[3] In May 1966, Mao Zedong purged Politburo member, Beijing party chief Peng Zhen and started the decade-long Cultural Revolution.

[5] As Lin Tie was associated with the political network of Peng Zhen,[6] Governor Liu Zihou took the opportunity to make a bid for the top office of Hebei.

Liu courted Li Xuefeng, party chief of North China which includes Hebei province, and denounced Lin Tie.

When Liu Zihou arrived in Baoding, he was attacked and detained by rebel Red Guards, which included supporters of Lin Tie.