Lin Tsung-nan (Chinese: 林宗男; pinyin: Lín Zōngnán; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Chong-lâm; 26 June 1942 – 19 November 2010) was a Taiwanese politician.
Lin earned a master's degree from Meiji University and began his political career as a member of the Taiwan Provincial Assembly.
[1] He represented his native Nantou County in the Legislative Yuan from 1999 to 2001, and led the Democratic Progressive Party caucus.
[4] He ran for reelection in 2005, leading a May primary against fellow DPP member Tsai Huang-liang.
The Democratic Progressive Party supported Lin's unsuccessful bid for the magistracy in 2009, which he again lost to Lee.