He served as the Minister of the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics of the
Executive Yuan from 2000 to 2002 and Minister of Finance from 2002 to 2006. After stepping down as finance minister in 2006, Lin served on the board of multiple companies and led two think tanks. He also served within
Taipei City Government as head of the city's . Following
Tsai Ing-wen's victory in the
2016 presidential election, Lin was selected as a co-convener of Tsai's transition team set up to manage the transfer of power from the outgoing
Ma Ying-jeou administration. Soon after his appointment to the transition team, Lin became the subject of national media speculation linking him to several government posts within the Tsai administration. In February 2016, Lin was chosen to lead a task force that explored the possibility of joining the
Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Premiership (2016-2017) On 15 March 2016, president-elect
Tsai Ing-wen named Lin as the premier. Shortly after stepping down, Lin was awarded the
Order of Propitious Clouds. On 15 January 2018, Lin Chuan took over the Chairman of TTY Biopharm Company Limited. ==Personal life==