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Freddy Lim
MLY
林昶佐
Official portrait, 2020
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office 1 February 2016 – 31 January 2024
Preceded by
Lin Yu-fang
Succeeded by
Wu Pei-yi
Constituency
Taipei City V
1st Leader of the New Power Party
In office 25 January 2015 – 2 July 2015
Preceded by
Position established
Succeeded by
Huang Kuo-chang
Personal details
Born
(1976-02-01) 1 February 1976 (age 48) Taipei, Taiwan
Political party
Democratic Progressive Party (since 2023)
Other political affiliations
New Power Party (2015–2019)
Independent (2019-2023)
Spouse
Doris Yeh
Alma mater
Taipei Private Yan Ping High School National Taipei University
Freddy Lim
Traditional Chinese
林昶佐
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Lín Chǎngzuǒ
Bopomofo
ㄌㄧㄣˊㄔㄤˇㄗㄨㄛˇ
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Làhm Chóng-jo
Jyutping
Lam4 Cong2-zo3
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ
Lîm Chhióng-chò
Tâi-lô
Lîm Tshióng-tsò
Freddy Lim Tshiong-tso (Chinese: 林昶佐; pinyin: Lín Chǎngzuǒ; Tâi-lô: Lîm Tshióng-tsò; born 1 February 1976) is a Taiwanese politician, musician, and independence activist. He is the lead vocalist of the Taiwanese heavy-metal band Chthonic. and the lead vocalist of the band Metal Clone X [zh] started by him and American guitarist Marty Friedman. Lim served as chair of Amnesty International Taiwan from 2010 to 2014. He was one of the founding leaders of the New Power Party (NPP) in Taiwan and represented the party in the Legislative Yuan until 2019. Lim won a second legislative term as an independent in 2020.
FreddyLim Tshiong-tso (Chinese: 林昶佐; pinyin: Lín Chǎngzuǒ; Tâi-lô: Lîm Tshióng-tsò; born 1 February 1976) is a Taiwanese politician, musician, and independence...
Taiwan-centrism as the new socio-cultural norm. The party was started by FreddyLim, lead vocalist of Taiwanese heavy metal band Chthonic, veteran activist...
for the Legislative Yuan District(s) Wanhua & parts of Zhongzheng Current constituency Created 2007 Member(s) Lin Yu-fang (2008–2016) FreddyLim (2016–)...
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Trax 2012 Metal Clone X (with FreddyLim) Avex Trax 2014 Metal Clone X vol.2: Louder Than Your Mother (with FreddyLim) Avex Trax 2014 Inferno Prosthetic...
was posted on social media by FreddyLim, frontman of death metal band Chthonic, and also himself a politician. Although Lim is founder of the New Power...
and groups such as Mayday and heavy metal band Chthonic, led by singer FreddyLim, which has been referred to as the "Black Sabbath of Asia". Taiwanese...
legislature by joining an electoral coalition of seven others, including FreddyLim and Pasuya Yao. Wu defeated the district's incumbent representative, Ting...
Chen Yi-lang Chen Ying-git Chris Hung Christine Fan Chthonic (band), FreddyLim Cindy Yen Cyndi Wang Eason Chan EggPlantEgg, Ng Ki-pin Elva Hsiao Eric...
of National Defense Feng Shih-kuan’s last month." It was reported that FreddyLim urged the ministry during the same Q&A session "to procure whatever is...
founders, one of whom was FreddyLim, who claimed that the rights to the Formoz and Megaport Festivals had not changed hands. Lim managed to retain the rights...
as well as Taiwan independence. In the 2016 Legislative Yuan election, FreddyLim, one of the party's founders, defeated incumbent Kuomintang legislator...
Archived from the original on 2005-05-08. Retrieved 2008-03-17. "Meet FreddyLim, Taiwan's Heavy Metal Politician". Noisey. 2015-12-09. Archived from the...
Reich" features current Taiwan member of Parliament & "ChthoniC" Frontman FreddyLim and Maldive metal band "Nothnegal" Guitarist Fufu. There is however little...
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