
林子强教授, 大平绅士,南京中医大学医学博士, 荣誉教授
林子强教授是中国海南省文昌県人, 南京中医大学医学博士, 曾任RMIT皇家理工大学中医发展委员会主席(1990-1992); 创立了世界西方正規大学第一个中医本科课程,后继任该校中医管委会主席(1992-1996); 澳洲联邦副卫生部长药政顾问委员 (2000-2004); 联邦互补药物评审委员(1995-2000); 维州卫生部长中医发展顾问委员(1995-2000); 澳洲州立Casey大专学院校董(1993-1996). 2000年选任维州中医立法后首届中医注册局委员。
现任澳洲全国中医药针灸学会联合会会长, 世界中医药学会联合会副主席兼大洋洲主席, 世界中医药标準建设委员会副主席, 世界中医内科标准教材三主编之一.
2004年荣獲澳洲总理及维州州长颁授杰出贡献奖。 2007年在中国人民大会堂獲世界中医药学会颁授“首屆仁济杯国际中医贡献奖”
2013年由国务院及中央电视台评选为2013年中华之光人物, 以表扬他对中医药发展的楷模性贡献。
自幼喜丹青愛習武,其外祖父羅煥棠公乃清末名医,自少抄習其經方家学,稍长,入太極螳螂拳宗師趙竹溪先生门下,除練武外兼学中医跌打骨傷,並從国畫大師張达文教授習丹青,(其作品曾先後入选日本国际水墨畫优秀獎,及港澳台五十名家之一)。後隨国学大師肖湘先生治石,有医、畫, 拳三絕才子的雅號。经近30年之努力最终成功促使澳大利亞中医全国立法, 议会议长史密夫先生, 以及媒体称他为澳洲中医立法之父。
Professor Lin Tzi Chiang, Ph.D. born in 1950 original from Wen Chang, China. Doctorate degree of Medicine from Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine; Honorary Professor of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine of China.
1990-92, Chairman of Chinese Medicine Development Committee of RMIT University;
1992-96, Chairman of Chinese Medicine Management Committee of RMIT University;
1993-96, Councillor Casey Institute of Technology of Victoria;
1995-2000, Advisory Committee Member for Minister for Health of Victoria, appointed by Minister for Health and Human Services;
1995-2000, Complementary Medicine uation Committee for Federal Government, appointed by Federal vice Minister for Health of Australia;
2000-2004, Complementary Committee Forums Member for Federal Vice Minister for Health of Australia;
2000-06; Chinese Medicine Board Member of Victoria, appointed by Victoria Government;
1991-now, National President of Federation of Chinese ,Medicine of Australia Ltd.;
2003-now, Vice Chairman of the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies;
2003-now, Chairman for Oceania, World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies;
2015-now, One of the three Chief Editors for the World Standards of Chinese Internal Medicine, Would Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies;
2004, Voluntary Communities Contributions Awards, by Hon John Howard, the Prime Minister of Australia,
2007, Award of the World Chinese Medicine Contribution by the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies in Beijing China;
2014, Award of the Glory of Chinese by Council of China and Central TV Station of China nominated by the Speaker of Victorian Parliament for his contribution of Chinese Medicine in Australia;
Professor Lin was immigrated to Australia in 1978 as refugees from South Vietnam. Besides Chinese Medicine Professor Lin loves Chinese water colour painting and Martial Arts. He learned Chinese Medicine firstly from his grandfather, a very famous Chinese Medicine doctor also Martial arts from Grand Master Chow Chuk Kai; and painting from Professor Cheng Dat Van, stone craft from his father in law, Mr. Tieu Thuong.
He engaged himself for the Chinese Medicine legislation and Higher education in Australia for more than 30 years. Finally, in year 2000 he successfully makes the Victorian government pass the Chinese Medicine Bill became Chinese Medicine Act. After 12 year later became National Registration of Chinese Medicine in Australia, which makes Australia upfront the Western World in Chinese Medicine in the world.
He also known as Father of Chinese Medicine legislation by the media and also claimed by the Parliament House Speaker.