Linge Chen (14/7/1919 - 22/3/1967) was a Solarian politician and a Premier of Pharos (1963-64). Chen was born in Hammerfest,SOL to the powerful industrialist Chen family. He was the third of seven children and the only boy of Homir Chen. He studied Economics in Hammerfest and Villemstad and took over the family business in 1945 after his father death. He was also involved in local politics with the Social Democratic Party. He was Frank T. Kaiser's Economic Minister and was involved in a UK-USA secret protocol for the withdrawal of British Naval and Air Force bases in Solaria. This was agreed without Kaiser's initial knowledge and approval that led to the resignation of the Premier. Linge Chen assumed office, having the majority vote in the Party and the Parliament (though a lot of speculation was made about how this was achieved). He stayed in office as a Premier until late 1964, when Kaiser gained again the support of the Parliament, forcing it to pass a by-law that prohibited Chen to have his business as well as being a Premier. He resigned before the voting and Kaiser was again Premier.
LINGE CHEN
