Yunlin County was developed very early. During the Wanli Tianqi period of the Ming Dynasty, Han people landed in the Beigang area for reclamation.

In the 12th year of Emperor Guangxu's reign in the Qing Dynasty, when the Qing court "Kaishan Fufan" was proposed, a city was built in Linqipu, and the old name of Linqipu was Yunlinping, which is the origin of the name of Yunlin County. After the Restoration, it was originally placed under the jurisdiction of Tainan County. After the readjustment of the administrative region in 1939, Yunlin County was established, and Douliu was the seat of the county government, with 20 townships and cities under its jurisdiction. In the 40th year of the Republic of China, the Yunlin County Council was established, opening a new chapter in the history of Yunlin County's prosperity and progress.

In response to the government's implementation of local autonomy, Yunlin County held its first county councillor election on January 28, 1940. 51 county councillors were elected, and the first Yunlin County Council was established on February 21 of the same year. historical title page. The Yunlin County Council is the county's local self-governing legislative organ, and it is also a public opinion organ that represents the county's citizens and supervises the administration of the county government. The main power is to take advantage of the convening of the meeting. The members uphold the basic procedure of respecting the minority and obeying the majority, and exert the spirit of democratic politics to supervise the county government to promote advantages and eliminate disadvantages, enhance the welfare of the county residents, and improve the quality of life of the county residents.

For more than 50 years, under the harmonious cooperation of the government council, successive members of the council have always fulfilled their responsibilities, gathered the voices and efforts of the people from all corners of the county, gave full play to the function of guiding and supervising the county government, and worked hard to build a better cloud. Lin's unremitting struggle has contributed to the prosperity and progress of Yunlin County.