Lee Chin-yung

Taiwanese politician (born 1951)
李進勇
Official portrait, 2019
6th Chairman of the Central Election Commission
Incumbent
Assumed office
25 February 2019Prime MinisterSu Tseng-chang
Chen Chien-jenPreceded byChen In-chin
Chen Chao-chien (acting)10th Magistrate of YunlinIn office
25 December 2014 – 25 December 2018Preceded bySu Chih-fenSucceeded byChang Li-shanActing
22 March 2005 – 20 December 2005Preceded byChang Jung-weiSucceeded bySu Chih-fen7th Mayor of KeelungIn office
20 December 1997 – 20 December 2001Preceded byLin Shui-muSucceeded byHsu Tsai-liMember of the Legislative YuanIn office
1 February 1993 – 20 December 1997Succeeded byHo Sheng-lungConstituencyKeelung Personal detailsBorn (1951-08-01) 1 August 1951 (age 72)
Sihu, Yunlin, TaiwanCitizenshipTaiwanPolitical partyIndependent (since 2019)Other political
affiliationsDemocratic Progressive Party (until 2019)[a]Alma materNational Chung Hsing University
National Taiwan University

Lee Chin-yung (Chinese: 李進勇; pinyin: Lǐ Jìnyǒng; born 1 August 1951) is a Taiwanese politician. He was a member of the Legislative Yuan from 1993 to 1997, when he was elected Mayor of Keelung. Lee remained mayor until 2001. He served as acting Yunlin County magistrate in 2005, and later served a full term in the office between 2014 and 2018. Following an unsuccessful bid for reelection as Yunlin County magistrate, Lee was appointed chairman of the Central Election Commission in 2019.

Education

Lee received his bachelor's and master's degrees in law from National Chung Hsing University and National Taiwan University, respectively.[1]

Early political career

Lee was a judge on the Hualien, Yilan and Taichung district courts,[2] prior to sitting on the Legislative Yuan from 1993 to 1997 as a representative of Keelung,[1][3] followed by a single term as mayor of Keelung.[2] Lee's victory in the 1997 Keelung mayoral election was later credited to a split in the Pan-Blue Coalition.[4]

2001 Keelung City mayoralty election

Lee ran for reelection as Mayor of Keelung in 2001 under the Democratic Progressive Party banner. However, he lost to Kuomintang candidate Hsu Tsai-li.[5][6]

2001 Keelung City Mayoralty Election Result
No. Candidate Party Votes
1 Hsu Tsai-li KMT 100,070
2 Lee Chin-yung DPP 72,212

Subsequently, Lee served in successive vice ministerial posts within the Ministry of the Interior and Public Construction Commission.[7] This was followed by an appointment as acting Yunlin County Magistrate in 2005.[8][9] Later, he returned to the Executive Yuan as vice minister within the Ministry of Justice, and Ministry of Transportation and Communications.[2]

Magistrate of Yunlin County

2014 Yunlin County magistrate election

Lin represented the Democratic Progressive Party and won the 2014 Yunlin County magistrate election held on 29 November 2014.[10]

2014 Yunlin County Magistrate Election Result
No. Candidate Party Votes Percentage
1 Chang Li-shan KMT 175,862 43.02%
2 Lee Chin-yung DPP 232,900 56.98%

2018 Yunlin County magistrate election

2018 Democratic Progressive Party Yunlin County magistrate primary results
Candidates Place Result
Lee Chin-yung Nominated Walkover
2018 Yunlin County mayoral results
No. Candidate Party Votes Percentage
1 Lin Chia-yu (林佳瑜) Independent 6,163 1.57%
2 Lee Chin-yung DPP 163,325 41.72%
3 Wang Li-ping (王麗萍) Independent 11,261 2.88%
4 Chang Li-shan KMT 210,770 53.82%
Total voters 　565,078
Valid votes 　391,519
Invalid votes 　
Voter turnout 　69.29%

Later political career

Lee was nominated to the chairmanship of the Central Election Commission (CEC) in February 2019.[2] Following his nomination, he left the Democratic Progressive Party in an effort to remain neutral while leading the CEC.[11][12] The Legislative Yuan voted on 28 May 2019 to approve Lee's nomination to the Central Election Commission.[13] Lee's nomination for a second term was approved in October 2021. [14]

Notes

  1. ^ Membership suspended during the tenure as the chairperson of the Central Election Commission.

References

  1. ^ a b "Lee Chin-yung (3)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "New CEC head nominated". Taipei Times. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Lee Chin-yung (2)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  4. ^ Chang, Rich (30 November 2005). "Keelung race comes down to split blue vote". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  5. ^ Chiu, Yu-tzu (2 December 2001). "DPP loses support on the ground". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  6. ^ Tsai, Ting-i (2 December 2001). "KMT's Hu fills vacuum left by bickering". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  7. ^ Ko, Shu-ling (1 February 2005). "Hsieh dangles vice premiership as Cabinet sworn in". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  8. ^ Chuang, Jimmy (19 March 2005). "Shake-up at MAC as vice chairman quits post". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  9. ^ Chiu, Yu-Tzu (28 November 2005). "Upgrading agriculture in Yunlin could be a winner". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  10. ^ "DDP's Lee Chin-yung claims win in Yunlin County magistrate poll". Central News Agency.
  11. ^ Huang, Hsin-po; Hetherington, William (25 April 2019). "CEC nominee clears preliminary review". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  12. ^ Everington, Keoni (24 April 2019). "Brawl breaks out in Taiwan legislature over appointment of CEC head". Taiwan News. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  13. ^ Ku, Chuan; Kao, Evelyn (28 May 2019). "Legislature approves CEC head nominee". Central News Agency. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  14. ^ Wang, Cheng-chung; Kao, Evelyn (26 October 2021). "Legislature confirms Central Election Commission nominees". Central News Agency. Retrieved 26 October 2021. Republished as: "Legislature confirms six nominees for election body". 27 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.

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