Lee Chin-yung
Lee Chin-yung | |
|---|---|
| 李進勇 | |
| File:李進勇主任委員.jpg Official portrait, 2019 | |
| 6th Chairperson of the Central Election Commission | |
| In office 25 February 2019 – 3 November 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Su Tseng-chang Chen Chien-jen Cho Jung-tai |
| Preceded by | Chen In-chin Chen Chao-chien (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Wu Jung-hui (acting) |
| 10th Magistrate of Yunlin | |
| In office 25 December 2014 – 25 December 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Su Chih-fen |
| Succeeded by | Chang Li-shan |
| Acting 22 March 2005 – 20 December 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Chang Jung-wei |
| Succeeded by | Su Chih-fen |
| 7th Mayor of Keelung | |
| In office 20 December 1997 – 20 December 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Lin Shui-mu |
| Succeeded by | Hsu Tsai-li |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 1 February 1993 – 20 December 1997 | |
| Succeeded by | Ho Sheng-lung |
| Constituency | Keelung |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 August 1951 |
| Party | Independent (since 2019) |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic Progressive Party (until 2019)[a] |
| Education | National Chung Hsing University (LLB) National Taiwan University (LLM) |
Lee Chin-yung (Chinese: 李進勇; pinyin: Lǐ Jìnyǒng; born 1 August 1951) is a Taiwanese lawyer and 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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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 | |||
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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
[edit | edit source]2014 Yunlin County magistrate election
[edit | edit source]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% | File:Elected candidate symbol (voting stamp, Taiwan).svg | |
2018 Yunlin County magistrate election
[edit | edit source]| 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) | File:Independent candidate icon (TW).svg Independent | 6,163 | 1.57% | |
| 2 | Lee Chin-yung | DPP | 163,325 | 41.72% | |
| 3 | Wang Li-ping (王麗萍) | File:Independent candidate icon (TW).svg Independent | 11,261 | 2.88% | |
| 4 | Chang Li-shan | KMT | 210,770 | 53.82% | File:Elected candidate symbol (voting stamp, Taiwan).svg |
| Total voters | 565,078 | ||||
| Valid votes | 391,519 | ||||
| Invalid votes | |||||
| Voter turnout | 69.29% | ||||
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Later political career
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]- ^ Membership suspended during the tenure as the chairperson of the Central Election Commission.
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External links
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- 1951 births
- Living people
- Magistrates of Yunlin County
- National Taiwan University alumni
- Democratic Progressive Party Members of the Legislative Yuan
- Mayors of Keelung
- Members of the 2nd Legislative Yuan
- Members of the 3rd Legislative Yuan
- Keelung Members of the Legislative Yuan
- Government ministers of Taiwan