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Lee Ching-hsiung


Lee Ching-hsiung (Chinese: 李慶雄; born 17 March 1938) is a Taiwanese politician. He was a member of the Legislative Yuan from 1990 to 1996, and again from 1999 to 2002. Lee then served on the Examination Yuan between 2002 and 2008.

Lee Ching-hsiung
李慶雄
Member of the Examination Yuan
In office
1 September 2002 – 31 August 2008
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 1999 – 31 January 2002
ConstituencyKaohsiung North
In office
1 February 1990 – 31 January 1996
ConstituencyKaohsiung North
Personal details
Born (1938-03-17) 17 March 1938 (age 86)
NationalityRepublic of China
Political partyDemocratic Progressive Party
Other political
affiliations		Taiwan Independence Party
EducationNational Taiwan University (LLB, LLM)
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Lee earned a bachelor's and master's degree in law at National Taiwan University. He practiced law as a lawyer, district attorney and judge.[1]

Political career

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Lee was first elected to the Legislative Yuan in December 1989 as a supplemental legislator from Kaohsiung. Shortly after taking office, he joined 25 others in signing the instrument of appeal for Judicial Yuan Interpretation No. 261,[2] which ruled on the extended tenure of the First Legislative Yuan,[3] a legislative body first elected in 1948, when the government of the Republic of China still maintained control over mainland China. Following an October 1992 demonstration led by the Action Alliance for One Taiwan, One China, it was noted by Taiwan Communiqué that Lee Ching-hsiung and fellow Democratic Progressive Party legislators Hung Chi-chang, Lu Hsiu-yi, Tai Chen-yao, and Tien Tsai-ting questioned premier Hau Pei-tsun about the One China, One Taiwan concept and discussed a purported rift between Hau and president Lee Teng-hui.[4] Lee was ranked ninth on a list of ten outstanding legislators compiled by the Taipei Society in December 1992,[5] shortly before all members of the First Legislative Yuan were to leave office. In his reelection bid that same month, Lee was again nominated by the Democratic Progressive Party.[6][7] He received the most votes of any candidate in his district, Kaohsiung North.[8] During the 1995 election cycle, Lee was voted out of office.[9] Lee returned to the Legislative Yuan in 1996 by winning his old seat, this time on behalf of the Taiwan Independence Party.[1][10] In his time on the Fourth Legislative Yuan, Lee was a member of the legislative defense committee.[11] In a legislative capacity, Lee visited defense minister Tang Fei to discuss Tang's willingness to remain on the Executive Yuan after president Chen Shui-bian took office,[12] questioned Tang Yao-ming about the military equipment budget,[13] and jointly proposed revisions to the Criminal Prosecution Law alongside Chiu Tai-san and Chen Chung-hsin.[14] During a session of the Legislative Yuan that began in September 2000, Lee contested an internal election to lead its judiciary committee.[15]

After leaving the Legislative Yuan, Lee accepted a nomination from the Chen Shui-bian presidential administration to serve on the Examination Yuan. A legislative confirmation hearing was held in June 2002,[16] and Lee was installed within the Examination Yuan as a minister without portfolio in September 2002.[17][18] While a member of the Examination Yuan, Lee commented on pensions and interest rates for public sector employees,[17][19][20] and advocated for the grading system used to evaluate public servants to become stricter.[21]

Political stances and commentary

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Lee advocated for a balance of power between government branches and cautioned against abuses of power, such as legislative immunity.[22] He has also discussed balances of power within the judiciary.[23] Lee was supportive of amendments to the Code of Criminal Procedure [zh] discussed in 2001 to limit the role of judges and give more powers to prosecutors.[24] However, he opposed a legislative resolution that required prosecutors general to attend legislative interpellation session, because individual lawmakers could influence the judiciary if legislative questioning turned to specific cases.[25]

A number of editorials written by Lee have been published in the Taipei Times. His columns have included electoral analysis of the 2000 presidential election[26] as well as the 2001 local and legislative elections[27][28] and its resulting minority government.[29] His editorials have also addressed national security,[30] cross-strait relations,[31] and electoral reform.[32][33]

Lee has also opined on political processes and tools,[34] such as opinion polls,[35] party switching,[36] on Lo Fu-chu's 2001 attack on Diane Lee,[37] and Fu Kun-chi's 2009 divorce from Hsu Chen-wei, after which Hsu was appointed deputy magistrate of Hualien under Fu.[38]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Lee Ching-hsiung (4)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  2. ^ Huang, Kuan-chuan (2018). Judicial supremacy in Taiwan: Strategic models and the Judicial Yuan, 1990–1999 (PDF) (PhD). SOAS, University of London.
  3. ^ "Judicial interpretation: No.261". Judicial Yuan. 21 June 1990. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Demonstrating for "One Taiwan" [and] Debate in the Legislative Yuan" (PDF). Taiwan Communiqué (57): 9–10. December 1992. ISSN 1027-3999.
  5. ^ Leng, Shao-chuan; Lin, Cheng-yi (December 1993). "Political Change on Taiwan: Transition to Democracy?". The China Quarterly. 136 (136): 821. doi:10.1017/S0305741000032343. JSTOR 655592. S2CID 154907110.
  6. ^ "Lee Ching-hsiung (2)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  7. ^ "1995-第 03 屆立法委員選舉 > 區域" (in Chinese). Central Election Commission. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  8. ^ "The Results: Facts and Figures" (PDF). Taiwan Communiqué. 58: 6. February 1993.
  9. ^ "Democratic Deepening". Free China Review. 1 February 1996. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  10. ^ "1998-第 04 屆立法委員選舉 > 區域" (in Chinese). Central Election Commission. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  11. ^ Hsu, Brian (20 July 2000). "General Tang censured for his budget comment". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  12. ^ Hsu, Brian (29 March 2000). "Tang Fei urged to continue as defense minister". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  13. ^ Hsu, Brian (2 June 2000). "Army denies Philippine landing zone". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  14. ^ Low, Stephanie (7 October 2000). "Reforms sought on issuance of search warrants". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  15. ^ "Editorial: More shame from the legislature". Taipei Times. 22 September 2000. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  16. ^ Hsu, Crystal (14 June 2002). "Nominees' sovereignty credentials tested". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  17. ^ a b Hsu, Crystal (6 September 2002). "KMT promises to help teachers in drive to unionize". Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  18. ^ "10th Term (September 2002 to August 2008)". Examination Yuan. 23 January 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  19. ^ "Exam Yuan declines quick pension action". China Post. 25 November 2005. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  20. ^ Lee, Chieh-yu (19 October 2002). "Examination Yuan to cap special bank interest rate". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  21. ^ "Lowering performance numbers proposed". China Post. 13 September 2002. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  22. ^ Lee, Ching-hsiung (13 May 2000). "Legislative immunity is no excuse for abuse". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  23. ^ Jou, Ying-cheng (13 October 2000). "Justice minister launches stinging attack on media". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  24. ^ Chuang, Jimmy (30 October 2001). "Bill seeks to redefine role of judges in investigations". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  25. ^ Jou, Ying-cheng (13 December 2000). "Prosecutors fret over legislature's questions". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  26. ^ Lee, Ching-hsiung (26 March 2000). "Politicians ought to be accountable for slander". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  27. ^ Lee, Ching-hsiung (2 November 2001). "The strong will remain that way". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  28. ^ Lee, Ching-hsiung (7 December 2001). "Jockeying for legislative power". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  29. ^ Lee, Ching-hsiung (11 January 2001). "Let the Cabinet implement laws". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  30. ^ Lee, Ching-hsiung (7 July 2000). "Are national security rules secure?". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  31. ^ Lee, Ching-hsiung (6 July 2001). "Confederation an error for the KMT". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  32. ^ Lee, Ching-hsiung (27 August 2001). "Let party chairman lead caucases". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  33. ^ Lee, Ching-hsiung (24 August 2001). "It's time to overhaul the electoral system". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  34. ^ Lee, Ching-hsiung (9 September 2001). "Lu illustrates government's chaos". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  35. ^ Lee, Ching-hsiung (27 November 2001). "Opinion polls can distort elections". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  36. ^ Lee, Ching-hsiung (23 April 2001). "Get used to political defections". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  37. ^ Lee, Ching-hsiung (10 April 2001). "Don't let Lo off lightly this time around". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  38. ^ Lee, Ching-hsiung (28 December 2009). "Probe Fu Kun-chi's fake divorce". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
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