Lee Chun-yee (Chinese: 李俊毅; born 20 March 1959) is a Taiwanese politician. A member of the Democratic Progressive Party, he served in the Legislative Yuan from 1996 to 2012 as a representative of Tainan.
Lee Chun-yee | |
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李俊毅 | |
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| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 1 February 1996 – 31 January 2012 | |
| Succeeded by | Mark Chen |
| Constituency | Tainan County (until 2008) Tainan County 3rd (2008–2010) Tainan 5th (2010–2012) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 March 1959 Tainan County, Taiwan |
| Political party | Democratic Progressive Party |
| Occupation | politician |
Political career edit
Born in Tainan County, Lee represented the area as a member of the Legislative Yuan from 1996 to 2012.[1] Affiliated with the Democratic Progressive Party's Welfare State Alliance,[2] he has also served as the DPP caucus whip. In 2009, Lee was named the Democratic Progressive Party candidate for the Tainan County magistracy.[3][4] The election was cancelled as both Tainan City and Tainan County were consolidated into the special municipality of Tainan the next year.[1] Subsequently, Lee declared his candidacy for the mayoralty of Tainan, and was challenged by Yeh Yi-jin, Su Huan-chih, and Hsu Tain-tsair.[5][6] A fifth Democratic Progressive Party candidate, William Lai, later received official party support and won the office. Lee lost to Wang Ting-yu in a contentious 2011 party primary and eventually yielded his legislative seat to Wang's replacement candidate Mark Chen.[7][8] Su Tseng-chang named Lee one of three deputy secretary-generals of the Democratic Progressive Party in 2012.[9] Lee resigned from the position in 2017 to prepare his second campaign for the Tainan mayoralty.[1] He was one of six candidates vying for the DPP mayoral nomination won by Huang Wei-cher.[10]
Controversy edit
Lee was accused of accepting bribes in 2007, charges that originally stemmed from 1998.[11] In 2010, the Taiwan High Court sentenced Lee to seven years and six months imprisonment.[12] Two years later, he was cleared of corruption.[13]
References edit
- ^ a b c Chen, Wei-han (16 March 2017). "DPP's Lee Chun-yi resigns to focus on Tainan mayor race". Taipei Times. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ "DPP set to hold party-policy seminar next January". Taipei Times. 24 December 2002. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ Hsu, Jenny W.; Mo, Yan-chih (3 April 2009). "DPP rift over Tainan poll grows". Taipei Times. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ Lu, Meggie (8 April 2009). "DPP infighting claims senior official". Taipei Times. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ Chao, Vincent Y. (12 March 2010). "Chen Shih-meng calls for Su to run in Sinbei City". Taipei Times. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ Chao, Vincent Y. (9 March 2010). "DPP's Yeh Yi-jin joins Tainan race". Taipei Times. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ Chao, Vincent Y. (31 May 2011). "Local DPP politicians pan party's handling of Tainan row". Taipei Times. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ Chao, Vincent Y. (16 June 2011). "Tearful Wang Ding-yu quits legislative race". Taipei Times. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ Wang, Chris (5 June 2012). "Su Tseng-chang appoints personnel to key positions". Taipei Times. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ Chen, Wei-han (9 March 2018). "Huang wins DPP polls in Tainan mayoral primary". Taipei Times. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^ Chang, Rich (21 June 2007). "Legislators quizzed over apothecary bribe allegations". Taipei Times. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ Chang, Rich (9 September 2010). "Lawmakers across party lines jailed over bribes". Taipei Times. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ Wang, Chris (6 September 2012). "Government on verge of collapse: DPP". Taipei Times. Retrieved 22 March 2017.