Lee Shu-chuan (Chinese: 李四川; pinyin: Lǐ Sìchuān; born 1 February 1958) is a Taiwanese politician. Currently, he is serving as the deputy mayor of Taipei. He was also the deputy mayor of Kaohsiung from 25 December 2018 to 12 June 2020. He previously served in multiple positions within the Taipei County Government, and was Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan from 2014 to 2015, when he was named the Secretary-General of the Kuomintang. He stepped down from that position when his term ended in March 2016.

Lee Shu-chuan
李四川
Lee Shu-chuan in 2023
Deputy Mayor of Taipei
Assumed office
25 December 2022
Serving with Lin Yi-hua
MayorChiang Wan-an
Deputy Mayor of Kaohsiung
In office
25 December 2018 – 12 June 2020
Serving with Yeh Kuang-shih
MayorHan Kuo-yu
Secretary-General of the Kuomintang
In office
19 January 2015 – March 2016
Preceded byHung Hsiu-chu (acting)
Succeeded byMo Tien-hu
Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan
In office
26 February 2014 – 24 January 2015
DeputyChen Ching-tsai
Hsiao Chia-chi
Preceded byChen Wei-zen
Succeeded byChien Tai-lang[1]
Deputy Mayor of New Taipei City
In office
25 December 2010 – 25 February 2014
Serving with Hou You-yi and Hsu Chih-chien
MayorEric Chu
Preceded byHimself as Deputy Magistrate of Taipei County
Succeeded byHou You-yi
Deputy Magistrate of Taipei County
In office
2009 – 25 December 2010
Serving with Lee Hong-yuan
MagistrateChou Hsi-wei
Succeeded byHimself as Deputy Mayor of New Taipei
Personal details
Born (1958-02-01) 1 February 1958 (age 66)
Liuqiu, Pingtung County, Taiwan
NationalityRepublic of China
Political partyKuomintang
Alma materNational Taipei University of Technology

Early life edit

Lee obtained his master's degree in electrical engineering from National Taipei University of Technology in 2001.[2] He then joined the National Taiwan University faculty.[3]

Political career edit

In the mid-2000s, Lee served the Taipei County Government as the director of the New Construction Department.[4] He then led the Taipei County Public Works Bureau before being named a deputy magistrate of Taipei County.[5][6] After Taipei County was upgraded to the special municipality of New Taipei, Lee's title changed and he kept his post as deputy mayor of New Taipei until February 2014, when he was named Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan.[7] Lee was appointed to the same position in the Kuomintang in January 2015,[8] and stepped down in March 2016.[9] On 15 December 2018, Lee was appointed the second deputy mayor of Kaohsiung in Han Kuo-yu's administration.[10] When Han was recalled in June 2020, Lee left office. On 12 December 2022, Lee was named a deputy mayor of Taipei by Chiang Wan-an.[11][12]

References edit

  1. ^ "Cabinet announces new ministers - Taiwan News Online". etaiwannews.com.
  2. ^ "Lee Shih-chuan named Executive Yuan's secretary-general". Executive Yuan. 26 February 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  3. ^ Li, Lauly (27 February 2014). "Cabinet secretary-general to head MOI". China Post. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  4. ^ Mo, Yan-chih (12 January 2007). "City unveils Yuanshan traffic plan". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  5. ^ Chuang, Jimmy (29 January 2009). "FEATURE: Taipei County looks to rebuild site of weird UFO houses". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  6. ^ Mo, Yan-chih (8 May 2009). "Carnival planned to promote Deaflympics in Taipei". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  7. ^ Culpan, Tim (25 February 2014). "Former Google Executive Named Taiwan's First Technology Minister". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  8. ^ "Cabinet announces new ministers". Taiwan News. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  9. ^ Hsu, Stacy (4 April 2016). "KMT report tackles CCP forum, assets". Taipei Times. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  10. ^ Wang, Jung-hsiang; Lai, Hsiao-tung (17 December 2018). "New Taipei City official to be Han's deputy". Taipei Times. Archived from the original on 17 December 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  11. ^ Chen, Yi-hsuan; Hsu, Elizabeth (12 December 2022). "1st woman urban development head chosen for Taipei mayor-elect's cabinet". Central News Agency. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  12. ^ Lee, I-chia (13 December 2022). "Taipei mayor-elect Chiang announces 10 appointments". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 December 2022.


Party political offices
Preceded by
Hung Hsiu-chu (acting)
Secretary-General of the Kuomintang
2015–2016
Succeeded by