Lee Chin-yung

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lee.

Lee Chin-yung
李進勇
Official portrait, 2019
6th Chairperson of the Central Election Commission
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 February 2019
Prime Minister	Su Tseng-chang Chen Chien-jen Cho Jung-tai
Preceded by	Chen In-chin Chen Chao-chien (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	(1951-08-01) 1 August 1951 (age 73) Sihu, Yunlin, Taiwan
Political 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 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. "Lee Chin-yung (3)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
2. "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.

External links

• Lee Chin-yung on Facebook