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Lee Ying-yuan was born on 16 March, 1953 in Yunlin County, Taiwan, is a Taiwanese politician (1953–2021). Discover Lee Ying-yuan's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 68 years old?

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Occupation Politician · health economist
Age 68 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 16 March, 1953
Birthday 16 March
Birthplace Yunlin County, Taiwan
Date of death 11 November, 2021
Died Place Zhongzheng, Taipei, Taiwan
Nationality Taiwan

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1953

Lee Ying-yuan (16 March 1953 – 11 November 2021) was a Taiwanese politician.

Lee Ying-yuan was born into a family of farmers in 1953.

1988

He studied public health at National Taiwan University and earned a master's degree in health policy from Harvard University before receiving his PhD in health economics in 1988 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Upon Lee's graduation, he was slated to teach at NTU, but was placed on a blacklist and barred from returning to Taiwan by the Kuomintang-led government, stemming from his pro-democracy activities in the Formosa Incident during Taiwan's martial law period.

During Lee's time as a student in the United States, he was also an active member of the World United Formosans for Independence, which attracted more of the KMT's attention.

1991

After returning to Taiwan through illegal channels and avoiding intelligence agents for fourteen months, Lee was arrested in September 1991, and charged with violation of Article 100 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of China of the Criminal Code of the Republic of China.

1992

He was released in May 1992, after would-be colleagues at National Taiwan University intervened on his behalf.

Revisions to Article 100 were also passed that month, and meant that evidence of possible threats had to be submitted to the Commission of Violence prior to indictment or arrest.

1995

He was elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1995 and stepped down in 2000.

Lee was elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1995.

He then became the youngest convener of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) caucus in the legislature.

2000

Following DPP’s successful presidential election in 2000, Lee was appointed by President Chen Shui-bian to be the Deputy Representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) in the U.S. and then Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan.

2002

He was then named the DPP candidate for Taipei City's 2002 mayoral election, losing to incumbent mayor Ma Ying-jeou in a landslide.

2005

In 2005, Lee was appointed the Minister of Council of Labor Affairs, which he led until 2007.

He was named the head of the Council of Labor Affairs in 2005, and stayed on in the Su Tseng-chang cabinet.

Under his leadership, the CLA sought to decrease the number of job-related deaths and injuries causing disabilities.

2008

In 2008, Lee was named the Secretary-General of the Democratic Progressive Party and deputy Yunlin County magistrate under Su Chih-fen.

He resigned the deputy magistracy to run in a legislative-by election caused by the annulment of Chang Sho-wen's election.

However, Lee lost a primary to Liu Chien-kuo.

2012

Lee has also served as Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan and the Democratic Progressive Party, and was reelected to the Legislative Yuan in 2012.

He was re-elected to the Legislative Yuan in 2012.

2015

During the summer of 2015, Lee accompanied DPP chairperson and presidential nominee Tsai Ing-wen on her visit to the United States, along with DPP General Secretary Joseph Wu.

2016

He was appointed the Minister of Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) in 2016.

Lee was named Tsai's Environmental Protection Administration minister after she won the 2016 election.

He stated that his goal was to transform the EPA into a full-fledged ministry within 18 months of taking office.

2018

He left the EPA in 2018, and subsequently served as Taiwan's representative to Thailand from 2020 to 2021.

On 1 December 2018, Lee stepped down from the EPA.

2020

In June 2020, Lee was appointed representative of Taiwan to Thailand, succeeding Tung Chen-yuan, and formally took office on 13 August 2020.

Lee's resignation from the position was approved on 4 August 2021, and took effect on 1 September 2021.

Lee was married to Laura Huang (黃月桂).

Lee died of pancreatic cancer on 11 November 2021, at the age of 68 in National Taiwan University Hospital.