Lee Chin-yung

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 chairperson of the Central Election Commission in 2019.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lee.
Lee Chin-yung
李進勇
Official portrait, 2019
Chairperson of Central Election Commission
Assumed office
25 February 2019
Prime MinisterSu Tseng-chang
Chen Chien-jen
Preceded byChen In-chin
Chen Chao-chien (acting)
Magistrate of Yunlin County
In office
25 December 2014 – 25 December 2018
Preceded bySu Chih-fen
Succeeded byChang Li-shan
Acting
22 March 2005 – 20 December 2005
Preceded byChang Jung-wei
Succeeded bySu Chih-fen
Mayor of Keelung City
In office
20 December 1997 – 20 December 2001
Preceded byLin Shui-mu
Succeeded byHsu Tsai-li
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 1993 – 20 December 1997
Succeeded byHo Sheng-lung
ConstituencyKeelung
Personal details
Born (1951-08-01) 1 August 1951
Sihu, Yunlin, Taiwan
CitizenshipTaiwan
Political partyIndependent (since 2019)
Other political
affiliations		Democratic Progressive Party (until 2019)
Alma materNational Chung Hsing University
National Taiwan University

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
1Hsu Tsai-li KMT100,070
2Lee Chin-yung DPP72,212

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
1Chang Li-shan KMT175,862 43.02%
2Lee Chin-yung DPP232,900 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
1Lin Chia-yu (林佳瑜) Independent6,163 1.57%
2Lee Chin-yung DPP163,325 41.72%
3Wang Li-ping (王麗萍) Independent11,261 2.88%
4Chang Li-shan KMT210,770 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]

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.
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