Wellington Lee

Wellington Lee, AM OBE (17 September 1925 – 25 December 2022) was an Australian politician and pharmacist who served as the Deputy Lord Mayor of Melbourne from 1999 to 2000.[1]

Wellington Lee AM OBE
Councillor of the City of Melbourne
In office
1977–1990
In office
1996–2001
Deputy Lord Mayor of the City of Melbourne
In office
1999–2000
Personal details
Born17 September 1925
Died25 December 2022
Political partyLabor (1974)
Unity (1998-2001)

Life and career

Lee was born on 17 September 1925,[2] in Darwin in the Northern Territory, and attended Darwin Public School, Longreach State School, Ingham Rural School, Toowoomba Grammar School and finally the Victorian College of Pharmacy. He worked as a pharmacist from 1950. From 1978 to 1980 he was commissioner of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, and was a Melbourne City Councillor from 1977 to 1990 and from 1996 to 2001, serving as Deputy Lord Mayor for some of that period.[3]

Lee contested three federal elections: in 1974, contesting Kooyong for the Labor Party; in 1998, as third on the Unity Party's Senate ticket; and in 2001 at the top of the Unity ticket. He was unsuccessful on all of these occasions.

Lee died on 25 December 2022, at the age of 97.[4][5]

Awards
  • 1982 Order of the British Empire[6]
  • 1993 National Medal[7]
  • 1994 Medal of the Order of Australia[8]
  • 2003 Member of the Order of Australia[9]

References
  1. Trove - interview summary
  2. Austral-Asian Who's Who. Oriental Publications. 1991. p. 627. ISBN 9780646031903. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  3. "Lee, Wellington". Who's Who in Australia. Retrieved 30 September 2011. (password required)
  4. "Wellington Lee". Deaths & Funerals. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  5. "Wellington Lee has passed away aged 97. Lee was a long serving city councillor, deputy Lord Mayor, pharmacist, RAAF Officer and RSL Exec member". Nicholas Reece on Twitter. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  6. It's an Honour - OBE
  7. It's an Honour - medal
  8. It's an Honour - OAM
  9. It's an Honour - AM


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