| C. Joanna Lei | |
| Native Name Lang: | zh-tw |
| Honorific-Suffix: | MLY |
| Smallimage: | JoannaLei.jpg |
| Order: | Member of the Legislative Yuan |
| Constituency: | Taipei County 3 |
| Term Start: | 1 February 2005 |
| Term End: | 1 January 2008 |
| Birth Name: | Lei Chien (Chinese: 雷倩) |
| Birth Date: | 1958 11, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Spouse: | Peter Lee (Chinese: 李宏志) (divorced) |
| Party: | Faith And Hope League (since 2015) Kuomintang (2004–2007) New Party (until 2004; 2007–2011) |
| Education: | National Taiwan University (BA) University of Pennsylvania (MA, PhD) |
Chien Joanna Lei (; born 28 November 1958) is a Taiwanese politician.
Lei's father is, a Republic of China Navy vice admiral who played a prominent role in the La Fayette-class frigate scandal.[1] [2] Joanna Lei studied at National Taiwan University before earning a master's degree and doctorate from Annenberg School for Communication of the University of Pennsylvania in the United States.[3]
Lei, a member of the New Party, was co-nominated by the Kuomintang in the 2004 legislative elections, and won.[4] [5] As a legislator, Lei took an interest in domestic labor and migrant workers.[6] [7] She lost an October 2007 Kuomintang primary, and formally left the party in November.[8] Lei was named a New Party candidate, and lost reelection.[9] [10]
After stepping down from the Legislative Yuan, Lei became the chair of Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor.[11] [12] She launched an unsuccessful independent bid for the legislature in 2012.[13] [14] In 2015, Lei co-founded the Faith And Hope League,[15] and declared opposition to same-sex marriage in Taiwan.[16] Lei has organized petitions to consider the issue of "family protection" via referendum, while opposing the use of referendums to determine support for same-sex marriage.[17] [18] She stated in 2017 that same-sex marriage would "destroy marriage as we know it. Some places are waiting for Taiwan to set the example. If Taiwan falls, then the rest of Asia will fall."[19] In December 2017, Lei succeeded as chair of the National Women's League.[20]