Lee Ho-shun explained

Lee Ho-shun
Native Name Lang:zh-hant
Honorific-Suffix:MLY
Office:Member of the Legislative Yuan
Term Start:1 February 2005
Term End:31 January 2008
Constituency:Tainan
Term Start1:1 February 2002
Term End1:18 October 2004
Constituency1:Republic of China
Successor1:Huang Feng-shih
Birth Date:22 June 1952
Birth Place:Tainan County, Taiwan
Nationality:Republic of China
Alma Mater:Far East University
Pacific Western University
Profession:politician

Lee Ho-shun (; born 22 June 1952) is a Taiwanese politician.

Education and early career

Lee attended Far East University and, later, Pacific Western University. He led the Tainan County Sports Federation and the Chinese Taipei Weightlifting Association.[1] [2]

Political career

Between 1998 and 2002, Lee was the speaker of the Tainan County Council.[1] He won election to the fifth Legislative Yuan in 2001 as a Kuomintang candidate. However, he lost a party primary in 2004, and chose to launch an independent reelection bid.[3] [4] Lee quit the Kuomintang on 2 October 2004,[5] and yielded his legislative seat to Huang Fung-shih sixteen days later.[2] [5] Lee joined the Non-Partisan Solidarity Union,[6] and was reelected to the Sixth Legislative Yuan.[7] During his second legislative term, the Taipei Society was critical of Lee's performance.[8] He lost to Democratic Progressive Party candidate Huang Wei-cher in 2008.[9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. News: Lee Ho-shun (6). 24 December 2017. Legislative Yuan.
  2. News: Lee He-shun (5). 24 December 2017.
  3. News: Huang. Tai-lin. KMT pledges to 'do its best' to rein in renegade politicians. 24 December 2017. Taipei Times. 21 July 2004.
  4. News: Huang. Tai-lin. Another KMT member to run a wildcat campaign. 24 December 2017. Taipei Times. 26 July 2004.
  5. News: Legislator-at-large sworn in. 24 December 2017. Taipei Times. 29 October 2004.
  6. News: Wu. Debby. Introducing the 'non-party' party. 24 December 2017. Taipei Times. 20 November 2004.
  7. News: Wu. Debby. Independents anticipate playing a crucial role in legislature. 24 December 2017. Taipei Times. 12 December 2004.
  8. News: Ko. Shu-ling. Survey gives 24 lawmakers failing grade. 24 December 2017. Taipei Times. 10 May 2007.
  9. News: Huang. Chung-jung. Party heavyweights hit campaign trail. 25 December 2017. Taipei Times. 7 January 2008.
  10. News: Legislative elections and referendums. 25 December 2017. Taipei Times. 13 January 2008.