Lee Shu-chuan explained

Lee Shu-chuan
Native Name Lang:zh-hant
Office1:Deputy Mayor of Taipei
Alongside1:Lin Yi-hua
1Blankname1:Mayor
1Namedata1:Chiang Wan-an
Term Start1:25 December 2022
Office2:Deputy Mayor of Kaohsiung
Alongside2:Yeh Kuang-shih
1Blankname2:Mayor
1Namedata2:Han Kuo-yu
Term Start2:25 December 2018
Term End2:12 June 2020
Office3:Secretary-General of the Kuomintang
Term Start3:19 January 2015
Term End3:March 2016
Predecessor3:Hung Hsiu-chu (acting)
Successor3:Mo Tien-hu
Office4:Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan
Deputy4:Chen Ching-tsai
Hsiao Chia-chi
Term Start4:26 February 2014
Term End4:24 January 2015
Predecessor4:Chen Wei-zen
Successor4:Chien Tai-lang[1]
Office5:Deputy Mayor of New Taipei City
1Blankname5:Mayor
1Namedata5:Eric Chu
Term Start5:25 December 2010
Term End5:25 February 2014
Alongside5:Hou You-yi and Hsu Chih-chien
Predecessor5:Himself as Deputy Magistrate of Taipei County
Successor5:Hou You-yi
Office6:Deputy Magistrate of Taipei County
Alongside6:Lee Hong-yuan
1Blankname6:Magistrate
1Namedata6:Chou Hsi-wei
Term Start6:2009
Term End6:25 December 2010
Successor6:Himself as Deputy Mayor of New Taipei
Birth Date:1 February 1958
Birth Place:Liuqiu, Pingtung County, Taiwan
Nationality:Republic of China
Party:Kuomintang
Alma Mater:National Taipei University of Technology

Lee Shu-chuan (; born 1 February 1958) is a Taiwanese politician. Currently, he is serving as the deputy mayor of Taipei. He was also the deputy mayor of Kaohsiung from 25 December 2018 to 12 June 2020. He previously served in multiple positions within the Taipei County Government, and was Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan from 2014 to 2015, when he was named the Secretary-General of the Kuomintang. He stepped down from that position when his term ended in March 2016.

Early life

Lee obtained his master's degree in electrical engineering from National Taipei University of Technology in 2001.[2] He then joined the National Taiwan University faculty.[3]

Political career

In the mid-2000s, Lee served the Taipei County Government as the director of the New Construction Department.[4] He then led the Taipei County Public Works Bureau before being named a deputy magistrate of Taipei County.[5] [6] After Taipei County was upgraded to the special municipality of New Taipei, Lee's title changed and he kept his post as deputy mayor of New Taipei until February 2014, when he was named Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan.[7] Lee was appointed to the same position in the Kuomintang in January 2015,[8] and stepped down in March 2016.[9] On 15 December 2018, Lee was appointed the second deputy mayor of Kaohsiung in Han Kuo-yu's administration.[10] When Han was recalled in June 2020, Lee left office. On 12 December 2022, Lee was named a deputy mayor of Taipei by Chiang Wan-an.[11] [12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cabinet announces new ministers - Taiwan News Online. etaiwannews.com.
  2. News: Lee Shih-chuan named Executive Yuan's secretary-general. 3 April 2016. Executive Yuan. 26 February 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924023636/http://www.ey.gov.tw/en/News_Content2.aspx?n=1C6028CA080A27B3&s=BDC432AF461874D9. 24 September 2015.
  3. News: Li. Lauly. Cabinet secretary-general to head MOI. 3 April 2016. China Post. 27 February 2014.
  4. News: Mo. Yan-chih. City unveils Yuanshan traffic plan. 3 April 2016. Taipei Times. 12 January 2007.
  5. News: Chuang. Jimmy. FEATURE: Taipei County looks to rebuild site of weird UFO houses. 3 April 2016. Taipei Times. 29 January 2009.
  6. News: Mo. Yan-chih. Carnival planned to promote Deaflympics in Taipei. 3 April 2016. Taipei Times. 8 May 2009.
  7. News: Culpan. Tim. Former Google Executive Named Taiwan's First Technology Minister. 2 January 2016. Bloomberg Businessweek. 25 February 2014.
  8. News: Cabinet announces new ministers. 3 April 2016. Taiwan News. 23 January 2015.
  9. News: Hsu. Stacy. KMT report tackles CCP forum, assets. 4 April 2016. Taipei Times. 4 April 2016.
  10. News: New Taipei City official to be Han's deputy. Jung-hsiang. Wang. Hsiao-tung. Lai. 17 December 2018. Taipei Times. 25 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181217121903/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2018/12/17/2003706274. 17 December 2018. live.
  11. News: Chen . Yi-hsuan . Hsu . Elizabeth . 1st woman urban development head chosen for Taipei mayor-elect's cabinet . 17 December 2022 . Central News Agency . 12 December 2022.
  12. News: Lee . I-chia . Taipei mayor-elect Chiang announces 10 appointments . 17 December 2022 . Taipei Times . 13 December 2022.