Lee Ching-hua (Chinese: 李慶華; pinyin: Lǐ Qìnghuá; born 3 December 1948) is a Taiwanese politician.
Lee Ching-hua | |
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李慶華 | |
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| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 1 February 2008 – 31 January 2016 | |
| Succeeded by | Huang Kuo-chang |
| Constituency | New Taipei 12 |
| In office 1 February 1999 – 31 January 2008 | |
| Succeeded by | Yu Tian |
| Constituency | Taipei County 3 |
| In office 1 February 1993 – 31 January 1999 | |
| Constituency | Taipei 2 |
| Convenor of the New Party National Committee | |
| In office January 1999 – March 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Chen Kuei-miao Feng Ting-kuo (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Hau Lung-pin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 December 1948 Hangzhou, Republic of China |
| Political party | Kuomintang (until 1993; since 2005) |
| Other political affiliations | New Party (1993–2000) People First Party (2000–2005) |
| Relations | Diane Lee (sister) |
| Parent | Lee Huan (father) |
| Alma mater | National Chengchi University New York University |
Family and education
Lee Ching-hua was born on 3 December 1948, the second child to Lee Huan and Pan Hsiang-ning.[1] He had one older brother, Lee Ching-chung, and two younger sisters, Lee Ching-chu and Diane Lee. Lee Ching-hua earned a bachelor's degree in law from National Chengchi University before furthering his education in the United States, where he obtained a doctorate in history from New York University. Lee then returned to Taiwan and became an associate professor at NCCU.[2][3]
Political career
Lee was elected to the Legislative Yuan for the first time in 1992. He, Chen Kuei-miao, and others broke away from the Kuomintang to found the New Party the next year.[3][4] He joined James Soong's People First Party in 2000 to support Soong's first presidential bid,[3] but continued serving as the leader of the New Party's national election and development committee during the 2000 election.[5] Lee left the PFP in May 2005 and rejoined the Kuomintang.[6][7] Lee lost his legislative seat to Huang Kuo-chang of the New Power Party in 2016.[8] The next year, Wu Den-yih named Lee a spokesman for Wu's KMT chairmanship bid.[9]
Controversy
In September 2018, Lee was indicted on charges of corruption by the New Taipei City District Prosecutors’ Office, and accused of embezzling NT$5.23 million, an amount meant to pay for his legislative assistants' salaries.[10]
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