Lee Hsin
Lee Hsin (Chinese: 李新; 16 July 1953 – 28 September 2017) was a Taiwanese politician. He has served on the Taipei City Council since 1998. Lee joined the 2006 campaign led by Shih Ming-teh which attempted to force the resignation of President Chen Shui-bian.[1] In 2015, Lee expressed interest in running for the Kuomintang chairmanship, but his candidacy, and that of four others, was rejected.[2] The next year, he launched another bid for the party leadership, finishing third in a field of four candidates with 7,604 votes.[3]
Lee Hsin | |
|---|---|
李新 | |
 Lee in August 2015 | |
| Member of the Taipei City Council | |
| In office 25 December 1998 – 28 September 2017 | |
| Constituency | Taipei 6th (Da-an District & Wenshan) |
| 9th Deputy Speaker of Taipei City Council | |
| In office 25 December 2002 – 24 December 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Alex Fai |
| Succeeded by | Chen Jinxiang |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 1996–1998 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 July 1953 Taipei County, Taiwan |
| Died | 28 September 2017 (aged 64) Taipei City, Taiwan |
| Nationality | Taiwanese |
| Political party | New Party (~2001) People First Party (2001~2008) Kuomintang (2008 ~ ) |
| Alma mater | National Chung Hsing University School of Law and Business National Chengchi University National Taiwan University |
| Occupation | Politician |
Lee died from jumping out of his apartment building on 28 September 2017, aged 64.
References
- ↑ Wang, Flora (8 January 2008). "Shih Ming-teh sues Chen, Cho". Taipei Times. http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2008/01/08/2003396204. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ↑ Chung, Lawrence (12 December 2014). "New Taipei City Mayor Eric Chu to run for Kuomintang chairman". South China Morning Post. http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1661463/taiwanese-mayor-eric-chu-hopes-revive-ailing-kuomintang-next-chairman. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ↑ Liu, Claudia; Lu, Hsin-hui; Wu, Lilian (26 March 2016). Victorious Hung Hsiu-chu vows to work for KMT's rebirth. http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201603260022.aspx. Retrieved 13 October 2016.