Lee Ching-hua (; born 3 December 1948) is a Taiwanese politician.

Family and education

Lee Ching-hua was born on 3 December 1948, the second child to

Lee Huan Lee Huan (; 8 February 19172 December 2010) was a Taiwanese politician. He was Premier of the Republic of China from 1989 to 1990, serving for one year under former President Lee Teng-hui. He was the father of Lee Ching-hua and Diane Lee. ...

and Pan Hsiang-ning. He had one older brother, Lee Ching-chung, and two younger sisters,

Lee Ching-chu Lee may refer to: Name Given name * Lee (given name), a given name in English Surname * Chinese surnames romanized as Li or Lee: ** Li (surname 李) or Lee (Hanzi ), a common Chinese surname ** Li (surname 利) Lì is the pinyin roman ...

and Diane Lee. Lee Ching-hua earned a bachelor's degree in law from

National Chengchi University National Chengchi University () is a public research university in Taipei. The university is also considered as the earliest public service training facility of the Republic of China. First established in Nanjing in 1927, the university was subs ...

before furthering his education in the United States, where he obtained a doctorate in history from

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then- Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, ...

. Lee then returned to Taiwan and became an associate professor at NCCU.

Political career

Lee was elected to the

Legislative Yuan The Legislative Yuan is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in Taipei. The Legislative Yuan is composed of 113 members, who are directly elected for 4-year terms by people of the Taiwan Area through a parallel ...

for the first time in 1992. He,

Chen Kuei-miao Chen Kuei-miao (; 1 July 1934 – 15 August 2014) was a Taiwanese politician While serving as acting Mayor of Tainan in 1985, Chen was affiliated with the Kuomintang. He was first elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1989, and represented Taiwa ...

, and others broke away from the

Kuomintang The Kuomintang (KMT), also referred to as the Guomindang (GMD), the Nationalist Party of China (NPC) or the Chinese Nationalist Party (CNP), is a major political party in the Republic of China, initially on the Chinese mainland and in Tai ...

to found the