Lee Chun-yi (; born 6 July 1965) is a Taiwanese politician who was elected to the

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as a representative of Chiayi district in 2012. He is a member of the

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Political career

Lee was deputy mayor of Chiayi between 2001 and 2004, when he left office to be appointed the vice minister of civil service. In 2005, he challenged

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in a mayoral primary, and lost. Lee contested the Chiayi district legislative seat in 2012, defeating incumbent Chiang Yi-hsiung. Lee was elected co-convenor of the Internal Administration Committee alongside

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in 2014. The pair succeeded Chang Ching-chung, who had, by forcibly passing the

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through the committee earlier that year, inadvertently caused the

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. Lee supported the creation of a committee to consider constitutional amendments in December. Lee won reelection in 2016. After stepping down at the end of his legislative term in 2020, Lee served as deputy secretary-general of the presidential office. In June 2022, Lee received the DPP nomination for the Chiayi mayoralty. He was appointed deputy labor minister in January 2023. Lee resigned from his position as the secretary-general of the

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in June 2025, after admitted to his use of a governmental vehicle for personal errands. Republished as:

References

1965 births Living people Chiayi City Members of the Legislative Yuan Democratic Progressive Party Members of the Legislative Yuan Members of the 8th Legislative Yuan Members of the 9th Legislative Yuan Deputy mayors of Chiayi City {{Taiwan-DPP-politician-stub