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Lee Hsin
Taiwanese politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
Quick Facts Member of the Taipei City Council, Constituency ...
Lee Hsin | |
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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 | (1953-07-16)16 July 1953 Taipei County, Taiwan |
Died | 28 September 2017(2017-09-28) (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 |
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Lee died from jumping out of his apartment building on 28 September 2017, aged 64.