Ed Lee

Edwin Mah "Ed" Lee (李孟賢; May 5, 1952 – December 12, 2017) was an American politician and attorney. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He served as the 43rd Mayor of San Francisco, California from January 11, 2011 until his death. Before this, he was City Administrator of San Francisco from 2005 to 2011. He was the first Asian American to become mayor of the city.^[1]

Ed Lee
43rd Mayor of San Francisco
In office January 11, 2011 – December 12, 2017
Preceded by	Gavin Newsom
Succeeded by	Mark Farrell
City Administrator of San Francisco
In office June 22, 2005 – January 11, 2011
Preceded by	William Lee
Succeeded by	Naomi Kelly
Personal details
Born	Edwin Mah Lee (1952-05-05)May 5, 1952 Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Died	December 12, 2017(2017-12-12) (aged 65) San Francisco, California, U.S.
Resting place	Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Anita Lee ​ (m. 1980)​
Children	2
Education	Bowdoin College (BA) University of California, Berkeley (JD)
Website	Official website

Ed Lee
Traditional Chinese	李孟賢
Simplified Chinese	李孟贤
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lǐ Mèngxián IPA [lì mə̂ŋɕjɛ̌n] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Léih Máahngyìhn Jyutping lei5 maang5 jin4

Lee was born in Seattle, Washington. He was of Chinese ancestry.^[1] He married Anita in 1980. They had two daughters, Brianna and Tania.

Lee died of a heart attack on December 12, 2017 in San Francisco. He was 65.^[2]

References

1. Coté, John (January 11, 2011). "Ed Lee becomes the city's first Chinese American mayor". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
2. Swan, Rachel; Bulwa, Demian (December 12, 2017). "San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee dead at 65". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved December 12, 2017.