Lee I-yang
Lee I-yang | |
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| 李逸洋 | |
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| 13th Ambassador of Taiwan to Japan | |
| Assumed office 9 September 2024 | |
| President | Lai Ching-te |
| Minister | |
| Preceded by | Frank Hsieh |
| 15th Vice President of the Examination Yuan | |
| In office 1 March 2017 – 1 September 2020 | |
| Appointed by | Tsai Ing-wen |
| President | Wu Jin-lin |
| Preceded by | Kao Yuang-kuang |
| Succeeded by | Chou Hung-hsien |
| 6th Minister of the Civil Service Protection and Training Commission | |
| In office 20 May 2016 – 1 March 2017 | |
| Appointed by | Tsai Ing-wen |
| President | Wu Jin-lin |
| Preceded by | Tsai Bih-hwang |
| Succeeded by | Kuo Fang-yu |
| 26th Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 25 January 2006 – 20 May 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Su Tseng-chang Chang Chun-hsiung |
| Deputy | Lin Mei-chu |
| Preceded by | Su Chia-chyuan |
| Succeeded by | Liao Liou-yi |
| 10th Secretary-General of the Democratic Progressive Party | |
| In office 1 February 2005 – 25 January 2006 | |
| Chairman | Chen Shui-bian |
| Preceded by | Chang Chun-hsiung |
| Succeeded by | Lin Chia-lung |
| 8th Minister of Personnel Administration | |
| In office 1 February 2002 – 1 February 2005 | |
| Prime Minister | Yu Shyi-kun |
| Preceded by | Chu Wu-hsien |
| Succeeded by | Chang Chun-yen |
| Deputy Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 20 May 2000 – 1 February 2002 | |
| Minister | Chang Po-ya |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 December 1947 Keelung City, Taiwan |
| Nationality | Taiwan |
| Political party | Democratic Progressive Party |
| Education | National Taiwan University (BA, MA) |
Lee I-yang (Chinese: 李逸洋; pinyin: Lǐ Yìyáng; born 16 December 1947) is a Taiwanese politician and former Journalist of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). He is the presumptive next Ambassador of Taiwan to Japan. He previously served as the Vice President of the Examination Yuan from 2017 to 2020.[1]
Education
[edit]- Graduate in the Department of Political Science, National Taiwan University (1978)
- Master of Political Science, National Taiwan University (1980)
Journalist career
[edit]Lee was a reporter at the China Times from 1982 to 1983.
Political career
[edit]Lee first served as assistant to the legislator Wu Shu-chen, and then he served as the Director of Publicity of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) from 1987 to 1988. He was then elected to the Taipei City Council since 1989 until his resignation to serve as the Director of Civil Affairs in the Taipei City Government under Mayor Chen Shui-bian's administration.
Later, Chen was elected president of Taiwan, ushering in the first time the DPP came into power. Lee first served as the Deputy Minister of the Interior and Minister of the Directorate-General of Personnel Administration for the first five years of Chen administration.
Lee served as the Secretary-General of the Democratic Progressive Party from 2005 to 2006 and returned to the central government in 2006 serving as the Minister of the Interior until the end of Chen administration in 2008.
In 2016, the DPP came into power the second time, Lee was appointed by President Tsai Ing-wen to the Examination Yuan serving as the Minister of the Civil Service Protection and Training Commission and Vice President of the Examination Yuan.
In 2024, the DPP remained in power, Lee was presumptive to be appointed by President William Lai as the Ambassador of Taiwan to Japan, succeeding Frank Hsieh.
References
[edit]- ^ 因特別費案遭起訴 前內政部長李逸洋喊冤. China News Service (in Chinese). July 15, 2008. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
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