Ying-yuan Lee
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Lee Ying-yuan is a former minister of the Council of Labor Affairs
of Taiwan
of Hakka
ancestry.
From a dissident who was imprisoned for advocating Taiwanese independence to become a staff member of the Cabinet, Lee Ying-Yuan, the Minister of the Council of Labor Affairs, has witnessed the democratic development in Taiwan for the past twenty years.
and a letter of appointment from NTU
, Lee was denied the entry to his homeland because he was blacklisted for his involvement in the World United Formosans for Independence
(WUFI), a US-based organization advocating Taiwan independence, during the early 1980s.
, in 1996.
With the experience of being the convener of Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee and Sanitation, Environment and Social Welfare Committee, Lee then became the youngest convener of the Democratic Progressive Party
(DPP) caucus in the legislature. Following DPP’s successful presidential election in 2000, Lee was appointed by President Chen Shui-Bian
to be the Deputy Representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) in the U.S. and then Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan. He was then the unsuccessful DPP candidate for Taipei City Mayor in 2002.
Council of Labor Affairs
The Council of Labor Affairs , established in 1987, is a cabinet-level unit under the Executive Yuan.- List of ministers :* Cheng Shuei-chih * Chao Shou-po * Hsieh Shen-shan * Hsu Chieh-kuei * Chan Huo-shen...
of Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
of Hakka
Hakka people
The Hakka , sometimes Hakka Han, are Han Chinese who speak the Hakka language and have links to the provincial areas of Guangdong, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Sichuan, Hunan and Fujian in China....
ancestry.
From a dissident who was imprisoned for advocating Taiwanese independence to become a staff member of the Cabinet, Lee Ying-Yuan, the Minister of the Council of Labor Affairs, has witnessed the democratic development in Taiwan for the past twenty years.
Education
In 1988, after receiving PhD in Health Economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
and a letter of appointment from NTU
NTU
NTU may stand for:* National Taxpayers Union, a nonprofit organization in the United States* National Team Unity, a political party in Trinidad and Tobago* National Television Company of Ukraine, a Ukrainian television broadcaster...
, Lee was denied the entry to his homeland because he was blacklisted for his involvement in the World United Formosans for Independence
World United Formosans for Independence
The World United Formosans for Independence , also known as WUFI, is an organization promoting Taiwan independence. It was established in 1970 by like-minded organizations in Canada, the U.S., Japan, Europe, and Taiwan...
(WUFI), a US-based organization advocating Taiwan independence, during the early 1980s.
Return to Taiwan
After returning to Taiwan through illegal channels and avoiding intelligent agents for fourteen months, he was arrested with other independence advocates, which triggered the movement to repeal Article 100 of the Criminal Code. Pressure from the international community and within Taiwan itself forced the legislature to abolish the Article. Not only Lee and others were released but also freedom of speech and association was firmly established in Taiwan.Member of Parliament
Lee was elected to the National Parliament, the Legislative YuanLegislative Yuan
The Legislative Yuan is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China .The Legislative Yuan is one of the five branches of government stipulated by the Constitution of the Republic of China, which follows Sun Yat-sen's Three Principles of the People...
, in 1996.
With the experience of being the convener of Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee and Sanitation, Environment and Social Welfare Committee, Lee then became the youngest convener of the Democratic Progressive Party
Democratic Progressive Party
The Democratic Progressive Party is a political party in Taiwan, and the dominant party in the Pan-Green Coalition. Founded in 1986, DPP is the first meaningful opposition party in Taiwan. It has traditionally been associated with strong advocacy of human rights and a distinct Taiwanese identity,...
(DPP) caucus in the legislature. Following DPP’s successful presidential election in 2000, Lee was appointed by President Chen Shui-Bian
Chen Shui-bian
Chen Shui-bian is a former Taiwanese politician who was the 10th and 11th-term President of the Republic of China from 2000 to 2008. Chen, whose Democratic Progressive Party has traditionally been supportive of Taiwan independence, ended more than fifty years of Kuomintang rule in Taiwan...
to be the Deputy Representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) in the U.S. and then Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan. He was then the unsuccessful DPP candidate for Taipei City Mayor in 2002.