Lee Chin-yung

Lee Chin-yung (; born 1 August 1951) is a Taiwanese lawyer and politician. He was a member of the Legislative Yuan from 1993 to 1997, when he was elected Mayor of Keelung. Lee remained mayor until 2001. He served as acting Yunlin County magistrate in 2005, and later served a full term in the office between 2014 and 2018. Following an unsuccessful bid for reelection as Yunlin County magistrate, Lee was appointed chairman of the Central Election Commission in 2019.

Education Lee attended law school at National Chung Hsing University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) in 1975. He then earned a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from National Taiwan University in 1979.

Early political career Lee was a judge on the Hualien, Yilan and Taichung district courts, followed by a single term as mayor of Keelung.

2001 Keelung City mayoralty election Lee ran for reelection as Mayor of Keelung in 2001 under the Democratic Progressive Party banner. However, he lost to Kuomintang candidate Hsu Tsai-li.

Subsequently, Lee served in successive vice ministerial posts within the Ministry of the Interior and Public Construction Commission. This was followed by an appointment as acting Yunlin County Magistrate in 2005. Later, he returned to the Executive Yuan as vice minister within the Ministry of Justice, and Ministry of Transportation and Communications.

2018 Yunlin County magistrate election 2018 Democratic Progressive Party Yunlin County magistrate primary results Candidates Place Result Lee Chin-yung Walkover

Later political career Lee was nominated to the chairmanship of the Central Election Commission (CEC) in February 2019. Following his nomination, he left the Democratic Progressive Party in an effort to remain neutral while leading the CEC. The Legislative Yuan voted on 28 May 2019 to approve Lee's nomination to the Central Election Commission. Lee's nomination for a second term was approved in October 2021.