Wellington Lee

Wellington Lee, (17 September 1925 – 25 December 2022) was an Australian politician and pharmacist who served as the Deputy Lord Mayor of Melbourne from 1999 to 2000.

Life and career Lee was born on 17 September 1925, in Darwin in Australia's Northern Territory. Lee's Chinese ancestors first arrived in Australia during the early 1850s Victorian gold rush. Growing up in Darwin, he attended Darwin Public School, then moved with his family to Queensland, where he continued his schooling at Longreach State School, Ingham Rural School and Toowoomba Grammar School. Later, he moved to Melbourne and completed a degree at the Victorian College of Pharmacy.

Lee contested three federal elections: in 1974, contesting Kooyong for the Labor Party; in 1998, as third on the Unity Party's Senate ticket; and in 2001 at the top of the Unity ticket. He was unsuccessful on all of these occasions.

Lee died on 25 December 2022, at the age of 97.

Oral History An oral history interview with Lee recorded in 1998 is accessible through the National Library of Australia.

Awards 1982 Order of the British Empire 1993 National Medal 1994 Medal of the Order of Australia 2003 Member of the Order of Australia