Lee Ying-yuan

Lee Ying-yuan in 2013

Lee Ying-yuan (traditional Chinese: 李應元; simplified Chinese: 李应元; pinyin: Lǐ Yìngyuán; Wade–Giles: Li³ Ying⁴-yüen²; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lí Èng-goân; 16 March 1953 – 11 November 2021) was a Taiwanese politician. He was elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1995 and resigned in 2000.

In 2005, Lee was made the Minister of Council of Labor Affairs, which he led until 2007. Lee has also was Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan and the Democratic Progressive Party. He was reelected to the Legislative Yuan in 2012. He was appointed the Minister of Environmental Protection Administration in 2016.

He was Taiwan's representative to Thailand from 2020 to 2021. He was born in Yunlin County, Taiwan.

Lee died on 11 November 2021 in Taipei, Taiwan from a rare form of pancreatic cancer, aged 68.^[1][2]

References

1. "Taiwan's former top envoy to Thailand dies at 68". Central News Agency. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
2. "駐泰前代表李應元病逝 享壽68歲". United Daily News. 11 November 2021.