12 Facts About Lee Wen-chung

Lee Wen-chung is a Taiwanese politician who served in the National Assembly from 1992 to 1999, then in the Legislative Yuan until his resignation in 2006.

Lee Wen-chung was active in the Wild Lily student movement of 1990.

Shortly after the 1999 Jiji earthquake, Lee Wen-chung proposed a number of bills intended to aid rescue efforts.

In 2004, an essay written by Lee Wen-chung titled New Culture Discourse was leaked.

Lee Wen-chung spent the end of his second legislative term advocating that the government acquire extensive military equipment.

Lee Wen-chung was criticized by the Democratic Progressive Party in 2005 when he proposed that the party revoke its support of Taiwanese independence and form a coalition with the People First Party.

Lee Wen-chung next represented the Democratic Progressive Party in the 2009 Nantou County magistracy election.

When DPP member Huang Wen-chun alleged that Lee Wen-chung had sought the support of Chiang, the party moved to expel Huang.

Lee Wen-chung later became director of the party's Department of Organization.

Lee Wen-chung launched his second campaign for the Nantou County magistracy in June 2013 and was formally confirmed as DPP candidate in November.

Lee Wen-chung lost to Lin Ming-chen, and was named deputy minister of the Veterans Affairs Council in 2016.

Lee Wen-chung has been critical of Ma Ying-jeou and his economic and Cross-Strait policies.