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Lee Jih-chu

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Catherine Lee or Lee Jih-chu (Chinese: 李紀珠; pinyin: Lǐ Jìzhū; born 22 April 1960[citation needed]) is a Taiwanese economist and politician. She chaired the National Youth Commission from 1998 to 2000. After stepping down, Lee taught at National Chengchi University. Between 2005 and 2008, she was a member of the Legislative Yuan. Later that year, Lee became vice chairwoman of the Financial Supervisory Commission, where she served until 2013. Since leaving the central government, Lee has led the Bank of Taiwan and its parent company Taiwan Financial Holdings Group. In 2016, Lee was named vice chairwoman of Shin Kong Financial Holding Co., Ltd., a division of the Shin Kong Group.

Catherine Lee
Lee Jih-chu
李紀珠
Vice Chairperson of the Financial Supervisory Commission
In office
1 July 2008 – 17 February 2013
ChairpersonGordon Chen
Sean Chen
Chen Yuh-chang
Preceded byLu Tung-ying
Succeeded byWang Li-ling
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 2005 – 30 June 2008
Succeeded byChen Shu-hui
ConstituencyRepublic of China
Chairperson of the National Youth Commission
In office
10 February 1998 – 19 May 2000
Preceded byHuang Teh-fu
Succeeded byLin Fang-mei [zh]
Personal details
Born (1960-04-22) 22 April 1960 (age 64)
Yilan County, Taiwan
Political partyKuomintang
EducationNational Taiwan University (BA, PhD)

Education

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Lee earned a doctorate in economics from National Taiwan University.[1][2] After earning her Ph.D. at age 26, she became an economics professor at National Chengchi University, then attended Harvard University and Stanford University as a visiting scholar. She also taught at Peking University and Tsinghua University.[3]

Career

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Lee led the National Youth Commission from 1998 to 2000. Upon stepping down, she joined the faculty of National Chengchi University, where she taught finance and economics.[4][5] Lee placed third on the Kuomintang party list and was elected as an at-large legislator via proportional representation in December 2004.[6] In August 2005, she was elected to the KMT Central Committee.[7] Lee contested a second central committee election in 2006, and won.[8] Lee received early support from a coalition of civic groups and retained her legislative seat in 2008, again via proportional representation.[9][10] Later that year, Lee left the Legislative Yuan and was appointed vice chairperson of the Financial Supervisory Commission.[11] In May 2010, it was reported that Lee would be reassigned to a state-owned enterprise,[12] but she remained at the FSC and was reappointed to another term as vice chair in June 2012.[13][14] Lee left the FSC in February 2013, assuming the leadership of the Chunghwa Post.[15][16] Six months later, the Ministry of Finance named Lee chairperson of Taiwan Financial Holdings Group.[17][18] By 2014, Lee was concurrently serving as leader of the Bankers’ Association of the Republic of China.[19][20] In August 2016, Lee was named president of Shin Kong Financial Holding Co., Ltd., and won election to its board of directors in June 2017.[21][22]

References

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  1. ^ "Lee Jih-chu (6)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Lee Jih-chu (7)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  3. ^ CityU, College of Business. "Passport to an exciting career". City Business Magazine, College of Business, City University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 28 September 2024. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ Hsu, Crystal (24 August 2002). "Politicians evaluate economic conference's legacy". Taipei Times. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  5. ^ Ho, Jessie (4 December 2003). "Liberalization of yuan services is unhelpful: banks". Taipei Times. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  6. ^ Wu, Debby (23 September 2004). "New Party, KMT release legislator-at-large names". Taipei Times. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  7. ^ Mo, Yan-chih (21 August 2005). "Direct vote confuses KMT members". Taipei Times. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  8. ^ Mo, Yan-chih (30 July 2006). "Key Ma aide dumped in committee poll". Taipei Times. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  9. ^ Wang, Flora (22 April 2007). "Feature: Civic groups push agendas on nation's political parties". Taipei Times. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  10. ^ Mo, Yan-chih (8 November 2007). "KMT unveils list of candidates". Taipei Times. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  11. ^ Huang, Joyce (16 July 2008). "TAIEX plunges to lowest level in nearly two years". Taipei Times. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  12. ^ Yang, Ted; Huang, Joyce; Chen, Kevin (14 May 2010). "Markets rise on Sean Chen pick". Taipei Times. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  13. ^ "Cabinet reshuffle finalized". Taipei Times. 19 May 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  14. ^ "FSC chairman reappointed". Taipei Times. 30 June 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  15. ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan; Mo, Yan-chih; Wang, Chris (7 February 2013). "New Cabinet almost complete, old one to resign today". Taipei Times. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  16. ^ Shan, Shelley (19 February 2013). "Chunghwa Post to boost FSC contact". Taipei Times. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  17. ^ Su, Amy; Kao, Cameron (8 August 2013). "MOF names Taiwan Financial chair". Taipei Times. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  18. ^ Shan, Shelley (9 August 2013). "Deputy minister fills in as Chunghwa Post chairman". Taipei Times. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  19. ^ Hsu, Crystal (19 December 2014). "Bankers Association appeals to FSC". Taipei Times. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  20. ^ Hsu, Crystal (4 October 2014). "UK economy official cancels plan to visit Taipei yuan forum". Taipei Times. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  21. ^ Chen, Ted (27 August 2016). "FSC to question former Mega Financial chairman". Taipei Times. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  22. ^ Chen, Ted (17 June 2017). "Cathay Financial shakes up subsidiary leadership". Taipei Times. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
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