Chin Lee
Chin Lee (Chinese: 李振光; pinyin: Lǐ Zhèngguāng) is a former Canadian city councillor in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from Scarborough for Ward 41 Scarborough-Rouge River until his resignation in May 2018.
Chin Lee | |
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李振光 | |
Lee in 2010 | |
| Toronto City Councillor for (Ward 41) Scarborough—Rouge River | |
| In office December 1, 2006 – May 11, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Ainslie |
| Succeeded by | Miganoush Megardichian |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Consultant |
Lee was elected to Toronto City Council in the November 2006 civic elections for Ward 41 - Scarborough—Rouge River. He replaced former councillor and MPP Bas Balkissoon. Lee is also a member of the Scarborough Community Council.
Lee is one of Toronto City Council's three appointees to the seven-member Toronto Police Services Board where he presently serves as vice-chair.
He is one of four councillors of Asian heritage elected to city council in Toronto in 2014, the other three being Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong, Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam and Korean born, Councillor Raymond Cho.
Born to Chinese-Malaysian parents, his grandparents came from the Kaiping/Taishan region of the Guangdong province in China.