Richard Lee (Canadian politician)

Richard Lee MLA
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MLA for Burnaby North
Incumbent
Assumed office 2001
Preceded by	Pietro Calendino
Personal details
Born	1954 (1954) (age 70) Zhongshan, People Republic of China
Political party	B.C. Liberal
Residence	Burnaby, British Columbia

Richard T. Lee (simplified Chinese: 李灿明; traditional Chinese: 李燦明; pinyin: Li Cànmíng) is a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly, in the province of British Columbia, Canada.

Biography

He has represented the riding of North Burnaby since the 2001 election. He was re-elected in the 2005 election and 2009 election. He had been serving as Parliamentary Secretary for the Asia-Pacific Initiative from June 2005 to May 2009. Lee previously served as deputy chair of the Special Committee to Appoint a Merit Commissioner and chair of the Government Caucus Asian Economic Development Committee.

In June 2013 Lee was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for the Asia Pacific Strategy to the Minister of International Trade and Minister Responsible for the Asia Pacific Strategy and Multiculturalism.

In December 2013 Lee was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for traditional Chinese medicine.

Partial electoral results

British Columbia general election, 2005: Burnaby North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Richard T. Lee	10,421	45.59%	$90,190
	New Democratic	Pietro Calendino	10,356	45.31%	$48,271
	Green	Richard Brand	1,763	7.71%	$1,430
	Democratic Reform	Matthew Laird	316	1.38%	$6,530
Total Valid Votes			22,856	100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots			155	0.68%
Turnout			23,011	59.76%

External links

• Richard T. Lee's official MLA site
• Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, North Burnaby MLA: Richard T. Lee