Lee Shih-tsung

Lee Shih-tsung (Chinese: 李嗣璁; pinyin: Lǐ Sìcōng; 1898 – 15 May 1972), courtesy name Yinqiao (蔭翹), art name Wuzhen (武真), was a Taiwanese politician who served as the 2nd President of the Control Yuan from 1964 to 1972 (acting from 1964 to 1965 due to the death of Yu Youren).

Lee Shih-tsung
李嗣璁
President of the Control Yuan
In office 10 November 1964 – 14 May 1972
Preceded by	Yu Youren
Succeeded by	Chang Wei-han (acting) Yu Chun-hsien
Personal details
Born	1898 Qingyun County, Tianjin Fu, Zhili Province, Qing dynasty
Died	15 May 1972(1972-05-15) (aged 74) Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan
Nationality	Republic of China
Political party	Kuomintang
Education	Peking University (BS)

Biography

Lee Shih-tsung was born in 1898. In 1923, he graduated from the Department of Physics of Peking University. Soon after, Lee joined the Kuomintang and handled party affairs in Shanxi.^[1] For example, in 1929, he served as the secretary-general of the second congress of the Shanxi Provincial Party Headquarters of the Kuomintang [zh].^[2]

In 1934, he became a member of the Control Yuan. In 1948, Lee was re-elected to the Control Yuan, and escaped to Taiwan the following year. In 1958, he became the vice-president of the Control Yuan, and in 1965, officially became the president of the Control Yuan.^[3][4]

Lee died of a heart attack in 1972.^[5]