Ed Lee
Mayor of San Francisco from 2011 to 2017
Edwin Mah "Ed" Lee (李孟賢; May 5, 1952 – December 12, 2017) was an American politician and attorney. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He served as the 43rd Mayor of San Francisco, California from January 11, 2011 until his death. Before this, he was City Administrator of San Francisco from 2005 to 2011. He was the first Asian American to become mayor of the city.[1]
Ed Lee | |
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| 43rd Mayor of San Francisco | |
| In office January 11, 2011 – December 12, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Gavin Newsom |
| Succeeded by | Mark Farrell |
| City Administrator of San Francisco | |
| In office June 22, 2005 – January 11, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | William Lee |
| Succeeded by | Naomi Kelly |
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| Born | Edwin Mah Lee May 5, 1952 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Died | December 12, 2017 (aged 65) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Cypress Lawn Memorial Park |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Anita Lee (m. 1980) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Bowdoin College (BA) University of California, Berkeley (JD) |
| Website | Official website  |
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| Traditional Chinese | 李孟賢 | ||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 李孟贤 | ||||||||||||||
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Lee was born in Seattle, Washington. He was of Chinese ancestry.[1] He married Anita in 1980. They had two daughters, Brianna and Tania.
Lee died of a heart attack on December 12, 2017 in San Francisco. He was 65.[2]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Coté, John (January 11, 2011). "Ed Lee becomes the city's first Chinese American mayor". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
- ↑ Swan, Rachel; Bulwa, Demian (December 12, 2017). "San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee dead at 65". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
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