Art Lee

Arthur John Lee
李僑棟
Art Lee in 2011
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Vancouver East
In office
July 8, 1974 – May 21, 1979
Preceded byPaddy Neale
Succeeded byMargaret Mitchell
Leader of the British Columbia Liberal Party
In office
1984–1987
Preceded byShirley McLoughlin
Succeeded byGordon Wilson
Personal details
Born (1947-09-30) September 30, 1947 (age 77)
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Political partyBritish Columbia Liberal Party
Liberal Party of Canada
Alma materUniversity of Alberta Faculty of Law
ProfessionLawyer
PortfolioParliamentary Secretary to the Solicitor General of Canada (1976–1977)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs (1975–1976)
Art Lee
Traditional Chinese李僑棟
Simplified Chinese李侨栋
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǐ Qiáodòng
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingLei5 Kiu4 Dung6

Arthur John Lee (Chinese: 李僑棟; born September 30, 1947) is a Canadian politician and lawyer based in British Columbia. He served as a Liberal Party of Canada member of Parliament (MP) representing Vancouver East from 1974 to 1979, and as the leader of the British Columbia Liberal Party from 1984 to 1987, becoming the first Chinese Canadian to lead a provincial or federal political party.