Ed Lee | |
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 Official portrait, 2011 | |
| 43rd Mayor of San Francisco | |
| In office January 11, 2011 – December 12, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Gavin Newsom |
| Succeeded by | London Breed (acting) |
| City Administrator of San Francisco | |
| In office June 22, 2005 – January 11, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | William Lee |
| Succeeded by | Naomi Kelly |
| Personal details | |
| 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 |
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 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 李孟贤 | ||||||||||||||
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Edwin Mah Lee (May 5, 1952 – December 12, 2017) was an American politician and attorney who served as the 43rd Mayor of San Francisco from 2011 until his death in 2017.[1]
Born in Seattle to Chinese American parents, Lee was a member of the Democratic Party. He took office as San Francisco city administrator in 2005 and was appointed on January 11, 2011, by the Board of Supervisors to serve out the remaining term of former mayor Gavin Newsom after Newsom resigned to become Lieutenant Governor of California. On November 8, 2011, he won the election to serve a full term as mayor. He was reelected in 2015.[2]
- ^ "Edwin M. Lee – Biography". Government Services Agency, City and County of San Francisco. Archived from the original on August 6, 2010. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
- ^ Swan, Rachel; Sernoffsky, Evan (December 12, 2017). "San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee dead at 65". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on December 12, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017.