Lee Jih-chu

Catherine Lee
Lee Jih-chu
李紀珠
Vice Chairperson of the Financial Supervisory Commission
In office
1 July 2008 – 17 February 2013
ChairpersonGordon Chen
Sean Chen
Chen Yuh-chang
Preceded byLu Tung-ying
Succeeded byWang Li-ling
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 2005 – 30 June 2008
Succeeded byChen Shu-hui
ConstituencyRepublic of China
Chairperson of the National Youth Commission
In office
10 February 1998 – 19 May 2000
Preceded byHuang Teh-fu
Succeeded byLin Fang-mei [zh]
Personal details
Born (1960-04-22) 22 April 1960 (age 64)
Yilan County, Taiwan
Political partyKuomintang
EducationNational Taiwan University (BA, PhD)

Catherine Lee or Lee Jih-chu (Chinese: 李紀珠; pinyin: Lǐ Jìzhū; born 22 April 1960[citation needed]) is a Taiwanese economist and politician. She chaired the National Youth Commission from 1998 to 2000. After stepping down, Lee taught at National Chengchi University. Between 2005 and 2008, she was a member of the Legislative Yuan. Later that year, Lee became vice chairwoman of the Financial Supervisory Commission, where she served until 2013. Since leaving the central government, Lee has led the Bank of Taiwan and its parent company Taiwan Financial Holdings Group. In 2016, Lee was named vice chairwoman of Shin Kong Financial Holding Co., Ltd., a division of the Shin Kong Group.