Lee Kiat Lee


Lee Kiat Lee is a Malaysian politician for the Malaysian Chinese Association, in Malaysia. He is also an advocate and solicitor by profession.

Biography

Born on 23 June 1975 in Melaka, Lee Kiat Lee is the eldest son of Mr Lee Han Kiong who is a former housing contractor and runs a food and beverage business called “Wang Food Court” in Pengkalan Rama within Dun Duyong from 1994 to 2009. Kiat Lee’s mother, Mdm Chong Ah Lan, is the director of a housing developer company, Chong Woo Yit Sdn Bhd in Malim, Melaka. Kiat Lee has two sisters. In year 2000, follows his father footstep, Kiat Lee also ventures in food and beverage business and opened a restaurant “Jit Seng Vegetarian” in Melaka Raya, Melaka.

Education

Lee Kiat Lee started his early education stage in Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Siang Lin in Durian Daun, Melaka which he then continues and completed his secondary education in Pay Fong High School Melaka in 1993. In 1994, Kiat Lee studied Law in HELP University, formally known as Help Institute and, subsequently as HELP University College in Kuala Lumpur. He continue to pursue his Law is University of Glamorgan in South Wales, United Kingdom. After Wales in 1998, Kiat Lee continues with his CLP back in University of Malaya and done his reading in Chamber in a prominent firm in Melaka in 1999. In 2001, Kiat Lee qualified as an Advocate & Solicitor of High Courts and practiced as a Legal Assistant until 2006. Since 2006, Lee founded and started his own legal firm with a partner in the name Messrs “Chia & Lee”

Marriage and children

Kiat Lee is married to Mrs Leong How Luan. They have three sons.

Political background

Kiat Lee started to be active in politics when he joined as a Malaysian Chinese Association member in 2003. In 2004, Kiat Lee assisted YB Wong Nai Chee who was the candidate of Barisan National in 2004 General Election for constituency Kota Melaka. Lee has assisted YB Wong Nai Chee in work and planning in MCA party. In 2008, Kiat Lee himself contested in DUN Kota Laksamana, Melaka under MCA party ticket against Betty Chew from DAP party. Since 2006, Kiat Lee is the Chairman of Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock MCA Branch in Melaka. He is also the Chief for Legal Aid Bureau MCA Youth Melaka and MCA Division Kota Melaka. Beside that, Kiat Lee is also the Legal Advisor for MCA Melaka Crisis Relief Squad and MCA Melaka Public Complain Bureau.
In 2008, Kiat Lee, a new candidate at that time, was defeated by Betty Chew for the Kota Laksamana seat where he had only 3,801 votes against 11,043 votes with Chew. Even though Kiat Lee had lost, he said that he had learned a lot through that election. He has discovered a way to enrich people's life through his own experience in the election and ways to deal with greater pressure.

Social service background