David Lee (Taiwanese politician)

Lee Ta-wei
Lee Ta-wei
李大維
	Official portrait, 2016
8th Chairperson of the Straits Exchange Foundation
	In office; 31 January 2023 – 20 May 2024
Deputy	Rock Hsu; Chiu Chui-cheng
Preceded by	Rock Hsu (acting)
Succeeded by	Cheng Wen-tsan
	In office; 20 May 2020 – 3 August 2020
Deputy	Chiu Chui-cheng; Rock Hsu
Preceded by	Katharine Chang
Succeeded by	Rock Hsu (acting)
37th Secretary-General to the President
	In office; 3 August 2020 – 31 January 2023
President	Tsai Ing-wen
Preceded by	Liu Chien-sin (acting)
Succeeded by	Lin Chia-lung
17th Secretary-General of the National Security Council
	In office; 26 February 2018 – 19 May 2020
Preceded by	Yen Teh-fa
Succeeded by	Wellington Koo
26th Minister of Foreign Affairs
	In office; 20 May 2016 – 26 February 2018
Prime Minister	Lin Chuan; William Lai
Deputy	See list Hou Ching-shan ; Wu Chih-chung (Deputy)Lee Chen-jan (Vice);
Preceded by	David Lin
Succeeded by	Joseph Wu
Taiwanese Representative to Australia
	In office; 1 January 2015 – 2016
Foreign Minister	David Lin
Preceded by	Katharine Chang
Succeeded by	William Lin (acting)
Director of the Coordination Council for North American Affairs
	In office; 20 May 2012 – 1 January 2015
Preceded by	Shao Yu-ming
Succeeded by	Katharine Chang
Taiwanese Representative to Canada
	In office; 10 April 2007 – 20 May 2012
Foreign Minister	James C. F. Huang; Francisco Ou; Timothy Yang
Succeeded by	Liu Chih-kung
9th Taiwanese Representative to the United States
	In office; 25 July 2004 – 10 April 2007
Foreign Minister	Mark Chen; James C. F. Huang
Preceded by	Chen Chien-jen
Succeeded by	Joseph Wu
1st Taiwanese Representative to the European Union and Belgium
	In office; 21 March 2001 – 25 July 2004
Foreign Minister	Tien Hung-mao; Eugene Chien; Mark Chen
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Chen Chien-jen
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
	In office; 5 February 1998 – 29 December 2000
Minister	Chiang Hsiao-yen; Jason Hu; Chen Chien-jen; Tien Hung-mao
14th Minister of the Government Information Office
	In office; 15 May 1997 – 5 February 1998
Prime Minister	Lien Chan; Vincent Siew
Preceded by	Su Chi
Succeeded by	Chen Chien-jen
Vice Minister of the Government Information Office
	In office; 1 September 1996 – 14 May 1997
Minister	Su Chi
Personal details
Born	15 October 1949; Taipei, Taiwan
Party	Kuomintang (suspended)
Alma mater	National Taiwan University (BA); University of Virginia (MA, PhD)

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Lee Ta-wei (Chinese: 李大維; pinyin: Lǐ Dàwéi; born 15 October 1949), also known by his English name David Lee, is a Taiwanese politician and diplomat who is the chairman of Straits Exchange Foundation May to August 2020 and from January 2023 to May 2024. He formerly served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from May 2016 to February 2018, Secretary-General of the National Security Council of Taiwan from February 2018 to May 2020, and the Secretary-General to the President since 3 August 2020 to 31 January 2023.