Derek Lee (politician)
| Derek Vincent Lee | |
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| Member of Parliament for Scarborough—Rouge River |
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In office 1988–2011 |
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| Preceded by | Riding established |
| Succeeded by | Rathika Sitsabaiesan |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 2, 1948 Cape Breton, Nova Scotia |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Ingrid Lee |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Toronto |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Derek Vincent Lee (born October 2, 1948) is a lawyer and a former politician in Canada. From 1988 to 2011 he was the Liberal Member of Parliament for the riding of Scarborough—Rouge River. He went to Neil McNeil high school and graduated in 1966.
Lee was born in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. His father was an RCMP officer. Before entering politics, he was a political assistant to Federal MP Paul Cosgrove in 1982 and also Ontario Housing Minister Alvin Curling in 1985.
He is married to Ingrid Lee, and has two children, Katherine and Mackenzie.
In 1984, he lost a nomination bid for Liberal candidacy in the old riding of York—Scarborough. In 1988, he was first elected to the House of Commons in Scarborough—Rouge River and was re-elected in every election until he retired in 2011. In the run up to the 1993 Federal election he was in danger of losing a nomination battle to challenger Gobinder Randhawa. However Liberal leader Jean Chrétien intervened and designated Lee as the candidate. From 1999 to 2001 he was the parliamentary secretary to the leader of the government in the House of Commons.
During his tenure as MP, he supported judicial reform. In 1993, he tabled a private member's bill that would have given rape victims the right to have blood samples taken from an offender.
On March 24, 2011, Lee announced that he was retiring from politics. He said it was "time to press the refresh button" for the riding that he has represented for 23 years.
Lee has written two books which discuss regulations of the House of Commons.
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