Marie Madeleine Lee (; born 1932) is a politician, diplomat, and business executive based in Mauritius. She was a member of the

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(Taiwan) from 1981 to 1984, then served as Mauritian ambassador to the People's Republic of China between 2000 and 2002.

Career

Born in 1932, Marie Madeleine Lee was the daughter of

Moilin Jean Ah-Chuen Sir Jean Etienne Moilin Ah-Chuen (''Chinese'': 朱梅麟; 1911–1991) was a Sino-Mauritian politician and businessman from Mauritius. He was First Chinese Cabinet Minister from 1967 to 1976 and First Chinese Member, Legislative Council in 1949. ...

. Her grandfather, Chu Wei Chuen, was a native of Guangdong. Lee graduated from National Taiwan University where she studied foreign languages and literature. In Mauritius, Lee led an overseas Chinese association, and the alumni association of the Chung-Hwa Middle School. Lee's Mauritian business interests included, a clothing factory, an investment firm, and a transportation company. She served a single term on the Taiwan-based

from 1981 to 1984, representing overseas Chinese. Lee began serving as the Mauritian ambassador to the People's Republic of China, from 30 March 2000, and formally presented diplomatic credentials to Chinese Communist Party general secretary Jiang Zemin on 12 June 2000. She was succeeded as ambassador by Lim Kwat Chow Lam Po Tang.Alternative link
/ref> In 2014, Lee was made a Grand Officer of the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean.

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