▁was ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁Lee ▁Ch ing - h ua ▁and ▁D iane ▁Lee . ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁H ank ou , ▁H ube i . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁La ws ▁at ▁F ud an ▁University ▁and ▁his ▁Master ▁of ▁Arts ▁in ▁education ▁from ▁Te ach ers ▁College , ▁Columbia ▁University . ▁Lee ▁also ▁received ▁an ▁honor ary ▁doctor ate ▁from ▁D ong gu k ▁University ▁in ▁South ▁Korea . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁Lee ▁H uan ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁Director ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Organ ization ▁for ▁the ▁Ku om int ang ▁( K MT ) ▁when ▁Chi ang ▁Ch ing - ku o ▁was ▁premier . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁Chi ang ▁Ch ing - ku o ▁instruct ed ▁Lee ▁H uan ▁to ▁select ▁several ▁dozen ▁young ▁party ▁leaders ▁for ▁the ▁highest ▁level ▁cadre ▁training ▁program ▁at ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Revolution ary ▁Pract ice . ▁Among ▁the ▁ 6 0 ▁individuals ▁chosen ▁for ▁the ▁training , ▁half ▁were ▁Taiwan ese , ▁including ▁L ien ▁Chan , ▁Wu ▁Po - h si ung , ▁Sh ih ▁Chi - y ang . ▁ ▁This ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁K MT ' s ▁cadre ▁program ▁was ▁an ▁un pre ced ented ▁opening ▁for ▁native ▁Taiwan ese , ▁and ▁was ▁an ▁important ▁step ▁in ▁Chi ang ▁Ch ing - ku o ' s ▁program ▁of ▁lo osen ing ▁main land er ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁K MT