• Conrad Lee

    Councilmember 1/1/94-12/31/25
    Mayor 1/2/12-12/31/13
    Deputy Mayor 1/4/10-12/31/11

    Conrad Lee is Bellevue's first minority member of the City Council, the longest continuous serving member of the council and the first mayor (2012-2013) of Asian (Chinese) ancestry.

    He represents Bellevue on the Greater Seattle Partners Executive Council, the Puget Sound Regional Council Economic Development Board and the Sound Cities Association Equity and Inclusion Cabinet. He is council liaison to the Environmental Services Commission.  

    He was the former president and chair of the Society of Chinese Engineers of Seattle, as well as the Chinese American Association for Professionals. He chaired the Ethnic Chinese New Year Festival and was president of the Chinese Garden Society.

    Conrad holds a master's degree in business administration from the University of Washington and a bachelor's degree in engineering from the University of Michigan. Conrad is retired, after working as the regional administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration and an engineer for the Boeing Co. and Seattle Solid Waste Utility.

    Born in China, Conrad grew up in Hong Kong and has lived in Bellevue since 1967. He and his wife Winnie live in the Somerset neighborhood, where they raised their two children, Christopher and Jennifer. They have three granddaughters.

    Council Assignments and Appointments

    • Greater Seattle Partners Executive Council 
    • King County Regional Water Quality Committee 
    • Puget Sound Regional Council Economic Development Board
    • Sound Cities Association Equity and Inclusion Cabinet
    • Environmental Services Commission Liaison

    Past Council Assignments and Appointments

    • King County Library Board Liaison
    • Special Events Committee Liaison
    • Sister Cities of Bellevue
    • King County Council Small Business Meeting
    • Cascade Water Alliance Board and Committees Alternate 
    • Association of Washington Cities Federal Legislative Priorities Committee 
    • National League of Cities Advisory Council
    • National League of Cities Asian Pacific American Municipal Officials
    • National League of Cities Western Municipal Association 
    • Trade Development Alliance Board
    • Puget Sound Regional Council Regional Transit Advisory Committee
    • Regional Transportation System Elected Officials
    • Transportation Commission Liaison
    • Association of Washington Cities Federal Relations, Western States committees
    • U.S. Conference of Mayors (alternate)
    • Economic Development Council of Seattle and King County Board
    • Bellevue Economic Partnership
    • Youth Link Board Liaison
    • Bellevue School Board Liaison
    • Bellevue Botanical Garden Board
    • Bellevue Convention Center Authority Board
    • Human Services Commission Liaison
    • Summit Economic Roundtable
    • I-405 Executive Committee
    • Co-chair, ACCESS Downtown Citizen Advisory Committee
    • Bellevue Economic Partnership Welcome/Retention Committee
    • Eastside Transportation Partnership (alternate)
    • King County Regional Transit Committee
    • enterpriseSeattle Board of Directors
    • Regional Issues Committee

    Community Service

    • Advisory Committee, National League of Cities Board of Directors
    • Past President, NLC American Pacific American Municipal Officials
    • Past Vice-Chair, NLC Immigration Task Force
    • Past Vice-Chair, NLC Public Safety and Crime Prevention Steering Committee
    • Economic Development Council of Seattle & King County
    • Economic Development Council Board Subcommittee on Technology Issues
    • Human Services Roundtable
    • King County Solid Waste Advisory Committee
    • Cub Scout Master
    • Little League Baseball Coach
    • Past Chair, Bellevue Transportation Commission
    • Chair, Ethnic Chinese New Year Festival
    • Chair, 1992 Washington State Summer Games
    • Past President, Chinese Engineers Society
    • United Way Committee member
    • Washington State Trade Mission delegate to China
    • Past President, Chinese Garden Society
    • President, Chinese American Association for Professionals

    Employment

    • Past Regional Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration
    • Boeing Engineer
    • Stockbroker
    • METRO Consultant Coordinator
    • Seattle Solid Waste Project Manager
    • International Trade Consultant

    Education

    • University of Washington, Master of Business Administration
    • University of Michigan, Bachelor of Science, Engineering