Lee Chuan How

In May 2018, Lee was elected as one of the Perak State Executive Council. His current portfolio that he holds are Youth and Sports Development (PPBS). He is also a committee in Perak Investment Council of Advisory.

In December 2018, Lee won the National DAPSY Chief Election by defeating his opponent, Chow Hu Yui with 186 to 166 votes. Howard Lee succeeds Ipoh Timur MP, Wong Kah Woh. Subsequently, he was appointed as Deputy Chief for Pakatan Harapan Youth.

In the 2016, Lee was also elected as the new President of IUSY, the largest political youth organisation in the world during the congress in Albania. He is the first Southeast Asian to be elected to the position, and this is the highest international position that DAPSY has achieved. He was also appointed into the Board of the Progressive Alliance, the highest forum of the global organisation in his capacity as the IUSY President. He is also standing member of SocDem Asia's Steering Committee, representing DAP at the regional level. He remains as instrumental player in global and regional progressive political party circles.

In the 2015, he was elected as one of the DAPSY central committee member and also Perak DAPSY Chief.

During the 14th General Elections of Malaysia, Lee retained his state constituency of Pasir Pinji seat polling 23,282 votes, defeating Barisan Nasional candidate with 20,856 majority.

During the 13th General Elections of Malaysia, Lee won the Perak State Legislative Assembly constituency of Pasir Pinji polling 17,896 votes defeating Barisan National candidate with 13,632 majority.

Lee returned to Malaysia at the end of 2007 saw the start of his involvement with DAP Malaysia. Seeing the injustice and corruption that he has read over the years, he immediately got involved and was inadvertently appointed campaign manager for the then first term candidate for the state assembly constituency of Canning, Sdr Wong Kah Woh.

Howard Lee Chuan How (simplified Chinese: 李存孝; born 3 January 1983) is a Malaysian politician serving as the Member of the Perak State Executive Council for Youth and Sports & Human Capital Development from 2018 to 2020 under Menteri Besar Ahmad Faizal Azumu. In addition, he has also been the Perak State Legislative Assemblyman for Pasir Pinji as well as the Democratic Action Party Social Youth (DAPSY) Malaysia Chief. He was the 24th President of International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY). Due to the formation of coalition of Pakatan Harapan during 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14), he was elected as Chief Secretary of Harapan Youth.

Lee was born in Ipoh in 1983 and was schooled at SRJK (C) Poi Lam until primary 6. He then continued his secondary education at Great Yarmouth High School & Technology College, United Kingdom, and completed a BTEC National Diploma in Science at Great Yarmouth FE College in the East of England.