Lee Albert Daniels (born April 15, 1942) is an American attorney and retired Republican Party politician who served as the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1995 to 1997.

He represented parts of suburban DuPage County from 1975 to 2007 and led the House Republicans from 1983 to 2003, including nine consecutive terms as Minority Leader.

Daniels also chaired the Illinois Republican Party from 2001 until his resignation in 2002 and served as President of the National Conference of State Legislatures from 1989 to 1990.

Daniels contested in the 2004 elections and won his seat, but ultimately declined to run in 2006; he was succeeded by Republican Dennis Reboletti.

His grandfather was Lee E. Daniels, a Republican politician who served as the State's Attorney for DuPage County and as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives.

At the start of the 79th General Assembly, the Democratic caucus was fractured between various legislators for the position of Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives.

Over a week after the election for Speaker began; Daniels crossed party lines on the 89th ballot to vote for his fellow 40th district legislator William A. Redmond, now the Democratic compromise choice, against Democratic holdout Clyde Choate and Republican leader James R. Washburn.

He has received numerous honors, including an honorary Doctorate of Law from Elmhurst College, where he serves as a distinguished fellow.

On September 27, 2011, Senate President John Cullerton appointed Daniels to a two-year term as a public member on the Illinois Advisory Council on Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency.

[10] The sixty member council advises the executive branch on ways to encourage public understanding and support of department programs; proposed rules and licensure; and formulation and implementation of the comprehensive state plan for intervention, prevention, and treatment of alcoholism and other drug abuse and dependency.