Lee Cheuk-yan
Lee Cheuk-yan | |
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李卓人 | |
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| Chairman of the Labour Party | |
| In office 18 December 2011 – 13 December 2015 | |
| Succeeded by | Suzanne Wu |
| Chairman of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China | |
| In office 2 January 2011 – 15 December 2014 | |
| Deputy | Richard Tsoi Mak Hoi-wah |
| Preceded by | Szeto Wah |
| Succeeded by | Albert Ho |
| General Secretary of the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions | |
| Assumed office 1990 | |
| Member of the Legislative Council | |
| In office 1 July 1998 – 30 September 2016 | |
| Preceded by | New parliament |
| Succeeded by | Cheng Chung-tai |
| Constituency | New Territories West |
| In office 11 October 1995 – 30 June 1997 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Replaced by Provisional Legislative Council |
| Constituency | Manufacturing |
| In office 10 February 1995 – 31 July 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Lau Chin-shek |
| Succeeded by | Lau Chin-shek |
| Constituency | Kowloon Central |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 February 1957 Shanghai, China |
| Political party | Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions Labour Party |
| Other political affiliations | Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Tang |
| Alma mater | University of Hong Kong |
| Occupation | Legislative Councillor Trade unionists |
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Lee Cheuk-yan (Chinese: 李卓人; born 12 February 1957 in Shanghai,[1] paternal ancestry from Chaoyang, Guangdong) is a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, representing the New Territories West constituency. He is a trade union leader and General Secretary of the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions, as well as former chairman of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China.
Background
Lee emigrated from Mainland China to Hong Kong in 1959. He graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a bachelor degree in civil engineering in 1978.[2] Since his university days, he has been a labour and pro-democracy activist.
During the student-led Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, he collected donations from Hong Kong and travelled to Beijing to hand over the funds to student protesters in Tiananmen Square. He was detained by the authorities there and made to sign a confession letter before being allowed to return to Hong Kong. Since the events of 1989, Lee has remained a standing committee member of the pro-Chinese democracy group, The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China.
Legislative Councillor
In 1995, Lee was elected unopposed in a by-election of the Legislative Council, replacing Lau Chin-shek, who had resigned. He has since been re-elected four times, continuously serving as a lawmaker, except for a brief period during 1997 and 1998, when the sovereignty of Hong Kong was transferred to the People's Republic of China, and the Legislative Council temporarily became a Provisional Legislative Council, composed of Beijing nominees.
Labour Party
In December 2011, he and three other Legislative Councillors Fernando Cheung, Cyd Ho and Cheung Kwok-che co-founded the Labour Party, becoming the third largest pan-democratic parties in the legislature. He served as chairman until December 2015 when he stepped down to give way to the youngsters and took the vice-chairmanship.[3]
He received an unexpected loss in the 2016 Legislative Council election, departing the legislature after more than 20 years of service.
Family
He is married to Elizabeth Tang, the chairperson of the Hong Kong People's Alliance on WTO. They have one daughter.[2]
See also
References
- ^ 隔牆有耳：李卓人原來係富三代. Apple Daily. 23 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Hon LEE Cheuk-yan". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 26 October 2008.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "工黨換班 女將胡穗珊任主席". Ming Pao. 13 December 2015.
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