Chan Yuen-han

Hong Kong politician

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陳婉嫻
Member of the Legislative CouncilIn office
10 October 2012 – 30 September 2016ConstituencyDistrict Council (Second)In office
11 October 1995 – 23 June 1997Preceded byNew constituencySucceeded byConstituency abolishedConstituencyKowloon North-eastIn office
2 July 1998 – 16 July 2008ConstituencyKowloon EastIn office
22 February 1997 – 8 April 1998
(Provisional Legislative Council)In office
11 October 1995 – 30 June 1997Preceded byNew constituencySucceeded byReplaced by Provisional Legislative CouncilConstituencyKowloon North-east Personal detailsBorn (1946-11-15) 15 November 1946 (age 77)
Baoan, ChinaPolitical partyHong Kong Federation of Trade UnionsOther political
affiliationsDemocratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (1992–2011)Alma materHoi Luk Fung School,
San Kiu Middle School,
Chack Kwan Middle School,
Hong Kong Polytechnic University,
Guangdong Science and Research University,
University of WarwickOccupationLabour Service
Chan Yuen-han
Traditional Chinese陳婉嫻
Simplified Chinese陈婉娴
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinChén Wǎnxían
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingCan4 Jyun2haan4

Chan Yuen-han, SBS, JP (Chinese: 陳婉嫻; born 16 November 1946 in Baoan, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China) is a former member of Hong Kong Legislative Council and a noted Hong Kong female trade unionist. She is the vice-chairperson of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions, and was one of the 52 founding members of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong.

In 1988, as FTU vice-chairwoman, she was the first FTU candidate to stand in local elections, winning a seat on Eastern District Council.[1] She joined the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (Legco) in 1995 and was the first female trade unionist to serve as a Legco member.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Pro-Beijing camp still simmering over CE candidate, South China Morning Post, 2 June 2005
  2. ^ "EOC". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
  3. ^ Biodata Archived 26 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine

External links

  • Legislative Councillor of Hong Kong Federation of Trade Union