Chan Yuen-han

The Honourable Chan Yuen-han SBS, JP
陳婉嫻
Member of the Legislative Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 October 2012
Preceded by	New constituency
Constituency	District Council
In office 11 October 1995 – 23 June 1997
Preceded by	New constituency
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Constituency	Kowloon North-east
In office 2 July 1998 – 16 July 2008
Preceded by	New parliament
Succeeded by	Wong Kwok-kin
Constituency	Kowloon East
In office 22 February 1997 – 8 April 1998 (Provisional Legislative Council)
In office 11 October 1995 – 30 June 1997
Preceded by	New constituency
Succeeded by	Replaced by Provisional Legislative Council
Constituency	Kowloon North-east
Personal details
Born	(1946-11-15) 15 November 1946 Baoan, China
Nationality	Chinese
Political party	Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions
Other political affiliations	Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (1992–2011)
Alma mater	Hoi Luk Fung School, San Kiu Middle School, Chack Kwan Middle School, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Guangdong Science and Research University, University of Warwick
Occupation	Labour Service

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chan.

Chan Yuen-han
Traditional Chinese	陳婉嫻
Simplified Chinese	陈婉娴
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chén Wǎnxían Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Can4 Jyun2haan4

Chan Yuen-han (陳婉嫻) (Chinese: 陳婉嫻 ), SBS, JP, nicknamed Sister Han (Chinese: 嫻姐), (born 16 November 1946 in Baoan, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China) is a 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. She joined the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (Legco) in 1995 and was the first female trade unionist to serve as a Legco member.

External links

• Legislative Councillor of Hong Kong Federation of Trade Union

Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Preceded by Lam Kui-shing as Representative for Kowloon Central constituency	Member of Legislative Council Representative for Kowloon North-east 1995–1997	Replaced by Provisional Legislative Council
New parliament	Member of Provisional Legislative Council 1997–1998	Replaced by Legislative Council
	Member of Legislative Council Representative for Kowloon East 1998–2008	Succeeded by Wong Kwok-kin
New constituency	Member of Legislative Council Representative for District Council (Second) 2012–present	Incumbent
Order of precedence
Preceded by Kenneth Chan Member of the Legislative Council	Hong Kong order of precedence Member of the Legislative Council	Succeeded by Leung Che-cheung Member of the Legislative Council