Tam Yiu-chung
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The Honourable Tam Yiu-chung GBS, JP |
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譚耀宗 | |
Tam at an election forum in the 2008 Legislative Council Election
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Chairman of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong | |
In office 28 August 2007 – 17 April 2015 |
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Preceded by | Ma Lik |
Succeeded by | Starry Lee |
Member of the Legislative Council | |
Assumed office 2 July 1998 |
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Preceded by | New parliament |
Constituency | New Territories West |
In office 30 October 1985 – 31 July 1995 |
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Preceded by | New constituency |
Succeeded by | Cheng Yiu-tong |
Constituency | Labour |
In office 21 December 1996 – 30 June 1998 (Provisional Legislative Council) |
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Preceded by | New parliament |
Succeeded by | Parliament abolished |
Non-official Member of the Executive Council | |
In office 1997–2002 |
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Appointed by | Tung Chee-hwa |
Preceded by | New council |
Succeeded by | Tsang Yok-sing |
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Born | Hong Kong |
15 December 1949
Nationality | Chinese |
Political party | Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (FTU) |
Spouse(s) | Lai Xiang-ming |
Residence | Hong Kong |
Alma mater | Australian National University London Metropolitan University |
Occupation | Legislative Councillor Trade unionists Politician |
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Traditional Chinese | 譚耀宗 | ||||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 谭耀宗 | ||||||||||
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Tam Yiu-chung, GBS, JP (born 15 December 1949, Hong Kong) is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, representing the New Territories West constituency. He was a member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong from 1997 to 2002. He was the chairman of the pro-Beijing conservative Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) from 2007 to 2015.
Biography
Tam joined a retail union when he was a 19-year-old window display designer in 1968. He later rose to the vice-chairman in 1975 and become one of the vice-chairman of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions, the largest pro-Communist trade union in Hong Kong, with Cheng Yiu-tong in 1982. In 1985, he was first elected to the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in the first ever Legislative Council election as a Labour representative.[1] He was also appointed to the Hong Kong Basic Law Drafting Committee which responsible for the drafting of the mini-constitution of Hong Kong after 1997.
In 1992, he co-founded the pro-Beijing party the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB) with other local pro-Communist leaders. He became the founding vice-chairman of the party. In the 1995 Legislative Council elections, he gave up his Legislative Council seat in the labour constituency to fight for the Kowloon Southeast, one of 18 geographical constituencies elected by the public at large, but narrowly defeated by the Demcoratic Party candidate Fred Li Wah-ming, finishing a little over 2,000 votes behind.[1]
In 1996, he was elected to the Provisional Legislative Council tightly controlled by Beijing in the eve of the unification by the by a 400-strong Selection Committee. In the first SAR Legislative Council election, he was elected through the New Territories West.[1]
In 1997, he was appointed by Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa to the Executive Council which he served until 2002. He was also appointed chairman of the Elderly Commission from 1997 to 2005.[1] In 1999, he was awarded the Gold Bauhinia Star by the government.
After the 2003 District Council election the DAB's disastrous performance, the party chairman Tsang Yok-sing resigned from his office and succeeded by Ma Lik. He was re-elected to become the vice-chairman for the second time. In 2007, after being acting chairman for the preceding three weeks, he succeeded Ma Lik who died of cancer to become the party chairman. In February 2015, he announced that he will step down as DAB chairman to open the door for a new generation of leaders.[1] On 17 April 2015, Starry Lee Wai-king succeeded Tam in the party's leadership election.
Tam Yiu-Chung is also a Hong Kong deputy to the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference since 2003, member of the Board of Directors of International Social Service-HK for providing refugee support on behalf of HK Government.[1]
Tam studied Adult Education at Australian National University and Trade Union Studies at the London Metropolitan University. He is married with two sons.[1]
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Legislative Council of Hong Kong | ||
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New constituency | Member of Legislative Council Representative for Labour 1985–1995 Served alongside: Pang Chun-hoi |
Succeeded by Cheng Yiu-tong |
New parliament | Member of Provisional Legislative Council 1997–1998 |
Replaced by Legislative Council |
Member of Legislative Council Representative for New Territories West 1998–present With: Lee Wing-tat (1998–2000) Albert Ho (1998–2012) Lee Cheuk-yan, Leung Yiu-chung (1998–present) Tang Siu-tong (2000–2004) Albert Chan (2000–present) Selina Chow (2004–2008) Cheung Hok-ming, Lee Wing-tat (2004–2012) Wong Kwok-hing (2008–2012) Ben Chan, Kwok Ka-ki, Michael Tien, Alice Mak, Leung Che-cheung (2012–present) |
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Party political offices | ||
Preceded by | Chairman of Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong 2007–2015 |
Succeeded by Starry Lee |
Order of precedence | ||
Preceded by
Emily Lau
Member of the Legislative Council |
Hong Kong order of precedence Member of the Legislative Council |
Succeeded by Abraham Shek Member of the Legislative Council |
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