Yeung Sum
| Sum Yeung | |
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| Yeung Sum | |
| Chairman of Democratic Party | |
| In office 2 December 2002 – 12 December 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Martin Lee |
| Succeeded by | Wing-tat Lee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 November 1947 Guangzhou, Guangdong |
| Political party | Democratic Party (Hong Kong) |
| Alma mater | University of Hong Kong University of York |
Yeung Sum SBS JP (simplified Chinese: 杨森; traditional Chinese: 楊森; Mandarin Pinyin: Yáng Sēn; Jyutping: Yeung4 Sum1; born 22 November 1947 in Guangzhou, Guangdong with family roots in Zhencheng, Guangdong) is a Hong Kong politician and academic. He served several terms as a Legislative Councillor and was the second chairman (2002–2004) of the Democratic Party (DP), a pro-democracy political party in Hong Kong. He is a lecturer in at the University of Hong Kong.
Biography
Yeung Sum obtained his undergraduate degree at the University of Hong Kong. He was a residential member in St. John's College and became the president of its student association from 1972–1973. He gained his master's degree at the University of York in Britain before returning to earn his doctorate from the University of Hong Kong. Yeung Sum has taught at the University of Hong Kong since 1979 and has been a lecturer in the Department of Social Work and Social Administration since 1985.
Yeung was a member of Legco from 1991 to 1997, and since 1998. In the 1980s, he was the Chairman of Meeting Point, an early pro-democracy political group. He had also served as Vice Chairman of the United Democrats of Hong Kong (UDHK). When the two groups merged to form the Democratic Party in 1994, he became a Vice Chairman of the new party, and then in 2001 succeeded Martin Lee Chu-ming as chairman.
Yeung represented a relatively moderate faction within the democratic camp, and discontent with him within the DP led to splits within the party. When Yeung took the chairmanship in 2001, legislator Albert Chan quit the party, and the following year a number of "Young Turks" left the DP to join The Frontier. In 2004, taking responsibility for recent election failures, he announced that he would seek another term as party chairman.
See also
- Politics of Hong Kong
- List of graduates of University of Hong Kong
References
External links
- Home page of Yeung Sum
- biography of Yeung Sum at the LegCo
- biography of Yeung Sum at the Democratic Party
| Legislative Council of Hong Kong | ||
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| New constituency | Member of Legislative Council Representative for Hong Kong Island West 1991–1995 Served alongside: Huang Chen-ya |
Succeeded by Himself as Representative for Hong Kong Island South |
| Preceded by Himself as Representative for Hong Kong Island West |
Member of Legislative Council Representative for Hong Kong Island South 1995–1997 |
Replaced by Provisional Legislative Council |
| New seat | Member of Legislative Council Representative for Hong Kong Island 1998–2008 With: Gary Cheng, Christine Loh (1998–2000) Martin Lee (1998–2008) Cyd Ho (2000–2004) Audrey Eu, Choy So-yuk (2000–2008) Ma Lik (2004–2007) Rita Fan (2004–2008) Anson Chan (2007–2008) |
Succeeded by Kam Nai-wai |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Martin Lee |
Chairman of Hong Kong Democratic Party 2002–2004 |
Succeeded by Lee Wing-tat |
| New title | Vice Chairman of Democratic Party 1994–2000 With: Anthony Cheung (1994–1998) Lau Chin-shek (1998) Law Chi-kwong (1998–2000) |
Succeeded by Lee Wing-tat |
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