Andrew Leung
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The Honourable Andrew Leung Kwan-yuen GBS, MBE, JP |
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| 梁君彥 | |
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| 3rd President of the Legislative Council | |
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Assumed office 12 October 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Jasper Tsang |
| Chairman of the Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong | |
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In office 7 October 2012 – 13 October 2016 |
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| Preceded by | New party |
| Succeeded by | Lo Wai-kwok |
| Member of the Legislative Council | |
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Assumed office 1 October 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Kenneth Ting |
| Constituency | Industrial (First) |
| Chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong Industries | |
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In office 2003–2004 |
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| Preceded by | Victor Lo |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth Ting |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
24 February 1951 Hong Kong |
| Nationality |
British (until 2016) Hong Kong Chinese (since 2016) |
| Political party |
Liberal Party (until 2008) Economic Synergy (since 2009) Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong (since 2012) |
| Spouse(s) | Susana Cheong Suk-hing |
| Children | Clarence Leung Wang-ching |
| Alma mater |
St. Francis Xavier's School Leeds University (BSc) |
| Occupation | Merchant |
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| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Lèuhng Gwān-yihn |
| Jyutping | Loeng4 Gwan1-jin6 |
Andrew Leung Kwan-yuen, GBS, MBE, JP (Chinese: 梁君彥; born 24 February 1951) is the current President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (Legco), representing the Industrial (First) functional constituency. During October 2012 to October 2016, he was the chairman of the pro-business Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong (BPA), the second largest party in the legislature.
Leung was born on 24 February 1951 to a business family who run a textile factory, the Sun Hing knitting company. He was educated in the University of Leeds and joined his father's family. In 1970, he set up the Sun Hing Knitting Factory in Kwai Chung and became the chairman of the company.
Leung joined the Hong Kong Woollen & Synthetic Knitting Manufacturers' Association, the chamber of commerce of the manufacturing companies, in which he later became the honorary president in 1997. He has been the Chairman and Honorary Chairman of the Textile Council of Hong Kong and the member, Deputy Chairman and Chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong Industries. He stepped down in 2004 after he was elected to the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and became the Honorary Chairman.
He has been the committee member of both Textile and Clothing Industry Training Board in the 1980s, and became a member of Vocational Training Council (VTC) board of directors in 1998, he was then appointed as the chairman of VTC from 2006 to 2012. He has also held many positions including Chairman of the Hong Kong Productivity Council (2003–2009), council member of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (2010–2016), a member of the Economic Development Commission (2013–2017), the Deputy Chairman of the Business Facilitation Advisory Committee (2012–2016), a Non-executive Director of the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (2009–2015) and a Director of The Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited.
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