Bernard Charnwut Chan
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The Honourable Bernard Charnwut Chan Charnwut Sophonpanich |
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| 陳智思 | |
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| Unofficial Member of the Executive Council | |
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Assumed office 1 July 2012 |
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| Appointed by | Leung Chun-ying |
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In office 26 October 2004 – 20 January 2009 |
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| Chairman of the Council of Lingnan University | |
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Assumed office 22 October 2010 |
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| Deputy | Sophia Kao |
| Member of the Legislative Council | |
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In office 1998–2008 |
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| Constituency | Insurance |
| Majority | 53.11% (1998) Unopposed (2000) Unopposed (2004) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 January 1966 |
| Spouse(s) | Yeo Peck Leng |
| Relations |
Chin Sophonpanich (grandfather) Robin Chan (father) Chatri Sophonpanich (uncle) Chartsiri Sophonpanich (cousin) |
Bernard Charnwut Chan GBS JP is a Hong Kong politician and businessman, born in 1966 in Hong Kong with family roots in Chaoyang, Guangdong (Chinese: 陳智思), also known by his Thai name Charnwut Sophonpanich (Thai: ชาญวุฒิ โสภณพนิช; rtgs: Chanwut Sophonphanit), He is the grandson of Chin Sophonpanich, the late Thai Chinese founder of Bangkok Bank. He graduated from The Hill School in 1983 and Pomona College in 1988 with a BA in Studio Art. He is an investor in Thailand's Bumrungrad International Hospital. He is married and has two children.
He is a member of the Executive Council. He was a member of the Legislative Council (Legco) from 1998 to 2008. He became a Hong Kong Deputy to National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China in 2008. He chairs several government advisory bodies: the Advisory Committee on Revitalizing Historical Buildings, the Standing Committee on Judicial Salaries and Condition of Services and the Hong Kong Council for Sustainable Development. He chaired the Antiquities Advisory Board from 2009–2013 and the Standing Committee on Disciplined Services Salaries and Condition of Services from 2001–2006.
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