Lee Wing-tat
| Lee Wing-tat | |
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| 李永達 | |
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| Chairman of the Democratic Party | |
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In office 12 December 2004 – 17 December 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Yeung Sum |
| Succeeded by | Albert Ho |
| Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong | |
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In office 9 October 1991 – 31 July 1995 |
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| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | New Territories South |
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In office 11 October 1995 – 30 June 1997 |
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| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Replaced by Provisional Legislative Council |
| Constituency | New Territories South-west |
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In office 1 July 1998 – 30 June 2000 |
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| Preceded by | New parliament |
| Succeeded by | Tang Siu-tong |
| Constituency | New Territories West |
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In office 1 October 2004 – 30 September 2012 |
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| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Michael Tien |
| Constituency | New Territories West |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
25 December 1955 Hong Kong |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Josephine Chan Shu-ying |
| Alma mater |
St. Paul's College University of Hong Kong |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Lee Wing-tat | |||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 李永達 | ||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 李永达 | ||||||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Lǐ Yǒngdá |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Léih Wíhng Taat |
| Jyutping | Lee5 Wing5 Tat6 |
Lee Wing-tat (born 25 December 1955 in Hong Kong) is a Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo), returned by direct election as representative of the New Territories West constituency. He was the third Chairman of the Democratic Party (DP). He is seen as a conservative inside the party.
A Hakka, Lee was elected vice-chairman of the Hong Kong University Students' Union in 1979. He graduated from the Faculty of Science of the University of Hong Kong with a pass. He first participated in politics in the 1980s and was the Vice-Chairman of the Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood (ADPL). He was elected to the District Council and the Regional Council in 1985 and 1986 respectively. He was a founding member of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China.
In 1989, during the visit of Geoffrey Howe to Hong Kong, Lee protested at the conference and called Howe's speech "bullshit".
Lee left the ADPL and formed the United Democrats of Hong Kong (香港民主同盟，港同盟), which developed into the Democratic Party in 1994. He was elected to the Legco in the same year. He once lost his seat in the 2000 election but was re-elected in 2004. He was vice-chairman of Democratic Party from 2002 to 2004 and was elected Chairman at the sixth AGM of the DP in succession to Yeung Sum. His challenger for the Chairman's post, Chan King-ming, was elected Vice-Chairman instead.
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