Lydia Dunn, Baroness Dunn
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The Right Honourable The Baroness Dunn DBE, JP |
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| Life peer in the House of Lords (cross-bencher) | |
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In office 24 August 1990 – 29 June 2010 |
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| Senior Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong | |
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In office 1985–1988 |
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| Appointed by | Edward Youde |
| Governor | Edward Youde David Akers-Jones David Wilson |
| Preceded by | Roger Lobo |
| Succeeded by | Allen Lee |
| Senior Chinese Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong | |
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In office 1985–1988 |
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| Appointed by | Edward Youde |
| Governor | Edward Youde David Akers-Jones David Wilson |
| Preceded by | Harry Fang |
| Succeeded by | Allen Lee |
| Senior Unofficial Member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong | |
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In office 1988–1995 |
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| Appointed by | David Wilson |
| Governor | David Wilson David Robert Ford Chris Patten |
| Preceded by | Sir Sze-Yuen Chung |
| Succeeded by | Dame Dr Rosanna Wong |
| Senior Chinese Unofficial Member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong | |
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In office 1988–1995 |
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| Appointed by | David Wilson |
| Governor | David Wilson David Robert Ford Chris Pattern |
| Preceded by | Sir Sze-Yuen Chung |
| Succeeded by | Dame Dr Rosanna Wong |
| Chairlady of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council | |
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In office 1983–1991 |
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| Preceded by | Sir Yuet-Keung Kan |
| Succeeded by | Victor Fung |
| Member of the Legislative Council | |
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In office 1976–1985 |
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| Unofficial Member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong | |
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In office 1982–1988 |
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| Personal details | |
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29 February 1940 British Hong Kong |
| Spouse(s) | Michael Thomas |
| Alma mater |
St. Paul's Convent School College of the Holy Names University of California, Berkeley |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Lydia Selina Dunn, Baroness Dunn, DBE, JP (Chinese: 鄧蓮如; Jyutping: dang6 lin4 jyu4; pinyin: Dèng Liánrú; born 29 February 1940) is a Hong Kong Chinese business executive and former politician, who, under the British administration, had considerable influence in the Government of Hong Kong, including as the Senior Unofficial Member of (successively) both the Legislative Council and Executive Council. She is a longstanding director of banking giant HSBC and was its Deputy Chairman for 16 years.
Born in Hong Kong to Yen Chuen Yih Dunn and Bessie Chen on 29 February 1940, Lydia Dunn is married to Michael David Thomas (Chinese: 唐明治), who was the Attorney General of Hong Kong from 1983 to 1988.
Her family name. Dunn, was anglicised from Deng, the same as Deng Xiaoping.
She is stepmother to her husband's son, David Thomas, born 1960, who advises and represents Australian businesses.
Dunn was educated at St Paul's Convent School in Hong Kong, and at the College of the Holy Names and the University of California, Berkeley.
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