Nathan Law
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The Honourable Nathan Law Kwun-chung |
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| 羅冠聰 | |
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| Member of the Legislative Council | |
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Assumed office 1 October 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Jasper Tsang |
| Constituency | Hong Kong Island |
| Chairman of Demosistō | |
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Assumed office 10 April 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Office Created |
| 58th Secretary General of Hong Kong Federation of Students | |
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In office 1 April 2015 – 31 March 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Alex Chow |
| Succeeded by | Chan Man-hei |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Nathan Law Kwun-chung 13 July 1993 Shenzhen, Guangdong, China |
| Citizenship | Hong Kong permanent resident |
| Nationality | Hong Kong Chinese |
| Political party | Demosistō |
| Residence | Tung Chung, New Territories |
| Education | Lingnan University |
| Alma mater | HKFEW Wong Cho Bau Secondary School |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Known for |
2014 Hong Kong protests Umbrella Movement |
Nathan Law Kwun-chung (Chinese: 羅冠聰; born 13 July 1993) is a politician and activist in Hong Kong. As a former student leader, he had been chairman of the Representative Council of the Lingnan University Students' Union, acting president of the Lingnan University Students' Union (LUSU) and secretary general of the Hong Kong Federation of Students (HKFS). He was one of the student leaders during the 79-days Umbrella Revolution in 2014. He is the current chairman of Demosistō, a new political party derived from the 2014 protests.
On 4 September 2016, at the age of 23, Law was elected to serve as a legislator from the Hong Kong Island geographic constituency, making him the youngest lawmaker in the history of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.
Law was born on 13 July 1993 in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China, to a Hong Kong father and a Mainland mother. He moved to Hong Kong with his mother for family reunion when he was around six years old. He received his secondary education at HKFEW Wong Cho Bau Secondary School, and is currently an undergraduate majoring in Cultural Studies at the Lingnan University (LU).
Law was active in student activism and participated the 2013 Hong Kong dock strike. He joined and became the chairman of the Representative Council of the Lingnan University Students' Union and was the committee member of the Hong Kong Federation of Students (HKFS). He later also became the acting president of the Lingnan University Students' Union (LUSU).
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