President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
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The President of the Legislative Council is the speaker
of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
. In the absence of the President, the chairman of the House Committee serves as deputy to the President.
From the establishment of the council in 1843 to 1993, the President of the Legislative Council
of Hong Kong
was the Governor
. In 1991, a Deputy President was appointed by the governor from among the members to chair the sittings. The governor remained president and member, but systematically absented himself from most of the sittings. In February 1993, the governor ceased to be member and president of the council. The presidency was handed over to a member elected from among the unofficial members.
Colonial period
Speaker (politics)
The term speaker is a title often given to the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body. The speaker's official role is to moderate debate, make rulings on procedure, announce the results of votes, and the like. The speaker decides who may speak and has the...
of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Legislative Council of Hong Kong
The Legislative Council is the unicameral legislature of Hong Kong.-History:The Legislative Council of Hong Kong was set up in 1843 as a colonial legislature under British rule...
. In the absence of the President, the chairman of the House Committee serves as deputy to the President.
From the establishment of the council in 1843 to 1993, the President of the Legislative Council
Legislative Council
A Legislative Council is the name given to the legislatures, or one of the chambers of the legislature of many nations and colonies.A Member of the Legislative Council is commonly referred to as an MLC.- Unicameral legislatures :...
of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
was the Governor
Governor of Hong Kong
The Governor of Hong Kong was the head of the government of Hong Kong during British rule from 1843 to 1997. The governor's roles were defined in the Hong Kong Letters Patent and Royal Instructions...
. In 1991, a Deputy President was appointed by the governor from among the members to chair the sittings. The governor remained president and member, but systematically absented himself from most of the sittings. In February 1993, the governor ceased to be member and president of the council. The presidency was handed over to a member elected from among the unofficial members.
Colonial periodCrown colonyA Crown colony, also known in the 17th century as royal colony, was a type of colonial administration of the English and later British Empire....
- Sir Henry Pottinger (1843–1844)
- Sir John Francis DavisJohn Francis DavisSir John Francis Davis, 1st Baronet KCB was a British diplomat, Sinologist, and the 2nd Governor of Hong Kong. He was the son of Samuel Davis and nephew to William Thomas Mercer .-Early career:John Davis was appointed writer in East India Company's factory at Canton in 1813...
(1844-1848) - Sir George Bonham (1848–1854)
- Sir John BowringJohn BowringSir John Bowring, KCB was an English political economist, traveller, miscellaneous writer, polyglot, and the 4th Governor of Hong Kong.- Early life :...
(1854–1859) - Sir Hercules Robinson (1859–1865)
- Sir Richard Graves MacDonnellRichard Graves MacDonnellSir Richard Graves MacDonnell KCMG CB was an Anglo-Irish lawyer, judge and colonial governor...
(1866–1872) - Sir Arthur KennedyArthur KennedyArthur Kennedy may refer to:* Arthur Kennedy , American film actor* Arthur Kennedy , British colonial administrator* Arthur Kennedy , Roman Catholic Auxiliary Bishop-elect in Boston, Massachusetts....
(1872–1877) - Sir John Pope HennessyJohn Pope HennessySir John Pope Hennessy, KCMG , was an Irish and British politician and colonial administrator who served as the eighth Governor of Hong Kong.-Early life:...
(1877–1882) - Sir George Ferguson BowenGeorge Ferguson BowenSir George Ferguson Bowen GCMG was a British colonial administrator whose appointments included postings to the Ionian Islands, Queensland , New Zealand, Victoria , Mauritius and Hong Kong....
(1883–1885) - Sir George William Des Vœux (1887–1891)
- Sir William RobinsonSir William RobinsonSir William Robinson was a British colonial governor who was the last Governor of Trinidad and the first Governor of the merged colony of Trinidad and Tobago. He was also the 11th Governor of Hong Kong....
(1890–1898) - Sir Henry Arthur BlakeHenry Arthur BlakeSir Henry Arthur Blake GCMG, DL was a British colonial administrator, Governor of Hong Kong from 1898 to 1903.-Early life and career:...
(1898–1903) - Sir Matthew NathanMatthew NathanLieutenant-Colonel Sir Matthew Nathan GCMG, PC was a British soldier and civil servant, who variously served as the Governor of Sierra Leone, Gold Coast, Hong Kong, Natal and Queensland...
(1904–1904) - Lord Frederick LugardFrederick LugardFrederick John Dealtry Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard GCMG, CB, DSO, PC , known as Sir Frederick Lugard between 1901 and 1928, was a British soldier, mercenary, explorer of Africa and colonial administrator, who was Governor of Hong Kong and Governor-General of Nigeria .-Early life and education:Lugard...
(1907–1912) - Sir Francis Henry MayFrancis Henry MaySir Francis Henry May, GCMG was a British colonial administrator who became Governor of Hong Kong.-Early life and education:...
(1912–1919) - Sir Reginald Edward StubbsReginald Edward StubbsSir Reginald Edward Stubbs, GCMG was a British colonial governor, who was once the Governor of Hong Kong...
(1919–1925) - Sir Cecil ClementiCecil Clementi-Early life and education:Born in Cawnpore, India, Clementi was the son of Colonel Montagu Clementi, Judge Advocate General in India, and his wife, Isabel Collard. He attended St Paul's School and Magdalen College, Oxford, where he studied Sanskrit and the classics. In 1895, he won the Hertford...
(1925–1930) - Sir William Peel (1930–1935)
- Sir Andrew CaldecottAndrew CaldecottSir Andrew Caldecott, GCMG, KBE was a British colonial administrator.-Early Life, Education:Sir Andrew Caldecott was born on 26 October 1884 in Kent, England. His father was a cleric...
(1935–1937) - Sir Geoffry Northcote (1937–1941)
- Sir Mark Aitchison YoungMark Aitchison YoungSir Mark Aitchison Young, GCMG was a British administrator who became the Governor of Hong Kong during the years immediately before and after the Japanese occupation of the territory.-Early life, service in war:...
(1941)
During Japanese occupation
From 1941 to 1946, the office was suspended due to Japanese Occupation of Hong KongJapanese occupation of Hong Kong
The Japanese occupation of Hong Kong began after the Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Mark Young, surrendered the territory of Hong Kong to Japan on 25 December 1941 after 18 days of fierce fighting by British and Canadian defenders against overwhelming Japanese Imperial forces. The occupation lasted...
- Lieutenant-General Takashi SakaiTakashi Sakai-Notes:...
and Lieutenant-General Masaichi NiimiMasaichi Niimiwas an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during the World War II.-Biography:Niimi was born in what is now Asakita Ward, Hiroshima city. Hiroshima prefecture, as the second son to a farming and soy sauce producing family. He was a graduate of the 36th class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy...
– Head of Japanese Occupation Forces in Hong Kong 1941–1942 - General Isogai Rensuke – Imperial Japanese Administrator for Hong Kong (February 20, 1942 to December 24, 1944)
- General Hisaichi TanakaHisaichi Tanaka-External links:* - Notes :...
– Imperial Japanese Administrator for Hong Kong (1944)
Colonial period (continued)
- Colonial Secretary Franklin Charles GimsonFranklin Charles GimsonSir Franklin Charles Gimson, KCMG, KStJ, was a British colonial administrator, who served in Ceylon from 1914 to 1941, and later, the Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong and the Governor of Singapore....
1944 – acting - Rear Admiral Sir Cecil Halliday Jepson HarcourtCecil Halliday Jepson HarcourtAdmiral Sir Cecil Halliday Jepson Harcourt, GBE, KCB , was a British naval officer. From September 1945 to June 1946, Harcourt was the de facto governor of Hong Kong as commander-in-chief and head of the military administration...
– Head of British Military Government 1944–1946
- Sir Mark Aitchison YoungMark Aitchison YoungSir Mark Aitchison Young, GCMG was a British administrator who became the Governor of Hong Kong during the years immediately before and after the Japanese occupation of the territory.-Early life, service in war:...
(1946–1947, Restoration) - Sir Alexander GranthamAlexander GranthamSir Alexander William George Herder Grantham, GCMG was a British colonial administrator who governed Hong Kong and Fiji.-Early life, colonial administration career:...
(1947–1957) - Sir Robert Brown BlackRobert Brown BlackSir Robert Brown Black GCMG, OBE was a British colonial administrator. He would spend three decades overseas and return to Britain in the 1960s: he was Governor of Hong Kong from 23 January 1958 to 1 April 1964, having been Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1952 – 1955...
(1958–1964) - Sir David Clive Crosbie TrenchDavid Clive Crosbie TrenchSir David Clive Crosbie Trench, GCMG, MC, DL 2 June 1915 – 4 December 1988 was a British soldier and colonial governor.-Early life:Trench was educated at Tonbridge School, Tonbridge, Kent and graduated from Jesus College, Cambridge with the degree of Master of Arts .-War service:In 1938, Trench...
(1964–1971) - Lord MacLehose of Beoch (1971–1982)
- Sir Edward YoudeEdward YoudeSir Edward Youde GCMG, GCVO, MBE was a British administrator, diplomat and Sinologist. He served as Governor of Hong Kong between 20 May 1982 and 5 December 1986.-Early years:...
(1982–1986) - Lord Wilson of Tillyorn (1987–1992)
- Chris PattenChris PattenChristopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, CH, PC , is the last Governor of British Hong Kong, a former British Conservative politician, and the current chairman of the BBC Trust....
(1992–1993) - Sir John Joseph SwaineJohn Joseph SwaineSir John Joseph Swaine CBE, QC, JP was the President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong from 1993 to 1995. A barrister by training, Swaine was an appointed and unofficial member of the council...
(1993–1995)
- First non-Governor President of LegCo.
- Andrew WongAndrew WongAndrew Wong Wang Fat OBE, JP, was the last president of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong during British rule. He was the only person of Chinese ethnicity to have served in the position during British rule....
(1995–1997)
- Andrew Wong
After transfer of the sovereignty to People's Republic of China
- Rita FanRita FanRita Fan Hsu Lai-tai GBM GBS CBE JP was the President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong after the transfer of sovereignty from the United Kingdom in 1997. She was the first woman to hold that position....
– President of the Provisional Legislative CouncilProvisional Legislative CouncilThe Provisional Legislative Council or the PLC was the interim legislature of Hong Kong from 1997 to 1998. The legislature was founded in Guangzhou and sat in Shenzhen from 1996 until the handover in 1997 and moved to Hong Kong to serves as the temporary replacement of Legislative Council of Hong...
1997–1998 - Rita FanRita FanRita Fan Hsu Lai-tai GBM GBS CBE JP was the President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong after the transfer of sovereignty from the United Kingdom in 1997. She was the first woman to hold that position....
– President of LegCo 1998–2008 - Jasper TsangTsang Yok-singJasper Tsang Yok-sing, GBS JP was the founding Chairman of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong , the largest pro-Beijing political party in Hong Kong....
– President of LegCo 2008 –