Lee Cheuk-yan

Lee Cheuk-yan
李卓人
Lee in 2018
Chairman of the Labour Party
In office 18 December 2011 – 13 December 2015
Succeeded by	Suzanne Wu
Chairman of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China
In office 2 January 2011 – 15 December 2014
Deputy	Richard Tsoi Mak Hoi-wah
Preceded by	Szeto Wah
Succeeded by	Albert Ho
In office 8 December 2019 – 25 September 2021
Deputy	Chow Hang-tung
Preceded by	Albert Ho
Succeeded by	Organization dissolved
General Secretary of the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions
In office 1990 – 3 October 2021
Member of the Legislative Council
In office 1 July 1998 – 30 September 2016
Preceded by	New parliament
Succeeded by	Cheng Chung-tai
Constituency	New Territories West
In office 11 October 1995 – 30 June 1997
Preceded by	New constituency
Succeeded by	Replaced by Provisional Legislative Council
Constituency	Manufacturing
In office 10 February 1995 – 31 July 1995
Preceded by	Lau Chin-shek
Succeeded by	Lau Chin-shek
Constituency	Kowloon Central
Personal details
Born	(1957-02-12) 12 February 1957 (age 67) Shanghai, China
Political party	Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions Labour Party
Other political affiliations	Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China
Spouse	Elizabeth Tang
Alma mater	University of Hong Kong
Occupation	Legislative Councillor Trade unionist

Lee Cheuk-yan (Chinese: 李卓人; born 12^{[citation needed]} February 1957 in Shanghai^[1]) is a Hong Kong politician and social activist.^[2] He was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong from 1995 to 2016, when he lost his seat. He represented the Kowloon West and the Manufacturing constituencies briefly in 1995 and had been representing the New Territories West constituency from 1998 to 2016. He is a former trade union leader, former General Secretary of the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions, as well as former chairman of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China. He has been jailed since April 2021 for his role in the Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protests, having been sentenced for organizing two unauthorized assemblies; for an alleged offence of subversion of the state, no trial date has been set as of February 2024^[update].^[1]