Tam Yiu-chung

The Honourable Tam Yiu-chung GBM, JP
譚耀宗
Tam Yiu-chung in the Legislative Council Complex in 2015
Member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
In office 18 March 2018 – 11 March 2023
Preceded by	Rita Fan
Succeeded by	Starry Lee
Chairman of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong
In office 28 August 2007 – 17 April 2015
Preceded by	Ma Lik
Succeeded by	Starry Lee
Non-official Member of the Executive Council
In office 1997–2002
Appointed by	Tung Chee-hwa
Preceded by	New council
Member of the Legislative Council
In office 30 October 1985 – 31 July 1995
Preceded by	New constituency
Succeeded by	Cheng Yiu-tong
Constituency	Labour
In office 21 December 1996 – 30 June 1998 (Provisional Legislative Council)
Preceded by	New parliament
Succeeded by	Parliament abolished
In office 2 July 1998 – 30 September 2016
Preceded by	New parliament
Succeeded by	Eddie Chu
Constituency	New Territories West
Personal details
Born	(1949-12-15) 15 December 1949 (age 74) British Hong Kong
Nationality	Chinese
Political party	Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB)
Other political affiliations	Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (FTU)
Spouse	Lai Xiang-ming
Residence	Hong Kong
Alma mater	Australian National University London Metropolitan University
Occupation	Legislative Councillor Trade unionists Politician
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Tam Yiu-chung, GBM, JP (Chinese: 譚耀宗; born 15 December 1949) is a pro-Beijing politician in Hong Kong. He is a former member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPCSC), former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo) and former chairman of the pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB).

A member of the traditional left-wing Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (FTU), Tam was a member of the Hong Kong Basic Law Drafting Committee (BLDC) and among the first elected members of the Legislative Council through the Labour functional constituency in 1985. He was the founding vice-chairman of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong formed in 1992 and its party chairman from 2007 to 2015.

He was elected to the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in New Territories West from 1998 until his retirement in 2016. A member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Tam was elected to the National People's Congress in 2017 and succeeded Rita Fan to become the Hong Kong representative in the NPCSC. On 15 January 2021, the United States Department of the Treasury placed sanctions on six officials, including Tam, responsible for the mass arrests of pro-democratic activists on 6 January.^[1]