Andrew Wan

The Honourable
Andrew Wan Siu-kin
尹兆堅
Member of the Legislative Council
Assumed office
1 October 2016
Preceded by Leung Yiu-chung
Constituency New Territories West
Vice-Chairman of the Democratic Party
Assumed office
14 December 2014
Chairperson Emily Lau
Preceded by Richard Tsoi
Member of the Kwai Tsing District Council
In office
1 January 2004  31 December 2015
Preceded by Li Chi-fai
Succeeded by Li Sai-lung
Constituency Shek Yam
Personal details
Born (1969-06-07) 7 June 1969
Hong Kong
Political party Neighbourhood and Worker's Service Centre (2002–08)
Democratic Party (2009–present)
Alma mater City University of Hong Kong (BSocSc)
University of Essex (BSocSc, M.A.)
Occupation Social worker
District councillor

Andrew Wan Siu-kin (Chinese: 尹兆堅; born 7 June 1969) is the Vice-Chairman of the Democratic Party and a former member of the Kwai Tsing District Council for Shek Yam constituency. He was elected in the 2016 Hong Kong Legislative Council election through New Territories West.

Career

Born in 1969, Wan graduated from the City University of Hong Kong with the Bachelor of Social Science (BSocSc) in Social Work and studied at the University of Essex from 2006 and graduated with Bachelor and Master of Arts in Sociology.

In 2002, he joined the pro-democracy Neighbourhood and Worker's Service Centre (NWSC) as the assistant of legislator Leung Yiu-chung and ran in the 2003 District Council elections, defeating the pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB) in Shek Yam and was re-elected in 2007. He partnered with Leung Yiu-chung in the 2004 Legislative Council election in the second place and helped Leung to win a seat the LegCo although he was not elected himself.

Wan quit the NWSC in 2008 and joined the Democratic Party in 2009. In the 2014 party leadership election, he was elected as Vice-Chairman of the Democratic Party.[1]

In Hong Kong district council elections, 2015, he lost his seat in the Kwai Tsing District Council to newcoming Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong Li Sai-lung in Shek Yam with a margin of 54 votes. He was elected in the 2016 Hong Kong Legislative Council election through New Territories West.

References

  1. "劉慧卿成功連任民主黨主席". Apple Daily. 14 December 2014.
Political offices
Preceded by
Li Chi-fai
Member of Kwai Tsing District Council
Representative for Shek Yam
2004–2015
Succeeded by
Li Sai-lung
Party political offices
Preceded by
Richard Tsoi
Vice Chairperson of Democratic Party
2014–present
Served alongside: Lo Kin-hei
Incumbent
Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Preceded by
Leung Yiu-chung
Member of Legislative Council
Representative for New Territories West
2016–present
Incumbent
Order of precedence
Preceded by
Alvin Yeung
Member of the Legislative Council
Hong Kong order of precedence
Member of the Legislative Council
Succeeded by
Eddie Chu
Member of the Legislative Council
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