Kenneth Chan Ka-lok (Chinese: 陳家洛) (born 12 June 1968) was an elected member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council from 2012 until 2016. representing the Hong Kong Island geographical constituency. He was the chairman of the Hong Kong Civic Party. He is an Associate Professor in political science at Hong Kong Baptist University. His research interests include the political economy of the European Union and comparative politics of post-communist Central Europe.[1][2]
Dr. Kenneth Chan Ka-lok | |
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陳家洛 | |
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| Member of the Legislative Council | |
| In office 1 October 2012 – 30 September 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Tanya Chan |
| Succeeded by | Tanya Chan |
| Constituency | Hong Kong Island |
| Chairman of the Civic Party | |
| In office 8 January 2011 – June 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Kuan Hsin-chi |
| Succeeded by | Audrey Eu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 June 1968 (age 56) |
| Citizenship | Hong Kong |
| Political party | Civic Party |
| Spouse | Gabi (m. 1995) |
| Alma mater | CUHK (B. Soc. Sc.) Oxford (M. Phil., D. Phil.) |
| Occupation | Associate professor |
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| Traditional Chinese | 陳家洛 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 陈家洛 | ||||||||||||
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Chan married his wife Gabi in 1995. Gabi is Polish. They have four daughters and one son.
Chan also is a Roman Catholic.
Academic record
edit- Bachelor of Social Science (Government and Public Administration) with Honours at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1990
- Master of Philosophy in Politics at St Peter's College, Oxford, 1992
- Doctor of Philosophy in Politics at Nuffield College, Oxford, 1998
References
edit- ^ Civic Party elects new leader, chairman Archived 1 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine, RTHK, 8 January 2011
- ^ Webb-site.com – Chan, Kenneth Ka Lok