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{{short description|Hong Kong politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Chan Yuen-han
| native_name = {{nobold|陳婉嫻}}
| native_name_lang = zh-hk
| honorific-suffix = [[Silver Bauhinia Star|SBS]], [[Justice of the Peace|JP]]
| image = Chan Yuen Han FTU 20070211 01.jpg
| imagesize = 180px
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| office = Member of the [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong|Legislative Council]]
| term_start = 10 October 2012
| term_end = 30 September 2016
| constituency = [[District Council (Second)]]
| term_start1 = 11 October 1995
| term_end1 = 23 June 1997
| predecessor1 = ''New constituency''
| successor1 = ''Constituency abolished''
| constituency1 = [[Kowloon North-east (1995 constituency)#Kowloon North-east|Kowloon North-east]]
| term_start2 = 2 July 1998
| term_end2 = 16 July 2008
| constituency2 = [[Kowloon East (1998 constituency)|Kowloon East]]
| term_start3 = 22 February 1997
| term_end3 = 8 April 1998<br>([[Provisional Legislative Council]])
| predecessor3 =
| successor3 =
| term_start4 = 11 October 1995
| term_end4 = 30 June 1997
| predecessor4 = ''New constituency''
| successor4 = ''Replaced by [[Provisional Legislative Council]]''
| constituency4 = [[Kowloon North-east (constituency)|Kowloon North-east]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1946|11|15}}
| birth_place = [[Bao'an District|Baoan]], China
| death_date =
| death_place =
| alma_mater = Hoi Luk Fung School, <br>San Kiu Middle School, <br>Chack Kwan Middle School, <br>[[Hong Kong Polytechnic University]], <br>Guangdong Science and Research University, <br>[[University of Warwick]]
| nationality = [[Right of abode issue, Hong Kong#Citizenship and residence in Hong Kong|Chinese]]
| spouse =
| religion =
| party = [[Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions]]
| otherparty = [[Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong]] {{small|(1992–2011)}}
| occupation = Labour Service
| profession =
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{{family name hatnote|Chan|lang=Chinese}}
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|t=陳婉嫻
|s=陈婉娴
|p=Chén Wǎnxían
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'''Chan Yuen-han''', [[Silver Bauhinia Star|SBS]], [[Justice of the Peace|JP]] ({{zh|t=陳婉嫻}}; born 16 November 1946 in [[Bao'an District|Baoan]], [[Shenzhen]], Guangdong, China) is a former member of [[Hong Kong Legislative Council]] and a noted Hong Kong female [[trade unionist]]. She is the [[vice-chairperson]] of the [[Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions]], and was one of the 52 founding members of [[the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong]].
In 1988, as FTU vice-chairwoman, she was the first FTU candidate to stand in local elections, winning a seat on [[Eastern District Council]].<ref>[http://www.scmp.com/article/502828/pro-beijing-camp-still-simmering-over-ce-candidate Pro-Beijing camp still simmering over CE candidate], ''South China Morning Post'', 2 June 2005</ref> She joined the [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong]] (Legco) in 1995 and was the first female trade unionist to serve as a Legco member.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.eoc.org.hk/eoc/otherproject/eng/color/youthcorner/programmes/careerchallenge2003/bio/yhchan.htm |title=EOC |access-date=19 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030402/http://www.eoc.org.hk/eoc/otherproject/eng/color/youthcorner/programmes/careerchallenge2003/bio/yhchan.htm |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.legco.gov.hk/general/english/members/yr04-08/cyh.htm Biodata] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080226020652/http://www.legco.gov.hk/general/english/members/yr04-08/cyh.htm |date=26 February 2008 }}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.ftulegco.org.hk/ Legislative Councillor of Hong Kong Federation of Trade Union]
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