Ip Kin-yuen

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Ip.

Ip Kin-yuen (Chinese: 葉建源, born 1962) is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for Education constituency and a chief executive for Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union.

Background

Ip graduated from University of Hong Kong with Bachelor of Arts in Education and Master of Education. During his study at the University of Hong Kong, he was the vice president of the Student Union in 1983 and drafted letters to UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and PRC Permier Zhao Ziyang stating the Student Union's stance for returning Hong Kong sovereignty back to China. He joined the political group Meeting Point which composed of professionals who, during the Sino-British negotiations, advocated democracy in Hong Kong under Chinese sovereign. He was also a founding member of the Democratic Party and the spokesman of the educational policies. In 2006, He began serving in the Election Committee for the Education constituency. In 2009, Ip started his career in Hong Kong Institute of Education but was fired by Fanny Law in the crisis of HKIEd-CUHK merger in 2007. Ip was elected in Legislative Council of Hong Kong in September 2012.

References

Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Preceded by Cheung Man-kwong	Member of Legislative Council Representative for Education 2012–present	Incumbent
Order of precedence
Preceded by Helena Wong Member of the Legislative Council	Hong Kong order of precedence Member of the Legislative Council	Succeeded by Elizabeth Quat Member of the Legislative Council