Chan Yuen-han

Chan Yuen-han, SBS, JP (Chinese: 陳婉嫻; born 16 November 1946 in 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.

Chan Yuen-han SBS, JP
陳婉嫻
Member of the Legislative Council
In office 10 October 2012 – 30 September 2016
Constituency	District Council (Second)
In office 11 October 1995 – 23 June 1997
Preceded by	New constituency
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Constituency	Kowloon North-east
In office 2 July 1998 – 16 July 2008
Constituency	Kowloon East
In office 22 February 1997 – 8 April 1998 (Provisional Legislative Council)
In office 11 October 1995 – 30 June 1997
Preceded by	New constituency
Succeeded by	Replaced by Provisional Legislative Council
Constituency	Kowloon North-east
Personal details
Born	(1946-11-15) 15 November 1946 (age 78) Baoan, China
Political party	Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions
Other political affiliations	Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (1992–2011)
Alma mater	Hoi Luk Fung School, San Kiu Middle School, Chack Kwan Middle School, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Guangdong Science and Research University, University of Warwick
Occupation	Labour Service

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chan.

Chan Yuen-han
Traditional Chinese	陳婉嫻
Simplified Chinese	陈婉娴
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chén Wǎnxían Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Can4 Jyun2haan4

In 1988, as FTU vice-chairwoman, she was the first FTU candidate to stand in local elections, winning a seat on Eastern District Council.^[1] She joined the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (Legco) in 1995 and was the first female trade unionist to serve as a Legco member.^[2][3]