List of Presidents
Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China on 1 July 1997. Under the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ("the Basic Law"), which came into effect on the same day, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ("HKSAR") is vested with legislative power and the Legislative Council is the legislature of the HKSAR.
The President of the Legislative Council ("the President"), who is elected by and from among Legislative Council Members in accordance with Article 71 of the Basic Law, plays the presiding role, administrative role and ceremonial role, and ensures the smooth conduct of the Legislative Council meetings.
From 1843 to 1993, the Governor of Hong Kong was also the President of the Legislative Council. Since 19 February 1993, the President of the Legislative Council has been elected by and from among Members of the Legislative Council.
Legislative Council
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The Honourable Mrs Rita FAN HSU Lai-tai, GBM, GBS, JP
02.07.1998
* President of the Provisional Legislative Council (1997-1998)
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The Honourable Jasper TSANG Yok-sing, GBM, GBS, JP
08.10.2008
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The Honourable Andrew LEUNG Kwan-yuen, GBM, GBS, JP
12.10.2016
Former Legislative Council
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The Right Honourable Sir Henry POTTINGER, Bt, PC, GCB
26.06.1843
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Sir John Francis DAVIS, Bt, KCB
08.05.1844
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Sir Samuel George BONHAM, Bt, KCB
21.03.1848
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Sir John BOWRING
13.04.1854
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The Right Honourable the Lord ROSMEAD, PC, GCMG
09.09.1859
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Sir Richard Graves MacDONNELL, KCMG, CB
11.03.1866
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Sir Arthur Edward KENNEDY, GCMG, CB
16.04.1872
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Sir John Pope HENNESSY, KCMG
22.04.1877
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The Right Honourable Sir George Ferguson BOWEN, PC, GCMG
30.03.1883
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Sir George William DES VOEUX, GCMG
06.10.1887
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Sir William ROBINSON, GCMG
10.12.1891
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Sir Henry Arthur BLAKE, GCMG
25.11.1898
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The Right Honourable Sir Matthew NATHAN, PC, GCMG
29.07.1904
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The Right Honourable the Lord LUGARD, PC, GCMG, CB, DSO
29.07.1907
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Sir Francis Henry MAY, GCMG
24.07.1912
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Sir Reginald Edward STUBBS, GCMG
30.09.1919
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Sir Cecil CLEMENTI, GCMG
01.11.1925
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Sir William PEEL, KCMG, KBE
09.05.1930
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Sir Andrew CALDECOTT, GCMG, CBE
12.12.1935
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Sir Geoffry Alexander Stafford NORTHCOTE, KCMG
28.10.1937
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Sir Mark Aitchison YOUNG, GCMG
10.09.1941
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Sir Alexander William George Herder GRANTHAM, GCMG
25.07.1947
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Sir Robert Brown BLACK, GCMG, OBE
23.01.1958
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Sir David Clive Crosbie TRENCH, GCMG, MC
14.04.1964
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Lord MacLEHOSE of Beoch, KT, GBE, KCMG, KCVO
19.11.1971
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Sir Edward YOUDE, GCMG, GCVO, MBE
20.05.1982
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Lord WILSON of Tillyorn, GCMG
09.04.1987
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The Right Honourable Christopher Francis PATTEN
09.07.1992
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Sir Joseph SWAINE, CBE, LLD, QC, JP
19.02.1993
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The Honourable Andrew WONG Wang-fat, OBE, JP
11.10.1995