Leung Chun-ying | |||||||||||||||||||||
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梁振英 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() Leung Chun-ying in March 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3rd Chief Executive of Hong Kong | |||||||||||||||||||||
In office 1 July 2012 – 30 June 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||
President | Hu Jintao Xi Jinping | ||||||||||||||||||||
Premier | Wen Jiabao Li Keqiang | ||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Donald Tsang | ||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Carrie Lam | ||||||||||||||||||||
Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference | |||||||||||||||||||||
Assumed office 13 March 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Chairman | Yu Zhengsheng Wang Yang Wang Huning | ||||||||||||||||||||
Convenor of the Non-Official Members of the Executive Council | |||||||||||||||||||||
In office 1 July 1999 – 3 October 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Appointed by | Tung Chee-hwa Donald Tsang | ||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Chung Sze-yuen | ||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Ronald Arculli | ||||||||||||||||||||
Member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference | |||||||||||||||||||||
Assumed office 28 February 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||
In office 16 March 2003 – 21 June 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Member of the Legislative Council | |||||||||||||||||||||
In office 21 December 1996 – 30 June 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Personal details | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Queen Mary Hospital, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong | 12 August 1954||||||||||||||||||||
Political party | Progressive Hong Kong Society (1980s) New Hong Kong Alliance (1990s) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | |||||||||||||||||||||
Children | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Residence(s) | 4 Peel Rise, The Peak | ||||||||||||||||||||
Education | King's College | ||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Hong Kong Polytechnic (HD) Bristol Polytechnic (BS) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Politician, Chartered Surveyor | ||||||||||||||||||||
Origin | Weihaiwei, Shandong | ||||||||||||||||||||
Signature | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | CY, 689 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 梁振英 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Leung Chun-ying GBM GBS JP KCM (Chinese: 梁振英; born 12 August 1954), also known as CY Leung, is a Chinese politician from Hong Kong and a chartered surveyor, who has served as vice-chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference since March 2017. He was previously the third Chief Executive of Hong Kong between 2012 and 2017.[2][3]
A surveyor by profession, Leung entered politics when he joined the Hong Kong Basic Law Consultative Committee (HKBLCC) in 1985 and became its secretary-general in 1988. In 1999, he was appointed the convenor of the Executive Council of Hong Kong, a position he held until 2011, when he resigned to run in the 2012 Chief Executive election. Initially regarded as the underdog, Leung ran a successful campaign against front-runner Henry Tang, receiving 689 votes from the Election Committee and with the support of the Liaison Office.
At the beginning of his administration, Leung faced the anti-Moral and National Education protests and the Hong Kong Television Network protests. In 2014, Leung's government faced widespread civil disobedience targeting the government's constitutional reform proposals; the movement gained global attention as the "Umbrella Revolution". After the 2014 protests, Leung's government had to deal with the 2016 Mong Kok civil unrest. During his election campaign and governance, Leung also faced allegations related to his receipt of HK$50 million payment by UGL (see Leung Chun-ying–UGL agreement), which prompted initial investigations by Parliament in Australia. Leung's tenure coincided with the rise of social instability, localism in Hong Kong, and an independence movement for Hong Kong's separation from Chinese sovereignty. In December 2016, Leung announced he would not seek a second term, becoming the first Chief Executive not to do so.
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