Anthony Cheung
| The Honourable Anthony Cheung Bing-leung GBS, BBS, JP | |
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| 張炳良 | |
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Anthony Cheung (2010) | |
| Secretary for Transport and Housing | |
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Assumed office 1 July 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Eva Cheng |
| 5th President of the Hong Kong Institute of Education | |
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Assumed office January 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Lee Wing-on |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 November 1952 |
| Political party |
Meeting Point (until 1994) Democratic Party (1994–2004) Independent (2004–present) |
| Alma mater |
BSocSc (HKU) MSc (Aston University) PhD in Government (LSE) |
Anthony Cheung Bing-leung, GBS, BBS, JP (Chinese: 張炳良; born 17 November 1952) is the current Secretary for Transport and Housing.
He was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and a vice-chairman of the Democratic Party of Hong Kong. He was also the 5th President of the Hong Kong Institute of Education. He is at present an official member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong. He is the only member with a pro-democracy camp background in the council.[1]
Cheung founded SynergyNet, a policy think tank, and provides public comment on policy issues. In 2011, he called for a separate regulatory code for the emerging class of political assistants and policy advisers, who are between civil servants and executive officials.[2]
Education
Cheung is a graduate of Wah Yan College, Hong Kong, a prestigious all male Roman Catholic Jesuit school in Hong Kong. He has a PhD in Government from the London School of Economics, an MSc in Public Sector Management from Aston University and a BSocSc in Sociology and Economics from the University of Hong Kong (1974).
References
- ↑ Professor the Honourable Anthony CHEUNG Bing-leung, BBS, JP
- ↑ The third force, SCMP. 2 November 2011
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Eva Cheng |
Secretary for Transport and Housing 2012–present |
Incumbent |
| Legislative Council of Hong Kong | ||
| New constituency | Member of Legislative Council Representative for Election Committee 1995–1997 Served alongside: Lo Suk-ching, Choy Kan-pui, Ambrose Lau, Ip Kwok-him, David Chu, Chan Kam-lam, Law Cheung-kwok, John Tse, Yum Sin-ling |
Replaced by Provisional Legislative Council |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Yeung Sum |
Chairman of Meeting Point 1989–1994 |
Merged into Democratic Party |
| New political party | Vice Chairperson of Democratic Party 1994–1998 Served alongside: Yeung Sum |
Succeeded by Lau Chin-shek |
| Order of precedence | ||
| Preceded by Laura Cha Non-official member of the Executive Council |
Hong Kong order of precedence Secretary for Transport and Housing |
Succeeded by Matthew Cheung Secretary for Labour and Welfare |
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