Rita Fan

The Honourable
Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai
GBM, GBS, CBE, JP
范徐麗泰
Deputy of Hong Kong to the NPC
In office
9th National People's Congress
10th National People's Congress
11th National People's Congress
Assumed office
8 December 1997
President of the Legislative Council
In office
25 January 1997 – 30 September 2008
Chief Executive Tung Chee Hwa
Sir Donald Tsang
Preceded by Andrew Wong
Succeeded by Jasper Tsang
Member of the Legislative Council
In office
26 September 1983 – 7 October 1992
Appointed by Sir Edward Youde
Constituency Appointed
In office
24 May 1998 – 12 September 2004
Constituency Election Committee
In office
12 September 2004 – 7 September 2008
Succeeded by Cyd Ho
Constituency Hong Kong Island
Unofficial Member of the Executive Council
In office
1988–1992
Appointed by Sir David Wilson
Rita Fan
Born (1945-09-20) 20 September 1945
Shanghai, Republic of China
Residence Hong Kong
Nationality Chinese
Alma mater St. Stephen's Girls' College
University of Hong Kong (B.Sc/M.Sc)
Political party Liberal Party (Until 1998)
Independent (Since 1998)
Spouse(s) Stephen S.T. Fan (m. 1974–2004; his death); 2 children
Relatives Hsu Ta Tung (father)
Website Official website
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Fan.
Rita Fan
Traditional Chinese 范徐麗泰
Simplified Chinese 范徐丽泰

Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai, GBM, GBS, CBE, JP (born 20 September 1945 in Shanghai, China) was the President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo) after the transfer of sovereignty from the United Kingdom in 1997. She was the first woman to hold that position. She is a member of the Hong Kong delegation to the 11th National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China.

Background

Rita Fan studied at St. Stephen's Girls' College from 1952 to 1964 and then at the University of Hong Kong, receiving a BSc in Chemistry and Physics in 1967 and a MSSc in Psychology in 1973.

Political career

Prior to the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), Fan was the Hong Kong Deputy to the Ninth National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China (1998–2003), Member of the Preparatory Committee for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (1995–1997) and Member of the Preliminary Working Committee for the Preparatory Committee for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (1993–1995). Under British rule, she was a Member of the Executive Council (1989–1992) and a Member of the Legislative Council (1983–1992).

Public service

Fan served as Chairman of the Education Commission (1990–1992) and Chairman of the Board of Education (1986–1989).

Personal life

She was born in Shanghai to a business magnate, Hsu Ta Tung, and later married Stephen Fan Sheung-tak until his death from liver cancer in 2004. The couple had a son and a daughter. Their daughter suffered from renal failure in 1995, and Fan donated a kidney to save her daughter's life. Fan was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2001 and underwent a mastectomy. She is Honorary President of the Hong Kong Breast Cancer Foundation.

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    Legislative Council of Hong Kong
    Preceded by
    Andrew Wong
    as President of the Legislative Council    		 President of the Provisional Legislative Council
    1997–1998     		Succeeded by
    Herself
    as President of the Legislative Council
    Preceded by
    Herself
    as President of the Provisional Legislative Council    		 President of the Legislative Council
    1998–2008     		Succeeded by
    Jasper Tsang
    New parliament Member of Legislative Council
    Representative for Election Committee
    1998–2004
    With: Chan Kam-lam, Ma Fung-kwok, Choy So-yuk, Ho Sai-chu (1998–2000)
    Ng Ching-fai (1998–2001)
    Ng Leung-sing, Ambrose Lau, Yeung Yiu-chung, David Chu (1998–2004)
    Ma Fung-kwok (2001–2004)    		 Constituency eliminated
    New seat Member of Legislative Council
    Representative for Hong Kong Island
    2004–2008
    With: Ma Lik (2004–2007)
    Martin Lee, Yeung Sum, Choy So-yuk, Audrey Eu (2004–2008)
    Anson Chan (2007–2008)    		 Succeeded by
    Cyd Ho
    National People's Congress
    Preceded by
    Tsang Hin-chi    		 Member of Standing Committee
    Representative for Hong Kong
    2008–present     		Incumbent
    Order of precedence
    Preceded by
    Charles Lee
    Recipient of the Grand Bauhinia Medal    		 Hong Kong order of precedence
    Recipient of the Grand Bauhinia Medal         		Succeeded by
    Rafael Hui
    Recipient of the Grand Bauhinia Medal
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