Martin Lee

Politician

1938 –

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Who is Martin Lee?

Martin Lee, QC, SC, JP, is a Hong Kong political activist, lawyer and former legislator. He was the founding chairman of the Democratic Party in Hong Kong. He was a directly-elected Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for the Hong Kong Island geographical constituency. Professionally he is a barrister-at-law, the first on the order of precedence of Senior Counsels in Hong Kong.

Lee has been a prominent figure of the Hong Kong democracy movement on the international stage, especially in the United States. He is a controversial figure in Hong Kong. To human rights activists he has been labelled the "Father of Democracy" in Hong Kong. To Beijing officials, he has been labelled a "running dog of the colonialists".

After being a member of the Legislative Council for 23 years, Lee announced on 27 March 2008 that he would not seek re-election when his term ended in September of that year.

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Born
Jun 8, 1938
British Hong Kong
Religion
  • Catholicism
Nationality
  • China
Profession
Education
  • University of Hong Kong
Lived in
  • Huizhou
  • Hong Kong

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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