Leung Kwok-hung
Leung Kwok-hung | |
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梁國雄 | |
Leung in 2012 | |
| Member of the Legislative Council | |
| In office 17 May 2010 – 14 July 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Constituency | New Territories East |
| In office 1 October 2004 – 29 January 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Wong |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Constituency | New Territories East |
| Chairman of the League of Social Democrats | |
| In office 12 February 2012 – 21 February 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew To |
| Succeeded by | Avery Ng |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 March 1956 Shau Kei Wan, Hong Kong |
| Nationality | Chinese (Hong Kong) |
| Political party | April Fifth Action (since 1991) League of Social Democrats (since 2006) |
| Other political affiliations | Revolutionary Marxist League (1975–1991) |
| Spouse |
Chan Po-ying (m. 2021) |
| Residence(s) | Kai Yip Estate, Kowloon Bay |
| Education | Clementi Secondary School |
| Occupation | Politician |
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| Traditional Chinese | 梁國雄 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 梁国雄 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 長毛 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 长毛 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | long hair | ||||||||||||||||||
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Leung Kwok-hung (Chinese: 梁國雄; born 27 March 1956), also known by his nickname "Long Hair" (長毛), is a Hong Kong politician and social activist. He was a member of the Legislative Council, representing the New Territories East. A Trotskyist in his youth, he was a founding member of the Revolutionary Marxist League. He became a political icon with his long hair and Che Guevara T-shirt in the protests before he was elected to the Legislative Council in 2004. In 2006, he co-founded a social democratic party, the League of Social Democrats (LSD) of which he was the chairman from 2012 to 2016.
In 2017, he announced his candidacy for the 2017 Chief Executive election, through unofficial public petition, but withdrew after failing to receive enough signatures. On 14 July 2017, Leung was disqualified by the court over his manner on oath of office at the inaugural meeting of the Legislative Council on 12 October 2016 as a result of the oath-taking controversy.