Andrew Wan

Andrew Wan Siu-kin
The Honourable; Andrew Wan Siu-kin
	尹兆堅
Member of the Legislative Council
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 October 2016
Preceded by	Leung Yiu-chung
Constituency	New Territories West
Vice-Chairman of the Democratic Party
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2 December 2018
Chairperson	Wu Chi-wai
Preceded by	Li Wing-shing
	In office; 14 December 2014 – 4 December 2016
Chairperson	Emily Lau
Preceded by	Richard Tsoi
Succeeded by	Li Wing-shing
Member of the Kwai Tsing District Council
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 January 2020
Preceded by	Li Sai-lung
Constituency	Shek Yam
	In office; 1 January 2004 – 31 December 2015
Preceded by	Li Chi-fai
Succeeded by	Li Sai-lung
Constituency	Shek Yam
Personal details
Born	7 June 1969; Hong Kong
Political party	Neighbourhood and Worker's Service Centre (2002–08); Democratic Party (2009–present)
Alma mater	City University of Hong Kong (BSocSc); University of Essex (BSocSc, M.A.)
Occupation	Social worker; District councillor

Andrew Wan Siu-kin (Chinese: 尹兆堅; born 7 June 1969) is the former vice-chairman of the Democratic Party and is a member of the Kwai Tsing District Council for Shek Yam constituency. He was elected in the 2016 Hong Kong Legislative Council election through New Territories West.

Career

Born in 1969, Wan graduated from the City University of Hong Kong with the Bachelor of Social Science (BSocSc) in Social Work and studied at the University of Essex from 2006 and graduated with Bachelor and Master of Arts in Sociology.

In 2002, he joined the pro-democracy Neighbourhood and Worker's Service Centre (NWSC) as the assistant of legislator Leung Yiu-chung and ran in the 2003 District Council elections, defeating the pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB) in Shek Yam and was re-elected in 2007. He partnered with Leung Yiu-chung in the 2004 Legislative Council election in the second place and helped Leung to win a seat the LegCo although he was not elected himself.

Wan quit the NWSC in 2008 and joined the Democratic Party in 2009. In the 2014 party leadership election, he was elected as Vice-Chairman of the Democratic Party.[1]

In 2015 Hong Kong district council elections, he lost his seat in the Kwai Tsing District Council to newcoming Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong Li Sai-lung in Shek Yam with a margin of 54 votes. He was elected in the 2016 Hong Kong Legislative Council election through New Territories West.

Political offices
Preceded by Li Chi-fai	Member of Kwai Tsing District Council Representative for Shek Yam 2004–2015	Succeeded by Li Sai-lung
Preceded by Li Sai-lung	Member of Kwai Tsing District Council Representative for Shek Yam 2020–present	Incumbent
Party political offices
Preceded by Richard Tsoi	Vice Chairperson of Democratic Party 2014–2016 Served alongside: Lo Kin-hei	Succeeded by Li Wing-shing
Preceded by Li Wing-shing	Vice Chairperson of Democratic Party 2018–present Served alongside: Lo Kin-hei	Incumbent
Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Preceded by Leung Yiu-chung	Member of Legislative Council Representative for New Territories West 2016–present	Incumbent
Order of precedence
Preceded by Alvin Yeung Member of the Legislative Council	Hong Kong order of precedence Member of the Legislative Council	Succeeded by Eddie Chu Member of the Legislative Council

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