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In 2012, he lost the Hong Kong Chief Executive Election to Leung Chun-ying.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"6 September 1952","date":"1952-09-06"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19220#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"British Hong Kong","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1054923"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19220#P19"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"British Hong Kong","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1054923","end":"1997-06-30"},{"text":"People's Republic of China","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q148","start":"1997-07-01"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19220#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"justice of the peace","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q329455"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19220#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Liberal Party (1993–2002)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23060","start":"1993","end":"2002"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19220#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"University of Michigan","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q230492"},{"text":"Pui Ching Middle School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7259005"},{"text":"Culford School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5080245"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19220#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Chief Secretary for Administration (1 July 2007 – 28 September 2011)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3135366","start":"2007-07-01","end":"2011-09-28"},{"text":"Chief Executive of Hong Kong (25 May 2005 – 21 June 2005)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2741486","start":"2005-05-25","end":"2005-06-21"},{"text":"Financial Secretary (5 August 2003 – 30 June 2007)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q637960","start":"2003-08-05","end":"2007-06-30"},{"text":"Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology (1 July 2002 – 3 August 2003)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4122297","start":"2002-07-01","end":"2003-08-03"},{"text":"member of the Provisional Legislative Council (25 January 1997 – 30 June 1998)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13416334","start":"1997-01-25","end":"1998-06-30"},{"text":"member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (25 January 1997 – 30 June 1998)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27908372","start":"1997-01-25","end":"1998-06-30"},{"text":"member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q51078983"},{"text":"standing member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q51140252"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19220#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Grand Bauhinia Medal","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q114985"},{"text":"Gold Bauhinia Star","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4558666"},{"text":"honorary doctor of the Jiangnan University","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q63101544","date":"2014"},{"text":"honorary doctor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q63101620"},{"text":"honorary doctor of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q100787516"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19220#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Tang","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19220"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Henry Tang born?","a":"Henry Tang was born on 6 September 1952 in British Hong Kong."},{"q":"What positions has Henry Tang held?","a":"Positions held by Henry Tang include: Chief Secretary for Administration (2007–2011); Chief Executive of Hong Kong (2005–2005); Financial Secretary (2003–2007); Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology (2002–2003); member of the Provisional Legislative Council (1997–1998)."},{"q":"Where did Henry Tang study?","a":"Henry Tang was educated at University of Michigan, Pui Ching Middle School, Culford School."}],"related":[{"name":"Thomas Southorn","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/thomas-southorn"},{"name":"Donald Tsang","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/donald-tsang"},{"name":"Carrie Lam","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/carrie-lam"},{"name":"John Lee Ka-chiu","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/john-lee-ka-chiu"},{"name":"Tung Chee-hwa","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/tung-chee-hwa"},{"name":"Zong Qinghou","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/zong-qinghou"},{"name":"Sam Hou Fai","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/sam-hou-fai"},{"name":"Peter Woo","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/peter-woo"},{"name":"Chen Zhenggao","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/chen-zhenggao"},{"name":"Wu Guanzheng","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/wu-guanzheng"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/henry-tang-24c03fe8f1.jpg","width":500,"height":336,"license":"Public domain","credit":"Iris Tong","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Henry_Tang_2012.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Henry Tang","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Tang","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q19220","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19220","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Henry Tang 2012.jpg by Iris Tong (Public domain)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Henry_Tang_2012.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Henry Tang, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Henry Tang 2012.jpg — Iris Tong, Public domain.","cite":"\"Henry Tang\". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/henry-tang. Retrieved 5 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-01T07:02:55Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/henry-tang","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/henry-tang","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/henry-tang?lang=ne"}}