James To

James To Kun-sun (/toʊ/; Chinese: 涂謹申; born 11 March 1963) is a Hong Kong lawyer and Democratic Party politician. From 1991 to 2020, To was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, representing the District Council (Second) constituency. In his final four years, To was the most senior member in the Legislative Council, and was also the convenor of the pro-democracy caucus from 2016 to 2017. He was also a former member of the Yau Tsim Mong District Council representing Olympic.

In this Hong Kong name, the surname is To. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is James To and the Chinese-style name is To Kun-sun.
James To Kun-sun
涂謹申
James To in 2019
Member of the Legislative Council
In office
1 October 2012 – 1 December 2020
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
ConstituencyDistrict Council (Second)
In office
1 July 1998 – 30 September 2012
Preceded byNew parliament
Succeeded byHelena Wong
ConstituencyKowloon West
In office
11 October 1995 – 30 June 1997
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byReplaced by Provisional Legislative Council
ConstituencyKowloon South-west
In office
9 October 1991 – 31 July 1995
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
ConstituencyKowloon West
Member of the Yau Tsim Mong District Council
In office
1 January 2012 – 29 September 2021
Preceded byNew constituency
ConstituencyOlympic
In office
1 January 2000 – 31 December 2007
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byChung Kong-mo
ConstituencyCharming
Member of the Sham Shui Po District Board
In office
1991–1994
Serving with Eric Wong Chung-ki
Preceded byYau Lai-ngor
Wong Ping-hon
Succeeded byAaron Lam Ka-fai
ConstituencyCheung Sha Wan
Personal details
Born (1963-03-11) 11 March 1963
Hong Kong
Political partyDemocratic Party (1994–present)
Other political
affiliations		United Democrats (1991–94)
Spouses
Cherry Yuen
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(m. 1993; div. 2008)​
    Sue So
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    (m. 2009)​
    EducationWah Yan College
    Alma materUniversity of Hong Kong (LLB, PCLL)
    OccupationLegislative Councillor
    ProfessionSolicitor
    James To
    Traditional Chinese涂謹申
    Simplified Chinese涂谨申

    In November 2020, To, along with the rest of the pro-democracy caucus resigned in protest of the disqualification of four of their members.

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