Lydia Dunn, Baroness Dunn

Lydia Selina Dunn, Baroness Dunn, DBE, JP (Chinese邓 莲 如/邓 莲 如, Pinyin Deng Lianru, Jyutping dang6 LIN4 jyu4; * February 29, 1940 in Hong Kong ) is a British politician, business manager and life peer.

Life and career

Dunn was born in 1940 in Hong Kong, the daughter of Yen Chuen Yih Dunn and Bessie Dunn. She attended St. Paul 's Convent School in Hong Kong and the College of the Holy Names and the University of California.

She joined the Swire Group in 1964 and was from 1978 to 2003 Director of John Swire & Sons ( Hong Kong) Ltd. and since 1981 director of Swire Pacific Ltd.. Since 1996 she has been Director of John Swire & Sons Ltd.. From 1985 to 1997 she was Director of Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd., 1997-2002 Advisor to the Board. In 1990, she became a Non-Executive Director and held that post until 2008. 1992 Dunn Deputy Chairman ( Deputy Chairman ) of the HSBC Group. It remained this until 2008. Dunn was also a non-executive Director of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited from 1981 to 1996. Between 1996 and 1998 she was Director of Christie's International plc. , From 1998 to 2000 then for Christie 's Fine Art Ltd.. From 1997 to 2002 she was Director of Marconi plc (formerly GEC plc ). The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation from 1992 to 1996 she was vice-chairman, after she had been there before 1981-1996 Director.

The Advisory Board of the Institute for Business London Cunfucius it belongs since 2006. Since 2009 she is a member of Christie's Greater China Advisory Board.

From 1983 to 1991 she was chairman of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council. In Hong Kong / Japan Business Co -operation Committee, she was a member from 1983 to 1988, then from 1988 to 1995 chairman. Dunn was 1993-1995 chairman of the Lord Wilson Heritage Trust. From 1991 to 1993 she was Director of Volvo AB, previously she was a member of the Advisory Board from 1985 to 1991 already. Dunn was also a member of the Hong Kong / U.S. Economic Cooperation Committee from 1984 to 1993 since 1993. She is president of the Hong Kong LEP Trust.

Political career in Hong Kong

In 1976 she became a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. There it remained until 1985. Dunn from 1982 to 1988 Member of the Executive Council. She was Senior Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and the Executive Council from 1985 to 1988 and from 1988 to 1995 in succession to Rogerio Hyndman Lobo and Chung Sze Yuen. As one of the most senior politicians Dunn had considerable influence in the government of Hong Kong before her retirement in 1992, after Chris Patten was governor.

Membership in the House of Lords

She was appointed on 24 August 1990 Life Peer as Baroness Dunn of Hong Kong Iceland in Hong Kong and of Knightsbridge in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. In the House of Lords as she sat cross Bencher. Your inauguration, she held on 13 November 1990. Recently, she was on 14 March 2007 with a vote. On 27 June 2007 she registered last to speak. She finished on 30 June 2010 for membership of the House of Lords, in order to evade taxation of their assets within the UK.

Honors

1976 Dunn was peace judge. In 1978 she was awarded the Order of the British Empire. In 1987 she was awarded the Prime Minister of Japan 's Trade Award. She received in 1988 the U.S. Secretary of Commerce 's Peace and Commerce Award. In 1983, she was Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE ), 1989 Dame Commander.

Dunn is the recipient of several honorary doctorates. In 1984 she received an honorary doctorate in law from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. With the same title, she was honored in 1991 "in recognition of their commitment to the company and the trade " of the University of Hong Kong, in the same year from the University of British Columbia and in 1994 by the University of Leeds. The University of Buckingham in 1995 honored her with an honorary doctorate degree as Doctor of Science. Dunn is an Honorary Fellow of the London Business School.

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Publications

• In the Kingdom of the Blind: Report on Protectionism and the Asian - Pacific Region, Trade Policy Research Centre, 1983, ISBN 978-0-900842-70-2