John Joseph Swaine

John Joseph Swaine

Sir John Joseph Swaine CBE, QC, JP (born 1932) was the President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong from 1993 to 1995. A barrister by training, Swaine was an appointed and unofficial member of the council. Before 1993, the President was the Governor of Hong Kong.

He was the Deputy President of the Council between 1991 and 1993, when the Governor refrained from presiding over the Council meetings. The post was abolished with the election of the President of the Council from amongst the councillors (thus replacing the Governor).

After his work at the Legco, Swaine return to the private practice of law.

The Swaine family (John Joseph, his son John Joseph Edward, and Jason Mark) owns Intergood Limited. John Joseph Edward Swaine is also a barrister and CEO of the Media Bank. His son John L. Swaine is a law student in England.

References

* [http://www.burkes-peerage.net/familyhomepage.aspx?FID=0&FN=SWAINEJOHN Burkes Peerage entry]
* [http://www.dactyl.org/news/info.html John E. Swaine]


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