List of Chinese Australians

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This is a list of notable Chinese Australians.

Academia[]

Politics[]

Federal Parliament[]

State and Territory Parliaments[]

  • Helen Sham-Ho OAM: Liberal Member of the Legislative Council of New South Wales (State Parliament) 1988-2003
  • Peter Wong AM: Member of the Legislative Council of New South Wales (State Parliament), 1999-2007; Founder, Unity Party (Australia), 1998
  • Michael Choi: Labor Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly (State Parliament), 2001-2012
  • Jing Lee MLC: Liberal Member of the Legislative Council of South Australia since 2010 (State Parliament)
  • Ernest Wong ; Labor MLC: Member of the Legislative Council of New South Wales 2013-2019 (State Parliament)
  • Hong Lim: MP: Labor Member of the Legislative Assembly of Victoria 1996-2018
  • Bernice Pfitzner: MLC: Liberal Member of the Legislative Council of South Australia, 1990-1997
  • Pierre Yang: Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council: Labor member for Electoral region of South Metropolitan since 2017
  • Jack Ah Kit: Labor member for Arnhem in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1995 to 2005.
  • Jenny Leong: Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Newtown for the Greens since 2015

Local Government[]

  • Henry Tsang OAM: Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier; Deputy Lord Mayor, Sydney, 1991–1999
  • John So AO: Lord Mayor of Melbourne, 2001-2008
  • Alfred Huang AM: Lord Mayor of Adelaide, 2000-2003
  • Harry Chan: First Chinese mayor of Australia, Darwin
  • Alec Fong Lim AM: Lord Mayor of Darwin, 1984-1990
  • Katrina Fong Lim: Lord Mayor of Darwin, 2012-2017
  • Robert Kok: Deputy Lord Mayor of Sydney, 2011-2012
  • Wellington Lee AM OBE: Deputy Lord Mayor of Melbourne, 1999-2000

Other Politics[]

  • William Ah Ket: barrister and early 20th century campaigner for Chinese rights

Military[]

Religion[]

Business[]

  • Wong Ah Sat: gold digger, farmer, and merchant
  • Xu Rongmao: billionaire, AFR rich lister, chairman and founder, Hong Kong-based Shimao Property
  • David Teoh: billionaire, AFR rich lister, former chairman and founder, TPG (ISP)
  • Chau Chak Wing: billionaire, AFR rich lister, Guangzhou-based property developer
  • Sam Chong: billionaire, AFR rich lister, founder of Jellinbah Group
  • Shangjin Lin: AFR rich lister, chairman of developer Aqualand
  • Tim Fung: AFR-rich lister, founder of ASX-listed Airtasker
  • Jack Zhang: CEO and co-founder of Airwallex, an Australian unicorn
  • Ye Lipei: billionaire, AFR rich lister, Shanghai-based property developer
  • Marita Cheng: founder of Robogals and 2012 Young Australian of the Year
  • Kwong Sue Duk: pioneer herbalist and merchant
  • Chin Kaw: Tasmanian herbalist, merchant, and mining entrepreneur
  • Neale Fong: doctor and sports administrator
  • Sir Leslie Joseph Hooker: real estate magnate, founder of L.J. Hooker
  • Stern Hu: businessman
  • Bing Lee: businessman who started up the Bing Lee franchises
  • Andrew Leon: businessman in Cairns, Queensland [1][2]
  • Lum Loy: Darwin businessperson
  • Yew-Kwang Ng: economist at Monash University
  • Trevor O'Hoy: former CEO of Foster's Group
  • Tom See Poy: department store owner in Innisfail, Queensland
  • The , parents John Sym Choon and So Yung Moon, with offspring:[3][4]
    • George Sym Choon (born c.1900): ran Sym Choon and Company, the original family company.[3]
    • Dorothy Sym Choon (born c.1902): rented her shop.[3]
    • Gladys Sym Choon (born c.1905): the first woman in South Australia to form a business in her own right, and the first to import goods from overseas. She opened the China Gift Store in Rundle Street, Adelaide, at the age of 16 in 1923.[3] Her wares included imported "embroidered napery, hand-carved woodwork, ivory, amber, and jade ornaments", as well as furniture with pearl inlays and other Chinese goods. Her shop closed in 1985, with a fashion retailer retaining the name as "Miss Gladys Sym Choon" when it bought the business.[4][3]
    • Gordon Sym Choon (born 1910): importer and retailer of fireworks, supplying most of Adelaide and South Australia.[3]
  • Mei Quong Tart: 19th Century businessman and public figurehead
  • David Wang: businessman

Sport[]

Medicine[]

Media and Arts[]

Other[]

References[]

  1. ^ "99 Grafton St (entry 602511)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  2. ^ Bolton, G. C.; Cronin, Kathryn. Leon, Andrew (1841–1920). Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "About Us". Miss Gladys Sym Choon. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  4. ^ a b Stewart, Hannah (16 December 2015). "Sym Choon Shops". Adelaidia. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
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