| Edward Chen | |
| Native Name Lang: | zh-hk |
| Office: | President of Lingnan College, then University |
| Term Start: | 1 September 1995 |
| Term End: | 31 August 2007 |
| Successor: | Chan Yuk-shee |
| Birth Date: | 1945 1, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | British Hong Kong |
| Office1: | Member of the Executive Council |
| Appointed1: | Chris Patten |
| Term Start1: | 1992 |
| Term End1: | 1997 |
| Office2: | Member of the Legislative Council |
| Appointed2: | David Wilson |
| Term Start2: | 9 October 1991 |
| Term End2: | 7 October 1992 |
| Alma Mater: | University of Hong Kong (1967 BA, 1971 MSSc) University of Oxford (1976 PhD) |
| T: | 陳坤耀 |
| Y: | Chàhn Kwān yiuh |
| J: | Can4 Kwan1 jiu6 |
Edward Chen Kwan-yiu, CBE, GBS, JP (born 14 January 1945, Hong Kong) was the President of Lingnan University of Hong Kong.
He is now an Honorary Professor and Distinguished Fellow of the Centre of Asian Studies at the University of Hong Kong (HKU). He is a non-executive director of Wharf Holdings.[1] He graduated with a Bachelor of Economics degree from HKU in 1967. He then pursued further studies at Linacre College, Oxford, where he earned his M.Phil and D.Phil degrees in economics. He returned to HKU to be an Assistant Lecturer and then Chair Professor from 1970 to 1995. He left HKU to take on the role of President of Lingnan University in 1995 until he retired in 2007.
He was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and the Executive Council of Hong Kong. He was a member of the Hong Kong Basic Law Consultative Committee and the chairman of the Hong Kong Consumer Council.[2]