Ho Iat Seng

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Ho Iat Seng
賀一誠
Ho Iat-Seng2021 (cropped).jpg
Ho in 2021
3rd Chief Executive of Macau
In office
20 December 2019 20 December 2024
SpouseCheng Soo Ching
Parent(s)Ho Tin (father)
Wu Kwan (mother)
Relatives Ho Teng Iat (elder sister)
Education Zhejiang University (BS)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 賀一誠
Simplified Chinese 贺一诚
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Hè Yīchéng
Wade–Giles Ho4 Yi1-chʻêng2
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping Ho6 Jat1 Sing4
IPA [hɔ˨ jɐt̚˥.sɪŋ˩]

Ho Iat Seng GLM GCIH (born 12 June 1957) [1] is a Macau politician who served as the third chief executive of Macau from 2019 to 2024.

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Early life

Born in Macau to his parents from Jinhua, Zhejiang, Ho studied at Pooi To Middle School  [ zh ]. In 1992, he studied electronic engineering and economics at Zhejiang University in Zhejiang; he would later become a visiting fellow of the university. [2]

Political career

Ho in 2009 Ho Iat Seng.jpg
Ho in 2009

Ho served as a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference of Zhejiang Province from 1978 to 1998. In 2000, he was selected as the National People's Congress member representing Macau and became a member of the Standing Committee in 2001. From 2004 to 2009, he served as a member of the Executive Council of Macau. In 2009, he was elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Macau; from 2013 to 2019, he served as its vice-president and between 2014 and 2017 its president. [3] On 18 April 2019, Ho announced his intention to run for election in August as Macau's chief executive. [4]

Ho was elected as chief executive on 25 August 2019, [5] and was subsequently appointed by Li Keqiang, Premier of China. [6] He was officially sworn-in as the third chief executive of Macau on 20 December, coinciding with the 20th anniversary of Macau's handover to China. [7]

On 21 August 2024, Ho announced that he would not seek another term as chief executive in elections scheduled for October, citing ill health. [8]

Election results

Legislative Assembly

YearCandidateHare quotaMandateList VotesList Pct
2009 Ho Iat Seng (OMKC)uncontested FC uncontested
2013 Ho Iat Seng (OMKC)walkover FC walkover
2017 Ho Iat Seng (OMKC)781 FC walkover

Chief Executive

YearCandidateVotesPct
2019 Ho Iat Seng39298.00%

Honours

See also

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References

  1. "The 4th Legislative Council Election Candidate List" (PDF), Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau (in Chinese and Portuguese), 2009-07-15, archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-08-06
  2. Pao, Jeff (18 June 2019). "Industrialist Ho Iat-seng eyes top Macau post". Asia Times. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  3. "Ho Iat Seng". Macao SAR Government Portal. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  4. Mok, Danny (19 April 2019). "Head of Macau legislature set to run for election as city's leader". South China Morning Post.
  5. Carvalho, Raquel (25 August 2019). "Ho Iat-seng will be new city leader of Macau, China's gambling hub". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  6. "Premier Li signs decree to appoint Ho Iat Seng as Macao SAR chief executive". Xinhua News . 2019-09-05. Archived from the original on September 9, 2019.
  7. Master, Farah; Zhai, Keith; Chatterjee, Sumeet; Cadell, Cate (12 December 2019). McClellan, Philip (ed.). "Protest-free Macau to win financial policy rewards from China". Reuters. 'Macau will be an example of China's reunification,' Ho Iat Seng, who is set to become Macau's next chief executive on Dec. 20, told state broadcaster China Central Television last month.
  8. "Macao leader says he will not seek another term due to health reasons, 2 months before the election". Associated Press. 21 August 2024.
  9. "President of the Republic received Chief Executive of Macau". www.presidencia.pt. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
Political offices
Preceded by Chief Executive of Macau
2019–2024
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