| Spouse of Chief Executive of Hong Kong | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Government House |
| Formation | 1 July 1997 |
| First holder | Betty Tung |
The spouse of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong is the wife or husband of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong. There have been four women and one man that have occupied this role. There is no official formal title for the spouse of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong. [1]
| No. | Image | Name (Birth-Death) | Term of office | Chief Executive | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term start | Term end | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | Betty Tung (born 1935) | 1 July 1997 | 12 March 2005 | 7 years, 254 days |  Tung Chee-hwa (born 1937) | ||
| 2 |  | Selina Tsang (born 1946) | 21 June 2005 | 30 June 2012 | 7 years, 9 days |  Donald Tsang (born 1944) | |
| 3 |  | Regina Leung (born 1957) | 1 July 2012 | 30 June 2017 | 4 years, 364 days |  Leung Chun-ying (born 1954) | |
| 4 |  | Lam Siu-por (born 1954) | 1 July 2017 | 30 June 2022 | 7 years, 155 days |  Carrie Lam (born 1957) | |
| 5 |  | Janet Lam Lai-sim | 1 July 2022 | Present | 2 years, 155 days |  John Lee (born 1957) | |
| No. | Name | Birth date | Death date | Age | Term | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Betty Tung | 4 May 1935 | — | 89 years old | 1997-2005 | |
| 2 | Selina Tsang | 1946 | — | 77–78 years old | 2005-2012 | |
| 3 | Regina Leung | 5 February 1957 | — | 67 years old | 2012-2017 | |
| 4 | Lam Siu-por | 28 March 1954 | — | 70 years old | 2017-2022 | |
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