Secretariat for Administration and Justice (Macau)

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The Secretariat for Administration and Justice is the most senior cabinet role and key departments in the Government of Macau. When the Chief Executive is on leave, the Secretariat for Administration and Justice, according to Article 55 of the Basic Law, is of first priority to take up the responsibility of acting Chief Executive.

Contents

The department was the amalgamation of:

List of responsibilities:

List of Secretariats

OrderNameAssumed officeLeft officeTerm
1 Florinda da Rosa Silva Chan
(Chan Lai Man)

陳麗敏
20 December 199920 December 20041
20 December 200420 December 20092
20 December 200920 December 20143
2 Sónia Chan Hoi Fan
陳海帆
20 December 201420 December 20194
3 André Cheong Weng Chon
張永春
20 December 2019Incumbent5

Former Officials

Procurator-General

The Procurator General is the actual highest law officer in Macau and not the Secretary for Administration and Justice. It replace the role of Attorney General of Macau in 1999.

See also

Other principal officials of Macau:

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