Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs

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Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region

Secretary for Home Affairs
民政及青年事務局局長
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Incumbent
Alice Mak
since 1 July 2022
Home and Youth Affairs Bureau
Style The Honourable
Appointer State Council of China
nomination by Chief Executive
Inaugural holder Michael Suen
Formation1 July 1997
Salary HK$4,021,200 per annum [1]
Website HAB
   Nonpartisan    Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB)

Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs
Traditional Chinese 民政及青年事務局局長
No.PortraitNameTerm of officeDuration Chief Executive TermRef
1 Michael Suen Ming Yeung.JPG Michael Suen Ming-yeung
孫明揚
8 July 19973 August 199726 days Tung Chee-hwa
(1997–2005)
1
2 No image.svg David Lan Hong-tsung
藍鴻震
4 September 19976 July 20002 years, 306 days
3 Lam Woon-kwong.JPG Lam Woon-kwong
林煥光
10 July 200030 June 20021 year, 356 days
2
4 Patrick Ho.jpg Patrick Ho Chi-ping
何志平
1 July 200230 June 20075 years, 0 days
Donald Tsang
(2005–2012)
2
5 Tsang Tak-Sing.jpg Tsang Tak-sing
曾德成
1 July 200721 July 20158 years, 20 days 3
Leung Chun-ying
(2012–2017)
4
6 Lau Kong-wah 2014.jpg Lau Kong-wah
劉江華
21 July 201522 April 20204 years, 276 days
Carrie Lam
(2017–2022)
5
7 Casper Tsui chopped.jpg Caspar Tsui Ying-wai
徐英偉
22 April 202024 February 20221 year, 308 days

Secretaries for Home and Youth Affairs, since 2022

Political party:   Nonpartisan    Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (HKFTU)

No.PortraitNameTerm of officeDuration Chief Executive TermRef
1 Mai Mei Juan 20230524 (cropped).jpg Alice Mak Mei-kuen
麥美娟
1 July 2022Incumbent1 year, 307 days John Lee
(2022–present)
6

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References

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Notes

  1. Acting since 5 May 1977.