Edmund Ho Hau-wah, GOIH, GML, GCM (born 13 March 1955) is a Macau politician who served as the first

Chief Executive A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...

of the Macau Special Administrative Region from 1999 to 2009. He currently serves as a Vice-Chairman of the

Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC, zh, 中国人民政治协商会议), also known as the People's PCC (, ) or simply the PCC (), is a political advisory body in the People's Republic of China and a central part of ...

.Former Macao SAR chief executive elected vice chairman of CPPCC National Committee
''People's Daily'' Edmund Ho was made Chief Executive-elect on 15 May 1999 by the Selection Committee for the Chief Executive of the Macau SAR. He was appointed Chief Executive-designate on 20 May of the same year by the Premier of the State Council, Zhu Rongji, and was formally sworn in as Chief Executive at the special ceremony marking the establishment of the Macau SAR on 20 December 1999.

Biography

Ho was born on 13 March 1955 in

Portuguese Macau Portuguese Macau (officially the Province of Macau until 1976, and then the Autonomous Region of Macau from 1976 to 1999) was a Portuguese colony that existed from the first official Portuguese settlement in 1557 to the end of colonial rul ...

, to parents of

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descent and origin with family roots in Panyu,

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in neighbouring

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. He is the son of the prominent Macanese community leader and businessman, Ho Yin, and Chan Keng (陳瓊). He is married, with a son and a daughter.中国党政军高级领导人词典
He Meirong (何梅荣), Wen Wei Publishing Company, 2003, page 184

Education

After completing his primary education, Ho went to study in Canada in 1969. He went on to graduate with a degree in

Bachelor of Business Administration Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) is a bachelor's degree in business administration awarded by colleges and universities after completion of undergraduate study in the fundamentals of business administration and usually including advanced ...

from

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, Faculty of Administrative Studies (now known as Schulich School of Business) in 1978, and qualified as a chartered accountant and certified auditor in 1981. After working for a couple of years in an accounting firm in India, he was transferred to the United States in 1982.

Career in business

Ho returned to Macau and started himself on a business and political career in 1983, undertaking social activities and community service. His business interests ranged from accounting, finance and banking, insurance, public transportation, mass media, technology, land development to public utilities and he assumed various positions as auditor with

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, executive director and general manager of Tai Fung Bank (大豐銀行), chairman of

Transmac The Transportes Urbanos de Macau S.A.R.L. (Transmac; ) is one of the two public bus operators in Macau, China, along with TCM). It began service in 1988, taking over the service provided by its predecessor "Fok Lei Autocarro S.A.". In Mainla ...

, vice-chairman of the board of directors of Macau International Airport Company (CAM), vice-chairman of the General Assembly of Air Macau, chairman of the board of the MASC Ogden Aviation Services, vice-president of the board of directors of Teledifusão de Macau (Macau Television) among others.

Politics

Ho's political career began in 1986, when he became a member of the

(CPPCC). Two years later, he was elected deputy to the

National People's Congress The National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China (NPC; ), or simply the National People's Congress, is constitutionally the supreme state authority and the national legislature of the People's Republic of China. With 2,9 ...

(NPC). He was elected to the Standing Committee of both the eighth and ninth NPCs. Ho then joined the local legislature in 1988, and was Vice-President of the

Legislative Council of Macau The Legislative Assembly of the Macau Special Administrative Region (; ) is the organ of the legislative branch of Macau. It is a 33-member body comprising 14 directly elected members, 12 indirectly elected members representing functional co ...

for 11 consecutive years (1988–1999). Ho had been involved in the preparatory work for Macau's return to the People's Republic of China ever since the Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration on the Question of Macau came into effect. He was appointed Vice-President of the Drafting Committee of the Basic Law of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) of the People's Republic of China in 1988. The following year, he became Vice-President of the Consultative Committee of the Basic Law of the MSAR. He was appointed Vice-President of the Preparatory Committee of the MSAR in 1998. Ho was also Convenor of the Land Fund Investment Commission of the MSAR of the PRC. Over the years, Ho has been leader of a number of industrial, financial, educational, charity and sports institutions and associations. He was Chairman of the Macau Association of Banks from its foundation in 1985, Vice-President of the Macau Chamber of Commerce, Vice-Chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, Vice-President of the Economic Council of the Macau Government, Vice-Chairman of the Kiang Wu Hospital Board of Charity, Vice-Chairman of the Tung Sin Tong Charitable Institution, chairman of the board of directors of the University of Macau, Vice-chairman of the board of directors of Jinan University, Guangzhou, President of the Executive Committee of the Macau Olympic Committee, and President of the Macau Golf Association.

Election results

Legislative Assembly

Chief Executive

References

External links

Biography from the government website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ho, Edmund 1955 births Living people Chief Executives of Macau Members of the 6th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Delegates to the 7th National People's Congress Members of the Standing Committee of the 8th National People's Congress Members of the Standing Committee of the 9th National People's Congress Delegates to the National People's Congress from Macau Schulich School of Business alumni Members of the Legislative Assembly of Macau Government ministers of Macau Grand Crosses of the Order of Merit (Portugal) Macau people of Portuguese descent Vice Chairpersons of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference York University alumni