André Cheong Weng Chon (; ; born September 1966) is the

Secretary for Administration and Justice The Secretary for Administration and Justice ( zh, 行政法務司; ) 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 t ...

, the second most senior government official in

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Early life

Cheong Weng Chon was born in Beijing in 1966. He received a

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in the

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from

Beijing Foreign Studies University Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU; ) is a public university in Haidian, Beijing, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education. The university is part of Project 211 and the Double First-Class Construction. The Internation ...

and a law degree from the

University of Macau The University of Macau (UM or UMAC) is a public comprehensive research university in Macau. The university campus is located in Hengqin, Hengqin Island, Zhuhai, Guangdong, on a piece of land leased to and under the jurisdiction of the Governmen ...

Career

Cheong worked in

as an assistant to the Registrar and the Notary Public, as Registrar of the Real Estate Registry and as Director of the Judicial Affairs Bureau. He later served as Director of the Legal Affairs Bureau from November 2000 to December 2014. He held the post of Commissioner Against Corruption from December 2014 to December 2019. Cheong served as President of the Legal Aid Commission, a member of the Public Administration Reform Consultation Committee and a member of the Law Reform Consultative Committee. In 2019 he was appointed

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Official government biography
1966 births University of Macau alumni Living people Macau people Government ministers of Macau Beijing Foreign Studies University alumni {{Macau-bio-stub