Elsie Ao Ieong () is a Macau civil servant, serving as the

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture The Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture (; ) is a department of the Macao Government. The Secretariat is responsible for the education, health, tourism, social affairs and culture issues in the region. The current department took over the ...

and Secretary of the Talents Development Committee in the

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Government, and is currently their highest-ranking female civil servant. She previously headed the Macau Female Civil Servant Association.

Early life and education

Elsie Ao Ieong has lived in Macau since the 1990s. She completed an undergraduate and master's degree in engineering and computer engineering respectively, and later earned a second post-graduate degree in comparative law.

Career

Elsie Ao Ieong was a civil servant and headed Macau's Identification Services Bureau. She was later selected to be the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, replacing Alexis Tam. She is the only woman to be a part of the cabinet appointed by Ho Iat-Seng, the current Chief Executive of Macau. She is also the only woman member of Macau's Executive Council, making her the highest-ranking female civil servant in Macau. In 2022, she was given additional charge of Macau's Talents Development Committee, a government agency charged with developing human resources in Macau. Elsie Ao Ieong previously headed the Macau Female Civil Servant Association. As Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, she has managed travel restrictions and quarantine regulations with respect to Macau's response to the global

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References

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