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Ho Iat Seng (born 12 June 1957) is a Macau politician who served as the third
chief executive of Macau The chief executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region (; ) is the head of government of Macau, a special administrative region of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. W ...
from 2019 to 2024.


Early life

Born in Macau to his parents from Jinhua, Zhejiang, Ho studied at . In 1992, he studied electronic engineering and economics at
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; he would later become a visiting fellow of the university.


Political career

Ho served as a member of the
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of Zhejiang Province from 1978 to 1998. In 2000, he was selected as the
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member representing Macau and became a member of the Standing Committee in 2001. From 2004 to 2009, he served as a member of the Executive Council of Macau. In 2009, he was elected as a member of the
Legislative Assembly 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 constitu ...
; from 2013 to 2019, he served as its vice-president and between 2014 and 2017 its president. On 18 April 2019, Ho announced his intention to run for election in August as Macau's chief executive. Ho was elected as chief executive on 25 August 2019, and was subsequently appointed by
Li Keqiang Li Keqiang ( zh, s=李克强, p=Lǐ Kèqiáng; 3 July 1955 – 27 October 2023) was a Chinese economist and politician who served as the seventh premier of China from 2013 to 2023. He was also the second-ranked member of the Politburo Standing ...
,
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. He was officially sworn in as the third chief executive of Macau on 20 December, coinciding with the 20th anniversary of
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's
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to China. On 21 August 2024, Ho announced that he would not seek another term as chief executive in elections scheduled for October, citing ill health.


Election results


Legislative Assembly


Chief Executive


Honours

* Grand Cross of the
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,
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(20 April 2023)


See also

*
List of members of the Legislative Assembly of Macau The following is a historical list of members for the current and past Legislative Assembly of Macau, Legislative Assemblies of Macau: Political bloc List of colonial members Key: DE– Directly elected member (Macau), Directly elected memb ...


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ho, Iat-seng 1957 births Living people Chief executives of Macau Macau people Cantonese people Members of the Legislative Assembly of Macau Members of the Standing Committee of the 9th National People's Congress Members of the Standing Committee of the 10th National People's Congress Members of the Standing Committee of the 11th National People's Congress Members of the Standing Committee of the 12th National People's Congress Delegates to the National People's Congress from Macau Zhejiang University alumni Grand Crosses of the Order of Prince Henry