The Secretary for Health () is a ministerial position in the

Hong Kong Government The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (commonly known as the Hong Kong Government or HKSAR Government) is the Executive (government), executive authorities of Hong Kong. It was established on 1 July 1997, following the ...

, who heads the Health Bureau. The current office holder is

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. The position was created on 1 July 2022, following the reshuffle of the principal officials and reorganisation of the policy bureaux of the

. It replaced the previous

Secretary for Food and Health The Secretary for Health () is a ministerial position in the Hong Kong Government, who heads the Health Bureau (Hong Kong), Health Bureau. The current office holder is Lo Chung-mau. The position was created on 1 July 2022, following the resh ...

, and the portfolio with foods transferred to the Secretary for Environment and Ecology. Before that, the Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food () was created as a ministerial position who headed the Health, Welfare and Food Bureau (HWFB). It was replaced by

on 1 July 2007, following the reshuffle of the principal officials and reorganisation of the policy bureaux of the

. It replaced the previous Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food, and the portfolio with welfare transferred to the

Secretary for Labour and Welfare The Secretary for Labour and Welfare () of the Hong Kong Government is responsible for labour and social welfare policy in Hong Kong. The position was created in 2007 to replace portions of the previous portfolio of Secretary for Economic Devel ...

. The SH is a politically appointed position. In other words, its term expires when the

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leaves office. The secretary is also a member of the Executive Council (ExCo).

List of office holders

Political party:

Secretaries for Social Services, 1973–1983

Secretaries for Health and Welfare, 1983–1997

Secretaries for Health and Welfare, 1997–2002

Secretaries for Health, Welfare and Food, 2002–2007

Secretaries for Food and Health, 2007–2022

Secretaries for Health, 2022–present

References

External links

Official website of the Food and Health Bureau
{{Food and Health Bureau Food and Health, Secretary for Medical and health organisations based in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...