Ho Iat Seng | |||||||||||||||
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賀一誠 | |||||||||||||||
.jpg) Ho in 2021 | |||||||||||||||
| 3rdChief Executive of Macau | |||||||||||||||
| In office 20 December 2019 – 20 December 2024 | |||||||||||||||
| President | Xi Jinping | ||||||||||||||
| Premier | Li Keqiang Li Qiang | ||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Fernando Chui | ||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Sam Hou Fai | ||||||||||||||
| President of the Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
| In office 16 October 2013 – 5 July 2019 | |||||||||||||||
| Vice President | Lam Heong Sang Chui Sai Cheong | ||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Lau Cheok Va | ||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Kou Hoi In | ||||||||||||||
| Vice-President of the Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
| In office 15 October 2009 – 16 October 2013 | |||||||||||||||
| President | Lau Cheok Va | ||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Lau Cheok Va | ||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Lam Heong Sang | ||||||||||||||
| Member of theLegislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
| In office 20 September 2009 – 5 July 2019 | |||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Susana Chou | ||||||||||||||
| Constituency | Business (FC) | ||||||||||||||
| Member of theStanding Committee of the National People's Congress (9th,10th,11th,12th) | |||||||||||||||
| In office 5 March 2001 – 23 April 2019 | |||||||||||||||
| Chairman | Li Peng Wu Bangguo Zhang Dejiang | ||||||||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||||||||
| Born | (1957-06-12)12 June 1957 (age 67) Portuguese Macau | ||||||||||||||
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| Spouse | Cheng Soo Ching | ||||||||||||||
| Parent(s) | Ho Tin (father) Wu Kwan (mother) | ||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Ho Teng Iat (elder sister) | ||||||||||||||
| Education | Zhejiang University (BS) | ||||||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 賀一誠 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 贺一诚 | ||||||||||||||
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Ho Iat SengGLMGCIH (born 12 June 1957)[1] is a Macau politician who served as the thirdchief executive of Macau from 2019 to 2024.
Born in Macau to his parents from Jinhua, Zhejiang, Ho studied atPooi To Middle School [zh]. In 1992, he studied electronic engineering and economics atZhejiang University inZhejiang; he would later become a visiting fellow of the university.[2]
Ho served as a member of theChinese People's Political Consultative Conference of Zhejiang Province from 1978 to 1998. In 2000, he was selected as theNational People's Congress member representing Macau and became a member of the Standing Committee in 2001. From 2004 to 2009, he served as a member of theExecutive Council of Macau. In 2009, he was elected as a member of theLegislative Assembly of Macau; from 2013 to 2019, he served as its vice-president and between 2014 and 2017 its president.[3] On 18 April 2019, Ho announced his intention to run for election in August as Macau's chief executive.[4]
Ho was elected as chief executive on 25 August 2019,[5] and was subsequently appointed byLi Keqiang,Premier of China.[6] He was officially sworn-in as the third chief executive of Macau on 20 December, coinciding with the 20th anniversary ofMacau'shandover to China.[7]
On 21 August 2024, Ho announced that he would not seek another term as chief executive in elections scheduled for October, citing ill health.[8]
| Year | Candidate | Hare quota | Mandate | List Votes | List Pct |
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| 2009 | Ho Iat Seng (OMKC) | uncontested | FC | uncontested | ∅ |
| 2013 | Ho Iat Seng (OMKC) | walkover | FC | walkover | ∅ |
| 2017 | Ho Iat Seng (OMKC) | 781 | FC | walkover | ∅ |
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Pct |
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| 2019 | Ho Iat Seng | 392 | 98.00% |
Grand Cross of theOrder of Prince Henry,Portugal (20 April 2023)[9]'Macau will be an example of China's reunification,' Ho Iat Seng, who is set to become Macau's next chief executive on Dec. 20, told state broadcaster China Central Television last month.
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| Preceded by | Chief Executive of Macau 2019–2024 | Succeeded by |
