Carrie Lam (politician)
| The Honourable Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor GBS, JP 林鄭月娥 |
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| Chief Secretary for Administration | |
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| Assumed office 1 July 2012 |
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| Chief Executive | Leung Chun-ying |
| Preceded by | Stephen Lam |
| Parmanent Secretary for Home Affairs | |
| In office 1 July 2007 – 30 June 2012 |
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| Permanent Secretary | Thomas Chow & C.S. Wai |
| Political Assistant | Raymond Cheung |
| Preceded by | Sarah Liao (as Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works) Michael Suen (as Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands) |
| Succeeded by | Mak Chai-kwong |
| Parmanent Secretary for Home Affairs | |
| In office 8 March 2006 – 30 June 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Shelley Lee 李麗娟 |
| Succeeded by | Carrie Yau 尤曾家麗 |
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| Born | 13 May 1957 British Hong Kong |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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| Traditional Chinese | 林鄭月娥 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 林郑月娥 | ||||||||||||
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Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, also known as Carrie Lam, GBS, JP (born 13 May 1957, Hong Kong) is a civil servant-turned politician from Hong Kong, currently the Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong Government. She joined the Administrative Service in 1980,[1] and was selected as the Secretary for Development of Hong Kong Government before she was chosen as the Chief Secretary for Administration by the new Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying.
Lam has served in various bureaux and departments, including as Director of Social Welfare Department (2000–2003), Permanent Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands (Planning and Lands) (2003–2004), Director-General of Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London (2004–2006), and Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs (2006–2007).
References [edit]
- ^ Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor's biodata, HK Government directory
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| Preceded by Sarah Liao as Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works |
Secretary for Development 2007–2012 |
Succeeded by Mak Chai-kwong |
| Preceded by Michael Suen as Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands |
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| Preceded by Stephen Lam |
Chief Secretary for Administration 2012–present |
Incumbent |
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| Previous: Donald Tsang Former Chief Executives |
Hong Kong order of precedence Chief Secretary for Administration |
Succeeded by John Tsang Financial Secretary |
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