Carrie Lam
Appearance
Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor | |
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林鄭月娥 | |
4th Chief Executive of Hong Kong | |
In office 1 July 2017 – 1 July 2022 | |
President | Xi Jinping |
Premier | Li Keqiang |
Preceded by | Leung Chun-ying |
Succeeded by | John Lee |
Chief Secretary for Administration | |
In office 1 July 2012 – 16 January 2017 | |
Chief Executive | Leung Chun-ying |
Preceded by | Stephen Lam |
Succeeded by | Matthew Cheung |
Secretary for Development | |
In office 1 July 2007 – 30 June 2012 | |
Chief Executive | Donald Tsang |
Preceded by | Sarah Liao (Secretary for Environment, Transport & Works) Michael Suen (Secretary for Housing, Planning & Lands) |
Succeeded by | Mak Chai-kwong |
Personal details | |
Born | Cheng Yuet-ngor 13 May 1957 Wan Chai, British Hong Kong |
Nationality | Chinese (since 1997) British (before 2007) |
Spouse(s) |
Lam Siu-por (m. 1984) |
Children | 2 |
Education | St. Francis' Canossian College |
Alma mater | University of Hong Kong Wolfson College, Cambridge (diploma course) |
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Traditional Chinese | 林鄭月娥 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 林郑月娥 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, GBM, GBS (Chinese: 林鄭月娥; Cantonese Yale: Làhm Jehng Yuht-ngòh; née Cheng, born 13 May 1957) is a Hong Kong politician. She was the 4th Chief Executive of Hong Kong from 2017 to 2022.[1] She was the Chief Secretary for Administration, from 2012 to 2017, and as Secretary for Development from 2007 to 2012.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Hong Kong chooses first woman head". The Hindu. March 26, 2017.