Ho Iat Seng (born 12 June 1957)[1] is a Macau politician who served as the third chief executive of Macau from 2019 to 2024.
Early life
Born in Macau to his parents from Jinhua, Zhejiang, Ho studied at Pooi To Middle School [zh]. In 1992, he studied electronic engineering and economics at Zhejiang University in Zhejiang; he would later become a visiting fellow of the university.[2]
Political career
Ho in 2009
Ho served as a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference of Zhejiang Province from 1978 to 1998. In 2000, he was selected as the National 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 the Executive Council of Macau. In 2009, he was elected as a member of the Legislative 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 by Li 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 of Macau's handover 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]
^Master, Farah; Zhai, Keith; Chatterjee, Sumeet; Cadell, Cate (12 December 2019). McClellan, Philip (ed.). "Protest-free Macau to win financial policy rewards from China". Reuters. '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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