Ho Iat Seng

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ho.

Ho Iat Seng (born 12 June 1957)^[1] is a Macau politician serving as the third and current chief executive of Macau since December 2019.

Ho Iat Seng GLM GCIH
賀一誠
Ho in 2021
3rd Chief Executive of Macau
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 December 2019
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 the Legislative Assembly
In office 20 September 2009 – 5 July 2019
Preceded by	Susana Chou
Constituency	Business (FC)
Member of the Standing 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
Nationality	Chinese (Macau) Chinese (Hong Kong)
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
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Hè Yīchéng Wade–Giles Ho4 Yi1-chʻêng2 Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Ho6 Jat1 Sing4 IPA [hɔ˨ jɐt̚˥.sɪŋ˩]

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]

Election results

Legislative Assembly

Year	Candidate	Hare quota	Mandate	List Votes	List Pct
2009	Ho Iat Seng (OMKC)	uncontested	FC	uncontested	∅
2013	Ho Iat Seng (OMKC)	walkover	FC	walkover	∅
2017	Ho Iat Seng (OMKC)	781	FC	walkover	∅

Chief Executive

Year	Candidate	Votes	Pct
2019	Ho Iat Seng	392	98.00%

Honours

• Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry, Portugal (20 April 2023)^[9]

See also

• List of members of the Legislative Assembly of Macau

References

1. "The 4th Legislative Council Election Candidate List" (PDF), Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau (in Chinese and Portuguese), 2009-07-15, archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-08-06
2. Pao, Jeff (18 June 2019). "Industrialist Ho Iat-seng eyes top Macau post". Asia Times. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
3. "Ho Iat Seng". Macao SAR Government Portal. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
4. Mok, Danny (19 April 2019). "Head of Macau legislature set to run for election as city's leader". South China Morning Post.
5. Carvalho, Raquel (25 August 2019). "Ho Iat-seng will be new city leader of Macau, China's gambling hub". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
6. "Premier Li signs decree to appoint Ho Iat Seng as Macao SAR chief executive". Xinhua News. 2019-09-05. Archived from the original on September 9, 2019.
7. 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.
8. "Macao leader says he will not seek another term due to health reasons, 2 months before the election". Associated Press. 21 August 2024.
9. "President of the Republic received Chief Executive of Macau". www.presidencia.pt. Retrieved 21 April 2023.

Political offices
Preceded by Fernando Chui	Chief Executive of Macau 2019–present	Incumbent