The Secretary for Labour and Welfare (Chinese: 勞工及福利局局長) of the Hong Kong Government is responsible for labour and social welfare policy in Hong Kong. The position was created in 2007 to replace portions of the previous portfolio of Secretary for Economic Development and Labour and welfare portion from Secretary for Food and Health.
| Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Secretary for Labour and Welfare 勞工及福利局局長 | |
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| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointer | Central People's Government nomination by Chief Executive |
| Inaugural holder | Matthew Cheung |
| Formation | 1 July 2007 |
| Salary | HK$4,021,200 per annum[1] |
| Website | LWB |
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| Traditional Chinese | 勞工及福利局局長 | ||||||||
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Labour affairs were handled by different ministers before the creation of this position:
- Secretary for Social Services before 1983;
- Secretary for Education and Manpower between 1983 and 2002;
- Secretary for Economic Development and Labour between 2002 and 2007.
Welfare affairs were included in the portfolio of:
- Secretary for Social Services before 1983;
- Secretary for Health and Welfare between 1983 and 2002;
- Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food between 2002 and 2007.
List of office holders
editPolitical party: Nonpartisan
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Duration | Chief Executive | Term | Ref | |
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Matthew Cheung Kin-chung 張建宗 |
1 July 2007 | 16 January 2017 | 9 years, 199 days | Donald Tsang (2005–2012) |
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| Leung Chun-ying (2012–2017) |
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Stephen Sui Wai-keung 蕭偉強 |
13 February 2017 | 30 June 2017 | 137 days | |||
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Law Chi-kwong 羅致光 |
1 July 2017 | 30 June 2022 | 5 years, 0 days | Carrie Lam (2017–2022) |
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Chris Sun Yuk-han 孫玉菡 |
1 July 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 130 days | John Lee (2022–present) |
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References
edit- ^ "Remuneration package for Politically Appointed Officials serving in fifth-term HKSAR Government". Government of Hong Kong. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2022.