Carrie Lam (politician)
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| The Honourable Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor GBS, JP |
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| 林鄭月娥 | |
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| Chief Secretary for Administration | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2012[1] |
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| Chief Executive | Leung Chun-ying |
| Preceded by | Stephen Lam |
| Secretary for Development | |
| In office 1 July 2007 – 30 June 2012 |
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| Chief Executive | Donald Tsang |
| Permanent Secretaries | 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 |
| Permanent 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 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 May 1957 [2] British Hong Kong[3] |
| Education | University of Hong Kong[4] |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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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, also known as Carrie Lam, GBS,[1] JP[1] (born 13 May 1957[2] in Hong Kong)[3] is a civil servant from Hong Kong, currently the Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong Government.
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Education
Carrie Lam attended St. Francis' Canossian College and the University of Hong Kong. As a student, Lam was an activist and campaigned for the government's handling of Yau Ma Tei boatpeople who were facing a difficult situation. She was active in the student union at the University of Hong Kong, where she switched her course of study from social work to sociology to help her understand society and graduated in 1980.[2][4] She received honorary membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in 2012. The only other person in Hong Kong who received the same honour is Sir David Aker-Jones, forner Chief Secretary.[citation needed]
Career
Lam joined the Administrative Service in 1980. She 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), Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs (2006–2007) and Secretary for Development (2007–2012). She was then chosen as the Chief Secretary for Administration by the new Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying.[1]
Lam created controversy when, in a speech to open the Caritas Bazaar in 2015, Lam cited the eight Beatitudes, saying “Some said that the eighth blessing applies very well to me – it says, ‘blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven’ – there is already a place reserved for me in heaven.” Senior cleric, The Reverend Thomas Law Kwok-Fai, told the media “No one would say that about themselves… I won’t dare to myself”, while a senior lecturer at the Chinese University of Hong Kong said that Lam sounded arrogant.[5]
See also
References
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- ↑ https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/11/02/chief-sec-carrie-lam-says-there-is-a-place-reserved-for-her-in-heaven/
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by as Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works | Secretary for Development 2007–2012 |
Succeeded by Mak Chai-kwong |
| Preceded by as Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands | ||
| Preceded by | Chief Secretary for Administration 2012–present |
Incumbent |
| Order of precedence | ||
| 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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- Use dmy dates from October 2014
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- Articles with unsourced statements from September 2015
- Members of the Executive Council of Hong Kong
- 1958 births
- Government officials of Hong Kong
- Hong Kong civil servants
- Alumni of the University of Hong Kong
- Living people
- Hong Kong people of Ningbo descent
- Hong Kong Roman Catholics
