Kevin Yeung
| The Honourable Kevin Yeung Yun-hung JP | |
|---|---|
| 楊潤雄 | |
| Secretary for Education | |
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Assumed office 1 July 2017 | |
| Chief Executive | Carrie Lam |
| Preceded by | Eddie Ng |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 26, 1963 |
| Alma mater |
University of Hong Kong RMIT University |
Kevin Yeung Yun-hung (Chinese: 楊潤雄; born 26 January 1963) is a government official. He is the current Secretary for Education since 2017.
He graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor of Social Sciences and a Master of Business Administration degree from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University in Australia. He worked in the private sector for seven years before he joined the Hong Kong government in 1992 as an administrative officer.[1]
He served in various bureaux and departments, including the Food and Health Bureau, the Home Affairs Bureau, the Kowloon City District Office, and the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Sydney. He was promoted to Administrative Officer Staff Grade C in 2004. In 2012, he was appointed Under Secretary for Education.[1]
In 2017, he was appointed Secretary for Education since 2017 in Chief Executive Carrie Lam's administration.
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| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Kenneth Chen |
Under Secretary for Education 2012–2017 |
Succeeded by Choi Yuk-lin |
| Preceded by Eddie Ng |
Secretary for Education 2017–present |
Incumbent |