Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs

Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region
Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs
政制及內地事務局局長
Incumbent
Patrick Nip
since 1 July 2017
Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau
Style The Honourable
Appointer Central People's Government
nomination by Chief Executive
Inaugural holder Michael Suen
Secretary for Constitutional Affairs
Stephen Lam
Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs
Formation 1 July 1997
1 July 2007
Website CMAB
Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs
Traditional Chinese 政制及內地事務局局長

The Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs (Chinese: 政制及內地事務局局長) is the head of the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau, which is responsible for promoting the Basic Law, constitutional affairs, electoral development, and coordinate liaison between the Hong Kong government and the relevant mainland China authorities, as well as to promote various regional cooperation initiatives between Hong Kong and the mainland. Prior to 2007, this post was known as the Secretary for Constitutional Affairs.

List of office holders

Political party:   Nonpartisan

Deputy Chief Secretaries, 1985–1989

№ Portrait Name Term of office Governor Ref
1Alan James Scott
施恪		10 June 198522 March 1987Sir Edward Youde
(1982–1986)		[1][2]
Sir David Wilson
(1987–1992)
2John Chan
陳祖澤		23 March 198728 February 1989[2][3]

Secretaries for Constitutional Affairs, 1989–1997

№ Portrait Name Term of office Governor Ref
1Michael Suen
孫明揚		1 March 198929 October 1991Sir David Wilson
(1987–1992)		[3][4]
2Michael Sze
施祖祥		30 October 199127 January 1994[4][5]
Chris Patten
(1992–1997)
3Nicholas Ng
吳榮奎		28 January 199430 June 1997[5]

Secretaries for Constitutional Affairs, 1997–2007

№ Portrait Name Term of office Duration Chief Executive Term Ref
1Nicholas Ng
吳榮奎		1 July 19973 August 199734 daysTung Chee-hwa
(1997–2005)		1
2Michael Suen Ming-yeung
孫明揚		4 August 199730 June 20024 years, 331 days
3Stephen Lam Sui-lung
林瑞麟		1 July 200230 June 20075 years, 0 days2
Donald Tsang
(2005–2012)		2

Secretaries for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, 2007–present

№ Portrait Name Term of office Duration Chief Executive Term Ref
1Stephen Lam Sui-lung
林瑞麟		1 July 200730 September 20114 years, 91 daysDonald Tsang
(2005–2012)		3
2Raymond Tam Chi-yuen
譚志源		30 September30 June 20175 years, 272 days
Leung Chun-ying
(2012–2017)		4
3Patrick Nip Tak-kuen
聶德權		1 July 2017present1 year, 103 daysCarrie Lam
(2017–present)		5

References

  1. ↑ "G.N. 3478 of 1985". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 132: 4813. 25 October 1985.
  2. 1 2 "G.N. 955 of 1987". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 132: 1373, 1480. 10 March 1989.
  3. 1 2 "G.N. 730 of 1989". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 132: 1072, 1123. 10 March 1989.
  4. 1 2 "G.N. 3938 of 1991". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 133: 6260. 8 November 1991.
  5. 1 2 "G.N. 267 of 1994". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 136: 484, 593. 28 January 1991.


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