Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region

Secretary for Education
教育局局長
Incumbent
Christine Choi
since 1 July 2022
Education Bureau
StyleThe Honourable
AppointerCentral People's Government
nomination by Chief Executive
Inaugural holderJoseph Wong
Secretary for Education and Manpower
Michael Suen
Secretary for Education
Formation1 July 1997
1 July 2007
SalaryHK$4,021,200 per annum[1]
WebsiteEDB
Secretary for Education
Traditional Chinese教育局局長

The Secretary for Education is a principal official in the Hong Kong Government, who heads the Education Bureau (EDB). The current office holder is Christine Choi.

History

The position of Secretary for Education and Manpower was set up in 1983 when the old Education Department was restructured into the Education and Manpower Branch and Education Department, and the old position of Director of Education was split into SEM and Director of Education accordingly, with the latter reporting to the former.

Since the Principal Officials Accountability System (POAS) was introduced in 2002, the SEM, as all other secretary positions, is an ex officio member of the Executive Council (ExCo). The position is a political appointment, and its term expires when the Chief Executive leaves office.

Before the introduction of the POAS in July 2002, the SEM, as well as all other secretary-level positions, was a civil service position. The office holder was not a member of the ExCo. Before 1991, the office holders may be appointed by the Governor as ex officio member of the Legislative Council.

At the same time when the POAS was introduced in 2002, the responsibility of labour issues was transferred to the Secretary for Economic Development and Labour, formerly Secretary for Economic Services.

According to the proposal tabled by Donald Tsang's administration after he was successfully re-elected as the Chief Executive, the manpower portfolio was transferred to the new Secretary for Labour and Welfare on 1 July 2007. The position of SEM was renamed Secretary for Education.

List of office holders

Political party:   Nonpartisan

Inspectors of Schools, 1862–1909

No. Portrait Name Term of office Governor Ref
1Frederick Stewart
史釗域
3 March 18626 March 1878Sir Hercules Robinson
Sir Richard MacDonnell
(1866–1872)
Sir Arthur Kennedy
(1872–1877)
Sir John Hennessy
(1877–1882)
2Ernest John Eitel
歐德理
7 March 18781897
Sir George Bowen
(1883–1885)
Sir William Des Voeux
(1887–1891)
Sir William Robinson
(1891–1898)
3Arthur Winbolt Brewin
蒲魯賢
15 August 18971901
Sir Henry Blake
(1898–1903)
4Edward Alexander Irving
伊榮
24 April 19017 April 1909
Sir Matthew Nathan
(1903–1907)
Sir Frederick Lugard
(1907–1912)

Directors of Education, 1909–1941

No. Portrait Name Term of office Governor Ref
1Edward Alexander Irving
伊榮
8 April 19097 February 1924Sir Frederick Lugard
(1907–1912)
Sir Francis Henry May
(1912–1918)
Sir Reginald Edward Stubbs
(1919–1925)
2Geoffrey Norman Orme
庵氏
19241926
Sir Cecil Clementi
(1925–1930)
3Alan Eustace Wood
活雅倫
19261933
Sir William Peel
(1930–1935)
4Norman Lockhart Smith
史美
19331934
5Geoffrey Robley Sayer
佘義
19341938
Sir Andrew Caldecott
(1935–1937)
Sir Geoffry Northcote
(1937–1941)
6Clifford George Sollis
梳利士
19381941
Mark Aitchison Young
(1941)

Directors of Education, 1946–1983

No. Portrait Name Term of office Governor Ref
7Thomas Richmond Rowell
柳惠露
19461950Sir Mark Aitchison Young
(1946–1947)
Sir Alexander Grantham
(1947–1957)
8Douglas James Smyth Crozier
高詩雅
195028 April 1961
Sir Robert Brown Black
(1958–1964)
9Peter Donohue
唐露曉
29 April 196120 February 1964[2]
10William David Gregg
簡乃傑
21 February 19645 June 1969Sir David Trench
(1964–1971)
[3][4]
11John Canning
簡寧
6 June 19691974[4]
Sir Murray MacLehose
(1971–1982)
12Kenneth Wallis Joseph Topley
陶建
19741983

Secretaries for Education and Manpower, 1983–1997

No. Portrait Name Term of office Governor Ref
1James Neil Henderson
韓達誠
198325 August 1986Sir Edward Youde
(1982–1986)
[5]
2R. G. B. Bridge
布立之
26 August 19861989Sir David Wilson
(1987–1992)

[5]

3Yeung Kai-yin
楊啟彥
19891991
4John Chan
陳祖澤
19911993
Chris Patten
(1992–1997)
5Leung Man-kin
梁文建
19931995
6Joseph Wong
王永平
August 199530 June 1997

Secretaries for Education and Manpower, 1997–2007

No. Portrait Name Term of office Duration Chief Executive Term Ref
1Joseph Wong Wing-ping
王永平
1 July 19973 July 20003 years, 2 daysTung Chee-hwa
(1997–2005)
1
2Fanny Law Fan Chiu-fun
羅范椒芬
3 July 20003 June 20021 year, 362 days
3Arthur Li Kwok-cheung
李國章
1 July 200230 June 20075 years, 0 days2
Donald Tsang
(2005–2012)
2

Secretaries for Education, 2007–present

No. Portrait Name Term of office Duration Chief Executive Term Ref
1Michael Suen Ming-yeung
孫明揚
1 July 200730 June 20125 years, 0 daysDonald Tsang
(2005–2012)
3
2Eddie Ng Hak-kim
吳克儉
1 July 201230 June 20175 years, 0 daysLeung Chun-ying
(2012–2017)
4
3Kevin Yeung Yun-hung
楊潤雄
1 July 201730 June 20225 years, 0 daysCarrie Lam
(2017–present)
5
4Christine Choi Yuk-lin
蔡若蓮
1 July 2022Incumbent1 year, 196 daysJohn Lee
(2022–present)
6

See also

References

  1. "Remuneration package for Politically Appointed Officials serving in fifth-term HKSAR Government". Government of Hong Kong. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  2. "No. 722 of 1961". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 103: 1089. 5 May 1961.
  3. "G.N. 384 of 1967". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 106: 486. 21 February 1964.
  4. 1 2 "G.N. 1064 of 1969". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 111: 1162. 6 June 1969.
  5. 1 2 "G.N. 2930 of 1986". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 128: 3966, 4048. 29 August 1986.
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