Edmund Ho
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Edmund Ho Ho Hau Wah GOIH GML GCM |
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| 何厚鏵 | |
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| Vice Chairman of the 11th CPPCC National Committee | |
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Assumed office 13 March 2010 |
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| Chairman | Jia Qinglin |
| 1st Chief Executive of Macau | |
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In office 20 December 1999 – 20 December 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Position established Vasco Rocha Vieira (as Governor of Macau) |
| Succeeded by | Fernando Chui Sai On |
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Macau Secretary for Transport and Public Works Acting |
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In office 6 December 2006 – 14 February 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Ao Man Long |
| Succeeded by | Lau Si Io |
| Vice President of the Macau Legislative Assembly | |
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In office 1988–1999 |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Lau Cheok Va |
| Personal details | |
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13 March 1955 Portuguese Macau |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Tatiana Lau |
| Children | 2 |
| Parents | Ho Yin |
| Alma mater |
Schulich School of Business York University |
| Profession | Chartered accountant |
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| Traditional Chinese | 何厚鏵 | ||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 何厚铧 | ||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Hé Hòuhuá |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | ho4 hau5 waa4 |
Edmund Ho Hau Wah, GOIH, GML, GCM (born 13 March 1955) was the first Chief Executive of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) of the People's Republic of China. He is now serving as Vice-Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
Edmund Ho was made Chief Executive-elect on 15 May 1999 by the Selection Committee for the Chief Executive of the MSAR. He was appointed Chief Executive-designate on 20 May of the same year by the Premier of the State Council, Zhu Rongji, and was formally sworn in as Chief Executive at a special ceremony marking the establishment of the MSAR on 20 December 1999.
Ho was born on 13 March 1955 in Portuguese Macau, with family roots in Panyu, Guangdong Province. He is the son of the prominent Macanese community leader and businessman, Ho Yin, and Chan Keng (陳瓊). He is married, with a son and a daughter.
After completing his primary education, Ho went to study in Canada in 1969. He went on to graduate with a degree in Bachelor of Business Administration from York University, Faculty of Administrative Studies (now known as Schulich School of Business) in 1978, and qualified as a chartered accountant and certified auditor in 1981. After working for a couple of years in an accounting firm in India, he was transferred to the United States in 1982.
Ho returned to Macau and started himself on a business and political career in 1983, undertaking social activities and community service. His business interests ranged from accounting, finance and banking, insurance, public transportation, mass media, technology, land development to public utilities and he assumed various positions as auditor with KPMG Peat Marwick, Executive Director and General Manager of Tai Fung Bank, Chairman of the Macau Urban Transport Company Ltd (Transmac), Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Macau International Airport Company (CAM), Vice-Chairman of the General Assembly of Air Macau, Chairman of the Board of the MASC Ogden Aviation Services, Vice-President of the Board of Directors of Teledifusão de Macau (Macau Television) among others.
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