Michael Suen Ming-yeung
| Michael Suen Ming-yeung | |
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| 孫明揚 | |
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| Secretary for Education | |
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In office 1 July 2007 – 30 June 2012 |
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| Chief Executive | Sir Donald Tsang |
| Chief Secretary | Henry Tang |
| Undersecretary | Kenneth Chen |
| Permanent Secretary | |
| Political Assistant | |
| Preceded by | Arthur Li (as Secretary for Education and Manpower) |
| Succeeded by | Eddie Ng |
| Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands | |
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In office 1 July 2002 – 30 June 2007 |
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| Chief Executive |
Tung Chee-hwa Sir Donald Tsang |
| Chief Secretary | Sir Donald Tsang Rafael Hui |
| Permanent Secretary | & Rita Lau |
| Secretary for Constitutional Affairs | |
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In office 4 August 1997 – 30 June 2002 |
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| Chief Executive | Tung Chee-hwa |
| Chief Secretary |
Anson Chan Sir Donald Tsang |
| Preceded by | Nicholas Ng |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Lam |
| Secretary for Home Affairs | |
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In office 7 November 1991 – 3 August 1997 |
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| Governor |
David Wilson Chris Patten |
| Secretary for Constitutional Affairs | |
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In office 1 March 1989 – 2 October 1991 |
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| Governor | David Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Michael Sze |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1944 Chongqing, China |
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| Traditional Chinese | 孫明揚 | ||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 孙明扬 | ||||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Sūn Míngyáng |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Syūn Mìhng yèuhng |
| Jyutping | Syun1 Ming4 joeng4 |
Michael Suen Ming-yeung GBS CBE JP; born 7 April 1944) was the Secretary for Education of Hong Kong.
Suen attended Wah Yan College, a Jesuit school in Hong Kong.
He joined the colonial Hong Kong Government in 1966 as an Administrative Officer and was promoted to the rank of Director of Bureau in January 1991.
During the early years of his career, he served in the former New Territories Administration, Resettlement Department and Environment Branch. He was appointed Secretary for Constitutional Affairs in March 1989 and Secretary for Home Affairs in November 1991. He continued his post as Secretary for Home Affairs on 8 July 1997 and took up the appointment as Secretary for Constitutional Affairs on 4 August 1997. Suen took up the post of Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands on 1 July 2002.
Upon the resignation of Donald Tsang on 25 May 2005, he assumed the post as the acting Chief Secretary for Administration, until Rafael Hui was appointed. In July 2007, he took over the position of Secretary for Education after Arthur Li retired.
Around 2007 he was known for pushing trilingual education with English, Cantonese and Putonghua to boost Hong Kong's competitiveness.
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