The Secretary for Housing (Chinese: 房屋局局長) in Hong Kong is responsible for housing related issues. The position was first created in 1973 and re-created in 2022 after renamed to Secretary for Transport and Housing in 2007.
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Secretary for Housing 房屋局局長 | |
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since 1 July 2022 | |
Housing Bureau | |
Style | The Honourable |
Appointer | Central People's Government nomination by Chief Executive |
Inaugural holder | Ian Macdonald Lightbody |
Formation | 1973 |
Website | HB |
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Traditional Chinese | 房屋局局長 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 房屋局局长 | ||||||||||||
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List of office holders
editPolitical party: Nonpartisan
Secretaries for Housing, 1973–1988
editNo. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Governor | Ref | |
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1 | Ian MacDonald Lightbody 黎保德 |
1973 | 1977 | Sir Murray MacLehose (1971–1982) |
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2 | Alan James Scott 施恪 |
1 June 1977 | 14 May 1980 | [1] | ||
3 | Donald Liao 廖本懷 |
15 May 1980 | 20 February 1985 | |||
Sir Edward Youde (1982–1986) |
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4 | David Robert Ford 霍德 |
21 February 1985 | August 1985 | [2] | ||
5 | John Rawling Todd 杜迪 |
April 1986 | 31 March 1988 | |||
Sir David Wilson (1987–1992) |
- Housing issues were handled by Secretary for District Administration between 1988 and 1994.
Secretaries for Housing, 1994–1997
editNo. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Governor | Ref | |
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6 | Dominic Wong 黃星華 |
15 December 1994 | 30 June 1997 | Chris Patten (1992–1997) |
Secretaries for Housing, 1997–2002
editNo. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Duration | Chief Executive | Term | Ref | |
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1 | Dominic Wong Shing-wah 黃星華 |
1 July 1997 | 12 April 2002 | 1 year, 285 days | Tung Chee-hwa (1997–2005) |
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Secretaries for Housing, Planning and Lands, 2002–2007
editNo. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Duration | Chief Executive | Term | Ref | |
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1 | Michael Suen Ming-yeung 孫明揚 |
1 July 2002 | 30 June 2007 | 5 years, 0 days | Tung Chee-hwa (1997–2005) |
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Donald Tsang (2005–2012) |
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- Housing issues were handled by the Secretary for Transport and Housing between 2007 and 2022.
Secretaries for Housing, 2022–
editNo. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Duration | Chief Executive | Term | Ref | |
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1 | Winnie Ho Wing-yin 何永賢 |
1 July 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 48 days | John Lee (2022–present) |
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