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Secretary for Labour and Welfare
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| post | Hong Kong |
| Special Administrative Region | |
| Secretary for Labour and Welfare | |
| 勞工及福利局局長 | |
| insignia | Regional Emblem of Hong Kong.svg |
| insigniacaption | Emblem of Hong Kong |
| department | Labour and Welfare Bureau |
| image | File:孫玉菡_20230419_(cropped).jpg |
| incumbent | Chris Sun |
| incumbentsince | 1 July 2022 |
| style | The Honourable |
| appointer | Central People's Government |
| nomination by Chief Executive | |
| inaugural | Matthew Cheung |
| formation | 1 July 2007 |
| salary | HK$4,021,200 per annum |
| website | LWB |
Special Administrative Region](hong-kong-special-administrative-region) Secretary for Labour and Welfare 勞工及福利局局長 nomination by Chief Executive
The Secretary for Labour and Welfare () of the Hong Kong Government is responsible for labour and social welfare policy in Hong Kong. The position was created in 2007 to replace portions of the previous portfolio of Secretary for Economic Development and Labour and welfare portion from Secretary for Food and Health.
Labour affairs were handled by different ministers before the creation of this position:
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Secretary for Social Services before 1983;
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Secretary for Education and Manpower between 1983 and 2002;
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Secretary for Economic Development and Labour between 2002 and 2007. Welfare affairs were included in the portfolio of:
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Secretary for Social Services before 1983;
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Secretary for Health and Welfare between 1983 and 2002;
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Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food between 2002 and 2007.
List of office holders
Political party:
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Duration | Chief Executive | Term | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan}} align=center | 1 | [[File:Matthew Cheung Kin-chung.JPG | 80px]] | Matthew Cheung Kin-chung | |||
| 張建宗 | 1 July 2007 | 16 January 2017 | Donald Tsang | ||||
| (2005–2012) | 3 | ||||||
| Leung Chun-ying | |||||||
| (2012–2017) | 4 | ||||||
| Nonpartisan}} align=center | 2 | [[File:Blanksvg.svg | 80px]] | Stephen Sui Wai-keung | |||
| 蕭偉強 | 13 February 2017 | 30 June 2017 | |||||
| Nonpartisan}} align=center | 3 | [[File:羅致光喺港大度 (cropped).jpg | 80px]] | Law Chi-kwong | |||
| 羅致光 | 1 July 2017 | 30 June 2022 | Carrie Lam | ||||
| (2017–2022) | 5 | ||||||
| Nonpartisan}} align=center | 4 | [[File:孫玉菡_20230419_(cropped).jpg | 80px]] | Chris Sun Yuk-han | |||
| 孫玉菡 | 1 July 2022 | Incumbent | John Lee | ||||
| (2022–present) | 6 |
References
References
- (12 December 2016). "Remuneration package for Politically Appointed Officials serving in fifth-term HKSAR Government".
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