Cheong U

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| office = Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture

| term_start = 20 December 2009

| term_end = 20 December 2014

| 1blankname = {{nowrap|Chief Executive}}

| 1namedata = Fernando Chui

| predecessor = Fernando Chui

| successor = Alexis Tam

| office2 = Head of the Commission Against Corruption

| term_start2 = 20 December 1999

| term_end2 = 20 December 2009

| 1blankname2 = {{nowrap|Chief Executive}}

| 1namedata2 = Edmund Ho

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| successor2 = Vasco Fong

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| alma_mater = University of Macau
Zhongshan University

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Cheong U ({{zh|t=張裕|s=张裕|p=Zhāng Yù|first=t}}; born 1957) is the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture. Previously he served as the head of Commission Against Corruption.

Born in China, Cheong went to Hou Kong Secondary School and obtained his bachelor's degree in public administration at the University of Macau's National Institute of Public Administration of Portugal and a Master of Public Administration from Zhongshan University in Guangzhou.

Cheong was a member of the Second Municipal Council of Macau and held other political titles:

  • Director of public health and environment of the Municipal Islands Council
  • appointed member of the Municipal Islands Assembly
  • Vice-chairman of the Executive Committee of the Municipal Islands Council
  • member of the Municipal Islands Assembly
  • Deputy Secretary-general of the Macau Association of Public Administration

Prior to the handover Cheong served in China related positions:

  • Member of the Selection Committee for the first government of MSAR

References

  • [http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/ljzg/3566/t17776.htm Information on the major officials and the Procurator-General of the MSAR]

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{{succession box | before = Luís Mendonça Freitas
as High Commissioner Against Corruption and Administrative Illegality | title = Head of the Commission Against Corruption | years = 1999–2009 | after = Vasco Fong }}

{{succession box | before = Fernando Chui | title = Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture | years = 2009–2014 | after = Alexis Tam}}

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Category:1957 births

Category:Living people

Category:Government ministers of Macau

Category:University of Macau alumni

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