Cheong Weng Chon
{{short description|Secretariat for Administration and Justice in Macau}}
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|birth_name=Zhang Yongchun
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| birth_place = Beijing, China
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| nationality = People's Republic of China (Macau)
| party = Non-partisan
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| alma_mater = Beijing Foreign Studies University, University of Macau
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André Cheong Weng Chon ({{IPA|pt|ɐ̃ˈdɾɛ ˈtʃɛɲ|}}; {{zh|t=張永春}}; born September 1966) is the Secretary for Administration and Justice, the second most senior government official in Macau.{{Cite web |date=1 December 2019 |title=Chinese State Council Appoints Holders of Fifth Macau Government |url=https://www.plataformamedia.com/en-uk/news/politics/chinese-state-council-appoints-holders-of-fifth-macau-government-11572678.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113132049/https://www.plataformamedia.com/en-uk/news/politics/chinese-state-council-appoints-holders-of-fifth-macau-government-11572678.html |archive-date=2020-01-13 |website=Plataforma Media |agency=Lusa}}
Early life
Cheong Weng Chon was born in Beijing in 1966. He received a Bachelor of Arts in the Portuguese language from Beijing Foreign Studies University and a law degree from the University of Macau.
Career
Cheong worked in Macau as an assistant to the Registrar and the Notary Public, as Registrar of the Real Estate Registry and as Director of the Judicial Affairs Bureau.{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EmW6AAAAIAAJ&q=%22Cheong+Weng+Chon%22|title=China Monthly Data|date=January 13, 2002|publisher=The Institute|via=Google Books}}{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KVc2AAAAIAAJ&q=%22Cheong+Weng+Chon%22|title=Official Records of the General Assembly|first=United Nations General|last=Assembly|year=2000|publisher=UN|via=Google Books}} He later served as Director of the Legal Affairs Bureau from November 2000 to December 2014. He held the post of Commissioner Against Corruption from December 2014 to December 2019.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l8yuDwAAQBAJ&q=%22Cheong+Weng+Chon%22&pg=PA27 |title=Macao Business Law Handbook |date=2016 |publisher=International Business Publications |isbn=9781577516491 |volume=2: Important Trade Laws and Regulations |location=Washington, DC. |via=Google Books}}{{self-published source|reason=Lulu.com is a self-publishing platform|date=February 2021}}
Cheong served as President of the Legal Aid Commission, a member of the Public Administration Reform Consultation Committee and a member of the Law Reform Consultative Committee.{{Cite web |title=Cheong Weng Chon |url=https://www.gov.mo/en/chiefs/cheong-weng-chon/ |website=Macao SAR Government Portal}} In 2019 he was appointed Secretary for Administration and Justice in Macau.{{Cite news |date=December 2, 2019 |title=Beijing Appoints 9 Top Government Officials, Chief Prosecutor |work=Macao News |url=https://macaunews.mo/beijing-appoints-9-top-government-officials-chief-prosecutor/}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.gov.mo/en/chiefs/cheong-weng-chon/ Official government biography]
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{{succession box | before = Sónia Chan Hoi Fan | title = Secretary for Administration and Justice of Macau | years = 2019– | after = incumbent}}
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Category:University of Macau alumni
Category:Government ministers of Macau
Category:Beijing Foreign Studies University alumni
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