Secretary for Housing
{{Infobox Political post
|post = Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region
Secretary for Housing
{{lang|zh|房屋局局長}}
|body =
|nativename =
|insignia = Regional Emblem of Hong Kong.svg
|insigniacaption = Emblem of Hong Kong
|department = Housing Bureau
|image = File:何永賢 20230315 (cropped).jpg
|alt =
|incumbent = Winnie Ho
|incumbentsince = 1 July 2022
|style = The Honourable
|residence =
|nominator =
|nominatorpost =
|appointer = Central People's Government
nomination by Chief Executive
|appointerpost =
|termlength =
|inaugural = Ian Macdonald Lightbody
|formation = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1973}}
|last =
|abolished =
|succession =
|deputy =
|salary =
|website = [https://www.hb.gov.hk/ HB]
}}
{{Infobox Chinese
|order=ts
|showflag=
|t=房屋局局長
|s=房屋局局长
|j=Fong4 uk1 guk6 guk6 zoeng2
|y=Fòhng ūk guhk guhk jéung
|p=Fángwū Jú Júzhǎng
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The Secretary for Housing ({{zh|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.
List of office holders
Political party: {{legend2|{{party color|Nonpartisan politician}}|Nonpartisan|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
=Secretaries for Housing, 1973–1988=
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| width=10px| {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! width=80px| Portrait ! width=180px| Name ! width=180px colspan=2| Term of office ! width=120px|Governor ! Ref | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center| 1 | 80px | Ian MacDonald Lightbody 黎保德 | 1973 | 1977 | rowspan=3| Sir Murray MacLehose {{small|(1971–1982)}} | |
| align=center| 2 | 80px | Alan James Scott 施恪 | 1 June 1977 | 14 May 1980 | {{cite journal |title=G.N. 1222 of 1977 |journal=Hong Kong Government Gazette |date=3 June 1977 |volume=119 |page=1509}} | |
| rowspan=2 align=center| 3 | rowspan=2| 80px | rowspan=2| Donald Liao 廖本懷 | rowspan=2| 15 May 1980 | rowspan=2| 20 February 1985 | ||
| rowspan=3| Sir Edward Youde {{small|(1982–1986)}} | ||||||
| align=center| 4 | 80px | David Robert Ford 霍德 | 21 February 1985 | August 1985 | {{cite journal |title=G.N. 519 of 1985 |journal=Hong Kong Government Gazette |date=15 February 1985 |volume=127 |pages=734, 810}} | |
| rowspan=2 align=center| 5 | rowspan=2| 80px | rowspan=2| John Rawling Todd 杜迪 | rowspan=2| April 1986 | rowspan=2| 31 March 1988 | ||
| Sir David Wilson {{small|(1987–1992)}} |
;Housing issues were handled by Secretary for District Administration between 1988 and 1994.
=Secretaries for Housing, 1994–1997=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left" | ||||||
| width=10px| {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! width=80px| Portrait ! width=180px| Name ! width=180px colspan=2| Term of office ! width=120px|Governor ! Ref | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center| 6 | 80px | Dominic Wong 黃星華 | 15 December 1994 | 30 June 1997 | Chris Patten {{small|(1992–1997)}} |
=Secretaries for Housing, 1997–2002=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left" | ||||||||
| width=10px| {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! width=80px| Portrait ! width=180px| Name ! width=180px colspan=2| Term of office ! width=80px | Duration ! width=120px|Chief Executive ! Term ! Ref | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor={{party color|Nonpartisan politician}} align=center| 1 | 80px | Dominic Wong Shing-wah 黃星華 | 1 July 1997 | 12 April 2002 | {{Age in years and days|2000|7|1|2002|4|12}} | Tung Chee-hwa {{small|(1997–2005)}} | align=center|1 |
=Secretaries for Housing, Planning and Lands, 2002–2007=
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| width=10px| {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! width=80px| Portrait ! width=180px| Name ! width=180px colspan=2| Term of office ! width=80px | Duration ! width=120px|Chief Executive ! Term ! Ref | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=2 bgcolor={{party color|Nonpartisan politician}} align=center| 1 | rowspan=2 | 80px | rowspan=2 | Michael Suen Ming-yeung 孫明揚 | rowspan=2 | 1 July 2002 | rowspan=2 | 30 June 2007 | rowspan=2 | {{Age in years and days|2002|7|1|2007|7|1}} | Tung Chee-hwa {{small|(1997–2005)}} | align=center|2 | |
| Donald Tsang {{small|(2005–2012)}} | align=center|2 |
;Housing issues were handled by the Secretary for Transport and Housing between 2007 and 2022.
=Secretaries for Housing, 2022–=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left" | |||||||
| width=10px| {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! width=80px| Portrait ! width=180px| Name ! width=180px colspan=2| Term of office ! width=80px | Duration ! width=120px|Chief Executive ! Term ! Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor={{party color|Nonpartisan politician}} align=center| 1 | 80px
| Winnie Ho Wing-yin | 1 July 2022 | Incumbent | {{Age in years and days|2022|7|1}} | John Lee {{small|(2022–present)}} | align=center|6 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.info.gov.hk/govcht_e.htm Organisation chart of Hong Kong Government]
{{HK Principal Officials}}