Susana Chou
{{Short description|Macau politician}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Susana Chou Vaz da Luz
| native_name = {{nobold|曹其真}}
| native_name_lang = zh-hant
| honorific-suffix = GML, GCM, ComMA, ComMI
| image = Susana Chou 20040612.jpg
| caption =
| nationality = Chinese
| order =
| office = President of the Legislative Assembly
| term_start = 20 December 1999
| term_end = 15 October 2009
| vicepresident = Lau Cheok Va
| predecessor = Anabela Ritchie
| successor = Lau Cheok Va
| alma_mater = Anhui University
University of Paris
| profession = chartered accountant
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1941|12|3}}
| birth_place = Shanghai, China
| death_date =
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{{Chinese|c=曹其真|j=cou4 kei4 zan1|y=Chòuh Kèih Jān|p=Cáo Qízhēn}}
Susana Chou Vaz da Luz {{post-nominals|post-noms=GML}} (born 2 December 1941), also known as Chou Kei Jan and Cao Qizhen, is a Macau politician who served as the President of the Legislative Assembly of Macau from 1999 to 2009.XinhuaNet: [https://web.archive.org/web/20030820210809/http://news.xinhuanet.com/ziliao/2002-03/07/content_305647.htm Brief biography of Susana Chou]
Biography
Chou's ancestral hometown is the current Yinzhou District of the city of Ningbo in China's Zhejiang Province. Chou was born in Shanghai on 2 December 1941, and is the oldest daughter of Chao Kuang Piu, who was an industrial tycoon in Shanghai. While her father moved in Hong Kong after 1949, Chou remained in China until 1968 when she moved to Macau.
Chou studied physics and majored in radio technology at the Anhui University. Chou also studied French language and literature in Paris.{{cite web |title=Donors |url=https://ckpc.rc.um.edu.mo/donor/ |publisher=Universidade de Macau |accessdate=10 September 2020 |language=English}}
Politics
In 1976, Chou participated in Portuguese Macau's first direct election of the Legislative Assembly, and was successful in the election. From 1984 to 1999, she served in the third, fourth, fifth and sixth sessions of Portuguese Macau's Legislative Assembly.{{Citation needed|date=March 2020}}
After the transfer of sovereignty over Macau from Portugal to China in 1999, Chou was elected as the President of new Legislative Assembly for its first, second and third sessions.{{Citation needed|date=March 2020}} Her stress on efficiency and effectiveness, while praised by the government, in many ways curtailed policy debate and discussion with little public consultation.{{Cite journal|last1=Yee|first1=Herbert S.|date=2017|title=The 2001 Legislative Assembly Elections and Political Development in Macau|journal=Journal of Contemporary China|language=en|volume=14|issue=43|pages=242|doi=10.1080/10670560500065652|s2cid=154799581|issn=1067-0564}}
Election results
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!|Year !|Candidate !|Hare quota !|Mandate !|List Votes !|List Pct |
| 1976
|bgcolor="red" |{{nowrap|Susana Chou Vaz da Luz}} (ADIM) |bgcolor="red" align="right" |374 |bgcolor="red" |No.5/6 |bgcolor="red" align="right" |1,497 |bgcolor="red" |54.95% |
| 1984
|bgcolor="{{party color|Nonpartisan}}" |{{nowrap|Susana Chou Vaz da Luz}} |bgcolor="{{party color|Nonpartisan}}" align="right" |uncontested |bgcolor="{{party color|Nonpartisan}}" |FC |bgcolor="{{party color|Nonpartisan}}" align="right" |uncontested |bgcolor="{{party color|Nonpartisan}}" |∅ |
| 1988
|bgcolor="{{party color|Nonpartisan}}" |{{nowrap|Susana Chou Vaz da Luz}} |bgcolor="{{party color|Nonpartisan}}" align="right" |walkover |bgcolor="{{party color|Nonpartisan}}" |FC |bgcolor="{{party color|Nonpartisan}}" align="right" |walkover |bgcolor="{{party color|Nonpartisan}}" |∅ |
| 1992
|bgcolor="{{party color|Unity for the Future of Macau}}" |{{nowrap|Susana Chou Vaz da Luz}} (UNIF) |bgcolor="{{party color|Unity for the Future of Macau}}" align="right" |2,201 |bgcolor="{{party color|Unity for the Future of Macau}}" |No.6/8 |bgcolor="{{party color|Unity for the Future of Macau}}" align="right" |2,201 |bgcolor="{{party color|Unity for the Future of Macau}}" |7.99% |
| 1996
|bgcolor="{{party color|Nonpartisan}}" |{{nowrap|Susana Chou Vaz da Luz}} |bgcolor="{{party color|Nonpartisan}}" align="right" |uncontested |bgcolor="{{party color|Nonpartisan}}" |FC |bgcolor="{{party color|Nonpartisan}}" align="right" |uncontested |bgcolor="{{party color|Nonpartisan}}" |∅ |
| 2001
|bgcolor="{{party color|Nonpartisan}}" |{{nowrap|Susana Chou Vaz da Luz}} |bgcolor="{{party color|Nonpartisan}}" align="right" |walkover |bgcolor="{{party color|Nonpartisan}}" |FC |bgcolor="{{party color|Nonpartisan}}" align="right" |walkover |bgcolor="{{party color|Nonpartisan}}" |∅ |
| 2005
|bgcolor="{{party color|Nonpartisan}}" |{{nowrap|Susana Chou Vaz da Luz}} |bgcolor="{{party color|Nonpartisan}}" align="right" |walkover |bgcolor="{{party color|Nonpartisan}}" |FC |bgcolor="{{party color|Nonpartisan}}" align="right" |walkover |bgcolor="{{party color|Nonpartisan}}" |∅ |
Honors and awards
- 1983, The Commander Degree of the Medal of Agriculture and Industrial Merit, by the President of the Portuguese Republic
- 1994, The Medal of the Knight of National Order of Merit, by the President of the French Republic
- 1994, The Medal of Industrial and Commercial Merit, by the Governor of Macau
- 1999, The Medal of Bravery, by the Governor of Macau
- 1999, The Grand Cross of the Order of Merit, by the President of the Portuguese Republic
- 2002, The Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, by the President of the French Republic
- 2003, The Grand Lotus Medal of Honour, by the Chief Executive of Macau{{Cite web|last=Ho|first=Edmund|date=2002-12-23|title=Boletim Oficial da Região Administrativa Especial de Macau 澳門特別行政區公報|trans-title=Official Bulletin of the Special Administrative Region of Macau|url=https://images.io.gov.mo/bo/i/2002/51/bo-i-51-sup-2002.pdf|access-date=2021-08-31|website=Government of Macau|language=pt, zh}}
- 2007, The Officer of the Legion of Honor, by the President of the French Republic{{cite news |title=President of the Legislative Assembly of Macau, Susana Chou, was awarded the French Legion of Honor |url=http://www.chinanews.com/tp/hwcz/news/2007/08-02/993523.shtml |accessdate=10 September 2020 |publisher=China News}}
Extra information
{{Portal|China|Biography}}
- ChinaVitae: [http://www.chinavitae.org/biography/Susana_Chou%7C2451 CV of Susana Chou] (English)
- MacauNews: [http://www.macaunews.com.mo/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&sobi2Id=4&Itemid=27 Brief biography of Susana Chou] (English)
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{{succession box | before = Anabela Ritchie| title = President of the Legislative Assembly of Macau| years = 1999–2009 | after = Lau Cheok Va}}
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References
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