Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region

Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs
政制及內地事務局局長
Regional Emblem of Hong Kong.svg
Incumbent
Raymond Tam

since 1 October 2011
Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau
Style The Honourable
Appointer Central People's Government
nomination by Chief Executive
Inaugural holder Michael Suen
Secretary for Constitutional Affairs
Stephen Lam
Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs
Formation 1 July 1997
1 July 2007
Website CMAB

The Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs (Chinese: 政制及內地事務局局長) is the head of the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau, which is responsible for promoting the Basic Law, constitutional affairs, electoral development, and coordinate liaison between the Hong Kong government and the relevant mainland China authorities, as well as to promote various regional cooperation initiatives between Hong Kong and the mainland. Prior to 2007, this post was known as the Secretary for Constitutional Affairs.

List of office holders

Colonial period

Secretary for Constitutional Affairs

After transfer of the sovereignty to People's Republic of China

Name Took office Left office
Secretary for Constitutional Affairs
Michael Suen July 1, 1997 June 30, 2002
Stephen Lam July 1, 2002 June 30, 2007
Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs
Stephen Lam July 1, 2007 September 30, 2011
Raymond Tam October 1, 2011 Incumbent

External links

<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>