Secretary for Food and Health

The Secretary for Food and Health (Chinese: 食物及衞生局局長) is a ministerial position in the Hong Kong Government, who heads the Food and Health Bureau (FHB). The current office holder is Sophia Chan.

Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region

Secretary for Food and Health
食物及衞生局局長
Incumbent
Sophia Chan

since 1 July 2017
Food and Health Bureau
StyleThe Honourable
AppointerCentral People's Government
nomination by Chief Executive
Inaugural holderKatherine Fok
Secretary for Health and Welfare
York Chow
Secretary for Food and Health
Formation1 July 1997
1 July 2007
WebsiteFTHB
Secretary for Food and Health
Traditional Chinese食物及衞生局局長

The position was created on July 1, 2007, following the reshuffle of the principal officials and reorganisation of the policy bureaux of the Hong Kong Government. It replaced the previous Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food, and the portfolio with welfare transferred to the Secretary for Labour and Welfare.

The SFH is a politically appointed position. In other words, its term expires when the Chief Executive leaves office. The secretary is also a member of the Executive Council (ExCo).

Centre for Health Protection

The CHP was created in 2003 in response to the SARS outbreak and copies the function of the CDC in the United States.

Before the introduction CHP reports to the Director of Health.

Centre for Food Safety

Centre for Food Safety is the food safety authority under the Food and Health Department. Established in 2006, it replaced the role formerly under Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (created 1999) and Urban Services Department (pre 1999).

List of office holders

Political party:   Nonpartisan

Secretaries for Social Services, 1973–1983

No. Portrait Name Term of office Governor Ref
1Li Fook-kow
李福逑
19731977Sir Murray MacLehose
(1971–1982)
1Eric Peter Ho
何鴻鑾
12 April 19776 February 1983
Sir Edward Youde
(1971–1982)

Secretaries for Health and Welfare, 1983–1997

No. Portrait Name Term of office Governor Ref
1Henry Ching
程慶禮
2 May 198330 November 1984Sir Edward Youde
(1982–1986)
2John Walter Chambers
湛保庶
1 December 198430 September 1988
Sir David Wilson
(1987–1992)
3Chau Tak-hay
周德熙
1 October 1988January 1990
4Elizabeth Wong
黃錢其濂
January 1990September 1994
Chris Patten
(1992–1997)
5Katherine Fok
霍羅兆貞
September 199430 June 1997

Secretaries for Health and Welfare, 1997–2002

No. Portrait Name Term of office Duration Chief Executive Term Ref
1Katherine Fok Lo Shiu-ching
霍羅兆貞
1 July 199719 September 19992 years, 80 daysTung Chee-hwa
(1997–2005)
1
2Yeoh Eng-kiong
楊永強
20 September 199930 June 20022 years, 283 days

Secretaries for Health, Welfare and Food, 2002–2007

No. Portrait Name Term of office Duration Chief Executive Term Ref
1Yeoh Eng-kiong
楊永強
1 July 200211 October 20042 years, 102 daysTung Chee-hwa
(1997–2005)
2
2York Chow Yat-ngok
周一嶽
12 October 200430 June 20072 years, 261 days
Donald Tsang
(2005–2012)
2

Secretaries for Food and Health, 2007–present

No. Portrait Name Term of office Duration Chief Executive Term Ref
1York Chow Yat-ngok
周一嶽
1 July 200730 June 20125 years, 0 daysDonald Tsang
(2005–2012)
3
2Ko Wing-man
高永文
1 July 201230 June 20175 years, 0 daysLeung Chun-ying
(2012–2017)
4
3Sophia Chan Siu-chee
陳肇始
1 July 2017Incumbent3 years, 215 daysCarrie Lam
(2017–present)
5

See also

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