Secretary for Labour and Welfare

The Secretary for Labour and Welfare (Chinese: 勞工及福利局局長) of the Hong Kong Government is responsible for labour and social welfare policy in Hong Kong. The position was created in 2007 to replace portions of the previous portfolio of Secretary for Economic Development and Labour and welfare portion from Secretary for Food and Health.

Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region

Secretary for Labour and Welfare
勞工及福利局局長
Incumbent
Law Chi-kwong

since 1 July 2017
Labour and Welfare Bureau
StyleThe Honourable
AppointerCentral People's Government
nomination by Chief Executive
Inaugural holderMatthew Cheung
Formation1 July 2007
WebsiteLWB
Secretary for Labour and Welfare
Traditional Chinese勞工及福利局局長

List of office holders

Political party:   Nonpartisan

Secretaries for Economic Services, 1973–1982

No. Portrait Name Term of office Governor Ref
1Derek Jones
鍾信
November 1973September 1976Sir Murray MacLehose
(1971–1982)
2David Jeaffreson
謝法新
September 1976September 1982
Sir Edward Youde
(1982–1986)

Secretaries for Education and Manpower, 1983–1997

No. Portrait Name Term of office Governor Ref
1James Neil Henderson
韓達誠
19831986Sir Edward Youde
(1982–1986)
2R. G. B. Bridge
布立之
19861989Sir David Wilson
(1987–1992)
3Yeung Kai-yin
楊啟彥
19891991
4John Chan
陳祖澤
19911993
Chris Patten
(1992–1997)
5Leung Man-kin
梁文建
19931995
6Joseph Wong
王永平
August 199530 June 1997

Secretaries for Education and Manpower, 1997–2002

No. Portrait Name Term of office Duration Chief Executive Term Ref
1Joseph Wong Wing-ping
王永平
1 July 19973 July 20003 years, 2 daysTung Chee-hwa
(1997–2005)
1
2Fanny Law Fan Chiu-fun
羅范椒芬
3 July 20003 June 20021 year, 362 days

Secretaries for Economic Development and Labour, 2002–2007

No. Portrait Name Term of office Duration Chief Executive Term Ref
1Stephen Ip Shu-kwan
葉澍堃
1 July 200230 June 20074 years, 364 daysTung Chee-hwa
(1997–2005)
2
Donald Tsang
(2005–2012)
2

Secretaries for Labour and Welfare, 2007–present

No. Portrait Name Term of office Duration Chief Executive Term Ref
1Matthew Cheung Kin-chung
張建宗
1 July 200716 January 20179 years, 199 daysDonald Tsang
(2005–2012)
3
Leung Chun-ying
(2012–2017)
4
2Stephen Sui Wai-keung
蕭偉強
13 February 201730 June 2017137 days
3Law Chi-kwong
羅致光
1 July 2017Incumbent3 years, 215 daysCarrie Lam
(2017–present)
5
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