Edmund Ho

Edmund Ho

Edmund Ho Hau Wah, (Chinese: 何厚鏵; pinyin: Hé Hòuhuá; born 13 March 1955 in Macau with family roots in Panyu, Guangdong) was the Chief Executive of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) of the People's Republic of China. He is now the vice-chairman of the 11th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Edmund Ho was made Chief Executive-elect on 15 May 1999 by the Selection Committee for the Chief Executive of the MSAR. He was appointed Chief Executive-designate on 20 May of the same year by the Premier of the State Council, Zhu Rongji, and was formally sworn in as Chief Executive at a special ceremony marking the establishment of the MSAR on 20 December 1999.