The Governor of Macau (Chinese: 澳門總督; Portuguese: Governador de Macau) was a Portuguese colonial official who headed the colony of Macau, before 1623 called Captain-major (Portuguese: Capitão-mor). The post was replaced on December 20, 1999 upon the transfer of administration to the People's Republic of China by the office of the Chief Executive of the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.
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