Ho Iat Seng

Ho Iat Seng (; born 12 June 1957) is a Macau politician serving as the third and current chief executive of Macau since December 2019. Early life Born in Macau to his parents from Jinhua, Zhejiang, Ho studied at . In 1992, he studied electronic engineering and economics at Zhejiang University in Zhejiang; he would later become a visiting fellow of the university. Political career Ho served as a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference of Zhejiang Province from 1978 to 1998. In 2000, he was selected as the National People's Congress member representing Macau and became a member of the Standing Committee in 2001. From 2004 to 2009, he served as a member of the Executive Council of Macau. In 2009, he was elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Macau; from 2013 to 2019, he served as its vice-president and between 2014 and 2017 its president. On 18 April 2019, Ho announced his intention to run for election in August as Macau's chief executive.