The Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture (Chinese: 社會文化司; Portuguese: Secretariado para os Assuntos Sociais e Cultura) is a department of the Macao Government. The Secretariat is responsible for the education, health, tourism, social affairs and culture issues in the region.
The current department took over the role formerly held by the:
- Secretary for Social Affairs and Budget (Portuguese: Secretariado para os Assuntos Sociais e Orçamento)
- Secretary for Communications, Tourism and Culture (Portuguese: Secretariado para as Comunicações, Turismo e Cultura)
Organisational structure
- Office of the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture
- Education and Youth Development Bureau
- Cultural Affairs Bureau
- Sports Bureau
- Health Bureau
- Pharmaceutical Administration Bureau
- Social Security Fund
- Cultural Development Fund
- University of Macau
- Macao Polytechnic University
- Macao University of Tourism
List of secretaries
| No. | Image | Name | Assumed office | Left office | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Fernando Chui Sai On 崔世安 | 20 December 1999 | 20 December 2004 | 1 |
| 20 December 2004 | 12 May 2009 | 2 | |||
| During this interval, Chief Executive Edmund Ho Hau Wah was the Interim Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture. (12 May 2009 - 20 December 2009) | |||||
| 2 | Cheong U 張裕 | 20 December 2009 | 20 December 2014 | 3 | |
| 3 | Alexis Tam Chong Veng 譚俊榮 | 20 December 2014 | 20 December 2019 | 4 | |
| 4 | Elsie Ao Ieong U 歐陽瑜 | 20 December 2019 | Incumbent Term ends on 20 December 2024 | 5 | |
Former officials
- Dr. Antonio Salavessa da Costa - Secretary for Communications, Tourism and Culture
See also
Other principal officials of Macau:
References
External links
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