Location Admiralty, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong Regions Asia-Pacific (APAC) Gender Female
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Carrie Lam joined the administrative service of the Hong Kong government in August 1980 and rose to the rank of administrative officer staff grade A1 in September 2006. Mrs. Lam became a principal official on July 1, 2007 when she was appointed secretary for development. She was appointed chief secretary for administration on July 1, 2012. Mrs. Lam
has served the public for more than 36 years in 20 public service positions including director of social welfare, permanent secretary for housing, planning and lands (planning and lands), director-general of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London, permanent secretary for home affairs, secretary for development and chief secretary for administration. Mrs. Lam was elected as the fifth-term chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on March 26, 2017, and was officially appointed to this position by the Central People’s Government on March 31, 2017 to assume office on July 1, 2017.
