The Secretary for Health () is a ministerial position in the Hong Kong Government, who heads the Health Bureau. The current office holder is Lo Chung-mau.
The position was created on 1 July 2022, following the reshuffle of the principal officials and reorganisation of the policy bureaux of the Hong Kong Government. It replaced the previous Secretary for Food and Health, and the portfolio with foods transferred to the Secretary for Environment and Ecology.
Before that, the Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food () was created as a ministerial position who headed the Health, Welfare and Food Bureau (HWFB). It was replaced by Secretary for Food and Health on 1 July 2007, following the reshuffle of the principal officials and reorganisation of the policy bureaux of the Hong Kong Government. It replaced the previous Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food, and the portfolio with welfare transferred to the Secretary for Labour and Welfare.
The SH is a politically appointed position. In other words, its term expires when the Chief Executive leaves office. The secretary is also a member of the Executive Council (ExCo).
List of office holders Political party:
Secretaries for Social Services, 1973–1983 Portrait Name Term of office Governor Ref 1 Li Fook-kow李福逑 1973 1977 Sir Murray MacLehose 1 Eric Peter Ho何鴻鑾 12 April 1977 6 February 1983 Sir Edward Youde
Secretaries for Health and Welfare, 1983–1997 Portrait Name Term of office Governor Ref 1 Henry Ching程慶禮 2 May 1983 30 November 1984 Sir Edward Youde 2 John Walter Chambers湛保庶 1 December 1984 30 September 1988 Sir David Wilson 3 Chau Tak-hay周德熙 1 October 1988 January 1990 4 Elizabeth Wong黃錢其濂 January 1990 September 1994 Chris Patten 5 Katherine Fok霍羅兆貞 September 1994 30 June 1997
Secretaries for Health and Welfare, 1997–2002 Portrait Name Term of office Duration Chief Executive Term Ref 1 Katherine Fok Lo Shiu-ching霍羅兆貞 1 July 1997 19 September 1999 Tung Chee-hwa 1 2 Yeoh Eng-kiong楊永強 20 September 1999 30 June 2002
Secretaries for Health, Welfare and Food, 2002–2007 Portrait Name Term of office Duration Chief Executive Term Ref 1 Yeoh Eng-kiong楊永強 1 July 2002 11 October 2004 Tung Chee-hwa 2 2 York Chow Yat-ngok周一嶽 12 October 2004 30 June 2007 Donald Tsang 2
Secretaries for Food and Health, 2007–2022 Portrait Name Term of office Duration Chief Executive Term Ref 1 York Chow Yat-ngok周一嶽 1 July 2007 30 June 2012 Donald Tsang 3 2 Ko Wing-man高永文 1 July 2012 30 June 2017 Leung Chun-ying 4 3 Sophia Chan Siu-chee陳肇始 1 July 2017 30 June 2022 Carrie Lam 5
Secretaries for Health, 2022–present Portrait Name Term of office Duration Chief Executive Term Ref 1 Lo Chung-mau盧寵茂 1 July 2022 Incumbent John Lee 6
See also Hong Kong Government Government departments and agencies in Hong Kong
References
External links Official website of the Food and Health Bureau Organisation chart of Hong Kong Government