The spouse of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong is the wife or husband of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong.
During British colonial rule, there were 27 spouses of the Governor of Hong Kong, 3 of which died in office. Matthew Nathan is the only Governor of Hong Kong that is not engaged. Since Hong Kong was handed back to China in 1997, there have been four women and one man that have occupied this role.
Informally called "First Lady", there is no official formal title for the spouse of Hong Kong's leader. They are however traditionally appointed by prominent non-governmental organisations in the city as their patrons or presidents, such as Red Cross, Community Chest, Scout Association, and Girl Guides Association.
When Carrie Lam became the first female to lead the city, there were calls to refer her husband Lam Siu-por to the "first gentleman", although Lam himself does not like the term and the Chief Executive said her husband should be called "the spouse of the chief executive". Lam also broke with tradition of taking up honorary roles in community groups.
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No.ImageSpouseDate of birthDate of marriageLeaderAge at and date of tenure beganAge at and date of tenure endedAge and date of death1 Susanna Pottinger()Henry Pottinger years years years2 Emily Davis()1801/02John Francis Davis years years years3Ellen Bonham()UnknownGeorge BonhamUnknownUnknownUnknown4Maria Bowring()1793/94John Bowring years years years5Nea Robinson()Hercules Robinson years years years6Blanche MacDonnell()UnknownRichard Graves MacDonnellUnknownUnknownUnknown7Georgina Kennedy()UnknownArthur KennedyUnknownUnknownUnknown8Catherine Hennessy()John Pope Hennessy years years years?9Diamantina Bowen()1832/1833George Bowen years years years10Marion Des Vœux()UnknownWilliam Des VœuxUnknownUnknownUnknown11Felicia Robinson()UnknownWilliam RobinsonUnknownUnknownUnknown12Edith Blake()Henry Arthur Blake years years yearsMatthew Nathan13Flora Lugard()Frederick Lugard years years years14Helena May()UnknownFrancis Henry MayUnknownUnknownUnknown15Marjory Stubbs()Edward Stubbs years years years16Marie Clementi()UnknownCecil ClementiUnknownUnknownUnknown17Violet Peel()UnknownWilliam PeelUnknownUnknownUnknown18Olive Caldecott()UnknownAndrew CaldecottUnknownUnknownUnknown19Edith Northcote()UnknownGeoffry NorthcoteUnknownUnknownUnknown20Josephine Young()UnknownUnknownMark Aitchison YoungUnknownUnknownUnknown21Maurine Grantham()葛慕蓮UnknownAlexander GranthamUnknownUnknownUnknown22Anne Black()柏顏露絲UnknownRobert BlackUnknownUnknownUnknown23Margaret Trench()UnknownDavid TrenchUnknownUnknownUnknown24 Margaret MacLehose()麥鄧麗娉Murray MacLehose years years years25Pamela Youde()尤彭雯麗Edward Youde years years yearsLiving26Natasha Wilson()衛黎丹霞David Wilson years years yearsLiving27 Lavender Patten()彭林穎彤Chris Patten years years yearsLivingHandover of Hong Kong1Betty Tung()董趙洪娉Tung Chee-hwa years years yearsLiving2Selina Tsang()曾鮑笑薇Donald Tsang years years yearsLiving3Regina Leung()梁唐青儀Leung Chun-ying years years yearsLiving4Lam Siu-por林兆波Carrie Lam years years yearsLiving5Janet Lee()李林麗嬋UnknownJohn LeeUnknownIncumbentLiving
See also
Chief Executive of Hong Kong
References