Elsie Ao Ieong
歐陽瑜
Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture of Macau
In office
21 December 2019 – present
Preceded byAlexis Tam
Personal details
NationalityPeople's Republic of China (Macau)
ResidenceMacau
OccupationCivil servant

Elsie Ao Ieong (Chinese: 歐陽瑜) is a Macau civil servant, serving as the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture and Secretary of the Talents Development Committee in the Macau Government, and is currently their highest-ranking female civil servant. She previously headed the Macau Female Civil Servant Association.

Early life and education

Elsie Ao Ieong has lived in Macau since the 1990s.[1] She completed an undergraduate and master's degree in engineering and computer engineering respectively, and later earned a second post-graduate degree in comparative law.[1]

Career

Elsie Ao Ieong was a civil servant and headed Macau's Identification Services Bureau.[2] She was later selected to be the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, replacing Alexis Tam.[2] She is the only woman to be a part of the cabinet appointed by Ho Iat-Seng, the current Chief Executive of Macau. She is also the only woman member of Macau's Executive Council, making her the highest-ranking female civil servant in Macau.[1] In 2022, she was given additional charge of Macau's Talents Development Committee, a government agency charged with developing human resources in Macau.[3]

Elsie Ao Ieong previously headed the Macau Female Civil Servant Association.[1]

As Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, she has managed travel restrictions and quarantine regulations with respect to Macau's response to the global COVID-19 pandemic.[4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Special Report – "The Future is Feminist" * (1 – 5) | Macau Business". Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  2. 1 2 "Alexis Tam announces he will continue in the public administration | Macau Business". Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  3. ↑ "Talent committee secretary-general sacked, Elsie Ao Ieong takes new authority". Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  4. ↑ "2022 Policy Address: Elsie Ao Ieong takes responsibility for the Covid-19 outbreak in September". www.tdm.com.mo. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  5. ↑ "Mandatory travel record to enter restaurants, entertainment venues to be adopted – Ao Ieong U | Macau Business". Retrieved 2022-02-03.
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