Cheong Weng Chon
André Cheong Weng Chon | |
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張永春 | |
| President of the Legislative Assembly of Macau | |
| Assumed office 16 October 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Kou Hoi In |
| Appointed Member of the Legislative Assembly of Macau | |
| Assumed office 15 October 2025 | |
| Chief Executive | Sam Hou Fai |
| Preceded by | Kou Hoi In |
| Secretary for Administration and Justice | |
| In office 19 December 2019 – 16 October 2025 | |
| Chief Executive | Ho Iat-seng |
| Preceded by | Sonia Chan |
| Succeeded by | Wong Sio Chak |
| Commissioner Against Corruption of Macau | |
| In office December 2014 – December 2019 | |
| Chief Executive | Fernando Chui |
| Preceded by | Vasco Fong Man Chong |
| Succeeded by | Chan Tsz King |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Zhang Yongchun September 1966 (age 59) Beijing, China |
| Nationality | People's Republic of China (Macau) |
| Party | Non-partisan |
| Residence | Macau |
| Alma mater | Beijing Foreign Studies University, University of Macau |
| Occupation | civil servant |
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André Cheong Weng Chon ([ɐ̃ˈdɾɛ ˈtʃɛɲ]; Chinese: 張永春; born September 1966) is current President of the Legislative Assembly of Macau since 2025 and former Secretary for Administration and Justice of Macau from 2019 to 2025.[1]
Early life
[edit | edit source]Cheong Weng Chon was born in Beijing in 1966. He received a Bachelor of Arts in the Portuguese language from Beijing Foreign Studies University and a law degree from the University of Macau.
Career
[edit | edit source]Cheong worked in Macau as an assistant to the Registrar and the Notary Public, as Registrar of the Real Estate Registry and as Director of the Judicial Affairs Bureau.[2][3] He later served as Director of the Legal Affairs Bureau from November 2000 to December 2014. He held the post of Commissioner Against Corruption from December 2014 to December 2019.[4]
Cheong served as President of the Legal Aid Commission, a member of the Public Administration Reform Consultation Committee and a member of the Law Reform Consultative Committee.[5] In 2019 he was appointed Secretary for Administration and Justice in Macau, becoming the first male to hold the position.[6] He was appointed as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Macau in 15 October 2025 and was unanimously elected as the legislature’s president the next day.[7]
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