Edmund Ho Hau Wah, <small>GML, GCM, GOIH</small> (born 13 March 1955) is a Macau politician who served as the first Chief Executive of the Macau Special Administrative Region from 1999 to 2009. He currently serves as a Vice-Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
Edmund Ho was made Chief Executive-elect on 15 May 1999 by the Selection Committee for the Chief Executive of the Macau SAR. He was appointed Chief Executive-designate on 20 May of the same year by the Premier of the State Council, Zhu Rongji, and was formally sworn in as Chief Executive at the special ceremony marking the establishment of the Macau SAR on 20 December 1999.
Biography
Ho was born on 13 March 1955 in Portuguese Macau, to parents of Cantonese descent and origin with family roots in Panyu, Guangzhou, in neighbouring Guangdong. He is the son of the prominent Macau community leader and businessman Ho Yin and Chan Keng (陳瓊). He is married, with a son, Justin King Man (何敬民) and a daughter, Charmaine Mei-chee, joint president of the Hong Kong Society of the Academy for Performing Arts. Some of his nephews occupy key political roles: Adrian Ho is a current Hong Kong Legislative Council member, Eric Ho King-fung is a committee member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and Kevin Ho King-lun is a Macau representative at the National People’s Congress.