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Also known as Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, Cheng Yuet-ngor, Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor

former Chief Executive of Hong Kong

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Carrie Lam, born Cheng Yuet-ngor in 1957, is a politician and justice of the peace. She served as the Chief Executive of Hong Kong and previously held the position of Chief Secretary for Administration. Her career includes work in the acting department. She is a permanent resident of Hong Kong and has been affiliated with the Hong Kong SAR Government.

Lam was educated at the University of Hong Kong and the University of Cambridge. She received a Fulbright Scholarship and the Grand Bauhinia Medal. She speaks Hong Kong Cantonese, English, and Putonghua. Her ancestral home is Zhoushan, and she practices Catholicism. She was a candidate in the 2017 Hong Kong Chief Executive election.

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Hong Kong

Known for

  • Paris, 13th District — Carrie Lam2021
  • China's Rebel City: The Hong Kong Protests — Self2020
  • 360° — Self (archive footage)2018
  • Hong Kong: Retrocession Generation — Self (archive footage)2017

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
female
Place of birth
British Hong Kong
Occupation
politician
Languages spoken
Hong Kong Cantonese
Religion
Catholicism
Image
Carrie Lam 2019-04-09 (1).jpg
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Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor
date of birth
1957-05-13
ancestral home
Zhoushan
name in native language
林鄭月娥
permanent resident of
Hong Kong
on focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject COVID-19
base salary
568400
affiliation string
Hong Kong SAR Government
birth name
Cheng Yuet-ngor
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Encyclopedic overview

Lam announced that she will not participate in the 2022 Hong Kong Chief Executive election Recorded 4 April 2022

Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor (née Cheng; Chinese: 林鄭月娥; Cantonese Yale: Làhm Jehng Yuht-ngòh; born 13 May 1957) is a retired Hong Kong politician who served as the fourth Chief Executive of Hong Kong from 2017 to 2022, after serving as Chief Secretary for Administration for five years.

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