Cheong Weng Chon
Secretariat for Administration and Justice in Macau
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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]
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 |
| Party | Non-partisan |
| Alma mater | Beijing Foreign Studies University, University of Macau |
| Occupation | civil servant |
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| Traditional Chinese | 張永春 | ||||||||||||||
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Early life
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
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]
