| Post: | Commissioner |
| Body: | the Independent Commission Against Corruption |
| Nativename: | 廉政專員 |
| Incumbent: | Woo Ying-ming |
| Incumbentsince: | 1 July 2022 |
| Style: | The Honourable |
| Appointer: | Central People's Government (via nomination by the Chief Executive) |
| Inaugural: | Sir Jack Cater |
| Formation: | 15 February 1974 |
| Website: | ICAC |
The Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption heads the body that is responsible for investigating corruption in both the public and private realms in Hong Kong. The ICAC was created in 1974 to deal with the corruption then endemic in Hong Kong's government departments and disciplined services.
All ICAC commissioners have been appointed from the ranks of Hong Kong's civil service or, prior to 1997, from among colonial officials.[1] [2]
| Name | Took office | Left office | Tenure | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 February 1974 | 3 July 1978 | |||
| 2 | 4 July 1978 | 10 November 1980 | |||
| 3 | Peter Williams | 11 November 1980 | 31 December 1984 | ||
| 4 | 1 January 1985 | 28 February 1988 | |||
| 5 | 29 February 1988 | 30 November 1991 | |||
| 6 | Peter Allan | 1 December 1991 | 28 November 1992 | (died in office) | |
| 7 | 22 February 1993 | 21 January 1996 | |||
| 8 | 22 January 1996 | 31 March 1997 | |||
| 9 | 1 April 1997 | 11 July 1999 | |||
| 10 | 15 July 1999 | 30 June 2002 | |||
| 11 | 1 July 2002 | 4 August 2003 | |||
| 12 | 25 August 2003 | 30 October 2006 | |||
| 13 | 30 October 2006 | 30 June 2007 | |||
| 14 | 1 July 2007 | 30 June 2012 | |||
| 15 | 1 July 2012 | 30 June 2022 | |||
| 16 | Woo Ying-ming | 1 July 2022 | Incumbent |
In October 2006, the appointment of Fanny Law as ICAC Commissioner was not well received. The unpopular Permanent Secretary for Education and Manpower was seen as weak on security-related issues. In addition, as Law's and Raymond Wong's appointments were a direct swap, the government was derided by the Civic Party and Liberal Party for belittling an important position by playing "musical chairs". Law was not perceived to be at the end of her civil service career, when the post of Commissioner was traditionally a 'final' posting, allowing the official to work without fear or favour.[3]