| Ho Iat Seng | |
| Native Name Lang: | zh-Hant-MO |
| Honorific Suffix: | GLM GCIH |
| Office1: | 3rd Chief Executive of Macau |
| Term Start1: | 20 December 2019 |
| President1: | Xi Jinping |
| Premier1: | Li Keqiang Li Qiang |
| Predecessor1: | Fernando Chui |
| Office2: | President of the Legislative Assembly |
| Term Start2: | 16 October 2013 |
| Term End2: | 5 July 2019 |
| Vicepresident2: | Lam Heong Sang Chui Sai Cheong |
| Predecessor2: | Lau Cheok Va |
| Successor2: | Kou Hoi In |
| Office3: | Vice-President of the Legislative Assembly |
| Term Start3: | 15 October 2009 |
| Term End3: | 16 October 2013 |
| President3: | Lau Cheok Va |
| Predecessor3: | Lau Cheok Va |
| Successor3: | Lam Heong Sang |
| Office4: | Member of the Legislative Assembly |
| Term Start4: | 20 September 2009 |
| Term End4: | 5 July 2019 |
| Constituency4: | Business (FC) |
| Predecessor4: | Susana Chou |
| Office5: | Member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress |
| Term Start5: | 5 March 2001 |
| Term End5: | 23 April 2019 |
| 1Blankname5: | Chairman |
| 1Namedata5: | Li Peng Wu Bangguo Zhang Dejiang |
| Birth Date: | 1957 6, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Portuguese Macau |
| Nationality: | Chinese (Macau and Hong Kong) |
| Spouse: | Cheng Soo Ching |
| Parents: | Ho Tin (father) Wu Kwan (mother) |
| Relatives: | Ho Teng Iat (elder sister) |
| Education: | Zhejiang University (BS) |
| Mawards: | is not set --> |
Ho Iat Seng (born 12 June 1957) is a Macau politician serving as the third and current chief executive of Macau since December 2019.
Born in Macau to his parents from Jinhua, Zhejiang, Ho studied at . In 1992, he studied electronic engineering and economics at Zhejiang University in Zhejiang; he would later become a visiting fellow of the university.[1]
Ho served as a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference of Zhejiang Province from 1978 to 1998. In 2000, he was selected as the National People's Congress member representing Macau and became a member of the Standing Committee in 2001. From 2004 to 2009, he served as a member of the Executive Council of Macau. In 2009, he was elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Macau; from 2013 to 2019, he served as its vice-president and between 2014 and 2017 its president.[2] On 18 April 2019, Ho announced his intention to run for election in August as Macau's chief executive.[3]
Ho was elected as chief executive on 25 August 2019,[4] and was subsequently appointed by Li Keqiang, Premier of China.[5] He was officially sworn-in as the third chief executive of Macau on 20 December, coinciding with the 20th anniversary of Macau's handover to China.[6]
On 21 August 2024, Ho announced that he would not seek another term as chief executive in elections scheduled for October, citing ill health.[7]
| Year | Candidate | Hare quota | Mandate | List Votes | List Pct | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | (OMKC) | uncontested | FC | uncontested | ∅ | |
| 2013 | (OMKC) | walkover | FC | walkover | ∅ | |
| 2017 | (OMKC) | 781 | FC | walkover | ∅ |