Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs 政制及內地事務局局長
Emblem of Hong Kong
Incumbent Patrick Nip since 1 July 2017
Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	Central People's Government nomination by Chief Executive
Inaugural holder	Michael Suen Secretary for Constitutional Affairs Stephen Lam Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs
Formation	1 July 1997 1 July 2007
Website	CMAB

Traditional Chinese

政制及內地事務局局長

Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Jing jai kahp noih deih sih mouh guhk guhk jéung
Jyutping	Zing³ zai³ kap⁶ noi⁶ dei⁶ si⁶ mou⁶ guk⁶ guk⁶ zoeng²

The Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs (Chinese: 政制及內地事務局局長) is the head of the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau, which is responsible for promoting the Basic Law, constitutional affairs, electoral development, and coordinate liaison between the Hong Kong government and the relevant mainland China authorities, as well as to promote various regional cooperation initiatives between Hong Kong and the mainland. Prior to 2007, this post was known as the Secretary for Constitutional Affairs.

List of office holders

Politiical party: Nonpartisan

Deputy Chief Secretaries, 1985–1989

№	Name	Term of office		Governor
1	Alan James Scott 施恪	1985	March 1987	Sir Edward Youde (1982–1986)
1	Alan James Scott 施恪	1985	March 1987	Sir David Wilson (1987–1992)
2	John Chan 陳祖澤	23 March 1987	28 February 1987	Sir David Wilson (1987–1992)

Secretaries for Constitutional Affairs, 1989–1997

№	Name	Term of office		Governor
1	Michael Suen 孫明揚	1 March 1989	2 October 1991	Sir David Wilson (1987–1992)
2	Michael Sze 施祖祥	30 October 1991	27 January 1994	Sir David Wilson (1987–1992)
2	Michael Sze 施祖祥	30 October 1991	27 January 1994	Chris Patten (1992–1997)
3	Nicholas Ng 吳榮奎	28 January 1994	30 June 1997	Chris Patten (1992–1997)

Secretaries for Constitutional Affairs, 1997–2007

№	Name	Term of office		Duration	Chief Executive	Term
1	Michael Suen Ming-yeung 孫明揚	1 July 1997	30 June 2002	7003182500000000000♠4 years, 364 days	Tung Chee-hwa (1997–2005)	1
2	Stephen Lam Sui-lung 林瑞麟	1 July 2002	30 June 2007	7003182500000000000♠4 years, 364 days	Tung Chee-hwa (1997–2005)	2
2	Stephen Lam Sui-lung 林瑞麟	1 July 2002	30 June 2007	7003182500000000000♠4 years, 364 days	Donald Tsang (2005–2012)	2

Secretaries for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, 2007–present

№	Name	Term of office		Duration	Chief Executive	Term
1	Stephen Lam Sui-lung 林瑞麟	1 July 2007	30 September 2011	7003155200000000000♠4 years, 91 days	Donald Tsang (2005–2012)	3
2	Raymond Tam Chi-yuen 譚志源	1 October 2011	30 June 2017	7003209900000000000♠5 years, 272 days	Donald Tsang (2005–2012)	3
2	Raymond Tam Chi-yuen 譚志源	1 October 2011	30 June 2017	7003209900000000000♠5 years, 272 days	Leung Chun-ying (2012–2017)	4
3	Patrick Nip Tak-kuen 聶德權	1 July 2017	30 June 2017	7001530000000000000♠53 days	Carrie Lam (2017–present)	5

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Principal officials of Hong Kong
Secretaries of departments	Chief Secretary Financial Secretary Secretary for Justice
Secretaries of bureaux	Civil Service Commerce and Economic Development Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Development Education Environment Financial Services and the Treasury Food and Health Home Affairs Innovation and Technology Labour and Welfare Security Transport and Housing
Other principal officials	Audit Police ICAC Customs and Excise Immigration
Past secretaries of bureaux (after 1997)	Broadcasting, Culture and Sport Commerce and Industry Commerce, Industry and Technology Constitutional Affairs Economic Services Economic Development and Labour Education and Manpower Environment and Food Environment, Transport and Works Health and Welfare Health, Welfare and Food Housing Housing, Planning and Lands Information Technology and Broadcasting Planning, Environment and Lands Planning and Lands Trade and Industry Transport Treasury Works

Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau
Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs: Raymond Tam
Subordinate departments	Registration and Electoral Office Office of the Government of the HKSAR in Beijing Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices (Mainland)
Predecessors	Constitutional Affairs Bureau Constitutional Affairs Branch Deputy Chief Secretary's Office General Duties Branch

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