The Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture (Chinese: 社會文化司; Portuguese: Secretariado para os Assuntos Sociais e Cultura) is a department of the Macau Government. The Secretariat is responsible for the education, health, tourism, social affairs and culture issues in the region.
The current department took over the role formerly held by the:
- Secretary for Social Affairs and Budget (Portuguese: Secretariado para os Assuntos Sociais e Orçamento)
- Secretary for Communications, Tourism and Culture (Portuguese: Secretariado para as Comunicações, Turismo e Cultura)
Organisational structure
- Health Bureau
- Education and Youth Affairs Bureau
- Cultural Affairs Bureau
- Macau Government Tourist Office, to be moved to the Secretariat for Economy and Finance by February 1, 2021.[1]
- Social Welfare Bureau
- Macau Sports Development Board
- Teritary Education Services Office
- Institute of Tourism Studies
- Macau Grand Prix Committee
- Macau Tourism Office in Portugal
- University of Macau
- Macau Polytechnic Institute
List of Secretaries
| No. | Image | Name | Assumed office | Left office | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ) | Fernando Chui Sai On 崔世安 | 20 December 1999 | 20 December 2004 | 1 |
| 20 December 2004 | 12 May 2009 | 2 | |||
| During this interval, Chief Executive Edmund Ho Hau Wah was the Interim Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture. (12 May 2009 - 20 December 2009) | |||||
| 2 | Cheong U 張裕 | 20 December 2009 | 20 December 2014 | 3 | |
| 3 | ) | Alexis Tam Chong Veng 譚俊榮 | 20 December 2014 | Incumbent Term ends on 20 December 2019 | 4 |
Former Officials
- Dr. Antonio Salavessa da Costa - Secretary for Communications, Tourism and Culture
See also
Other principal officials of Macau:
- Secretariat for Administration and Justice
- Secretariat for Economy and Finance
- Secretariat for Security
- Secretariat for Transport and Public Works