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Carrie Lam

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Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor (née Cheng; Chinese: 林鄭月娥; Cantonese Yale: Làhm Jehng Yuht-ngòh; born 13 May 1957) is a retired Hong Kong politician who served as the fourth Chief Executive of Hong Kong from 2017 to 2022, after serving as Chief Secretary for Administration for five years. After graduating from the University of Hong Kong, Lam joined the British Hong Kong civil service in 1980 and served in various government agencies, including as Director of Social Welfare from 2000 to 2004 and Director General of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London from 2004 to 2006. She became a key official in 2007 when she was appointed Secretary for Development. During her tenure, she earned the nickname "tough fighter" for her role in the controversial demolition of the Queen's Pier in 2008. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carrie Lam is the 9,698th most popular politician (down from 7,010th in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from Hong Kong (down from 14th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Chinese Politician.

Carrie Lam is the first female Chief Executive of Hong Kong. She is most famous for being the first female Chief Executive of Hong Kong.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Carrie Lam ranks 9,698 out of 19,576. Before her are Georg Hilmar, Bill Walker, Valdemar the Young, Iset, Butigeidis, and Phankham Viphavanh. After her are Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, Werner Lorenz, Edward Dickinson Baker, Edith Head, and Franz Kutschera.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Carrie Lam ranks 116. Before her are Alu Alkhanov, Irvine Welsh, Ray Winstone, José Coronado, Cynthia Rothrock, and Stephen Baxter. After her are Sanae Mishima, Stephen Dillane, Anna Vissi, Stefan Bellof, Shirin Neshat, and Peter Høeg.

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In Hong Kong

Among people born in Hong Kong, Carrie Lam ranks 19 out of 115. Before her are Tony Leung Chiu-wai (1962), Nora Miao (1952), Raymond Chow (1927), James Wong (1959), Maggie Cheung (1964), and John Tong Hon (1939). After her are Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg (1964), Anita Mui (1963), Jacky Cheung (1961), Eric Tsang (1953), Tony Leung Ka-fai (1958), and Lam Ching-ying (1952).

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Among POLITICIANS In Hong Kong

Among politicians born in Hong Kong, Carrie Lam ranks 3. Before her are Ma Ying-jeou (1950), and Margaret Chan (1947). After her are John Lee Ka-chiu (1957), Leung Chun-ying (1954), He Xiangning (1878), Martin Lee (1938), Agnes Chow (1996), and Rory Stewart (1973).

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