POLITICIANS from Macao

Top 3

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Politicians of all time. This list of famous Politicians is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Ho Iat-seng (b. 1957)

With an HPI of 47.81, Ho Iat-seng is the most famous Politician.  His biography has been translated into 18 different languages on wikipedia.

Ho Iat Seng (born 12 June 1957) is a Macau politician serving as the third and current chief executive of Macau since December 2019.

2. Fernando Chui (b. 1957)

With an HPI of 45.59, Fernando Chui is the 2nd most famous Politician.  His biography has been translated into 23 different languages.

Fernando Chui Sai On (Chinese: 崔世安; Jyutping: Ceoi1 Sai3 On1; born 13 January 1957) is a Macau politician who served as the 2nd chief executive of Macau from 2009 to 2019. He served as secretary for social and cultural affairs from 1999 to 2009. Chui was born in 1957 to local construction tycoon Chui Tak Seng and Chan Keng Fan, the second son after Chui Sai Cheong. His wife is a niece of the late Hong Kong tycoon Henry Fok Ying-tung.

3. Edmund Ho (b. 1955)

With an HPI of 45.48, Edmund Ho is the 3rd most famous Politician.  His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

Edmund Ho Hau Wah, GOIH, GML, GCM (born 13 March 1955) is a Macau politician who served as the first Chief Executive of the Macau Special Administrative Region from 1999 to 2009. He currently serves as a Vice-Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Edmund Ho was made Chief Executive-elect on 15 May 1999 by the Selection Committee for the Chief Executive of the Macau SAR. He was appointed Chief Executive-designate on 20 May of the same year by the Premier of the State Council, Zhu Rongji, and was formally sworn in as Chief Executive at the special ceremony marking the establishment of the Macau SAR on 20 December 1999.