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Carrie Lam

1957 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carrie Lam has received more than 2,533,749 page views. Her biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Carrie Lam is the 7,011th most popular politician (down from 5,257th in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Hong Kong (down from 8th 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.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.92

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 49

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Carrie Lam ranks 7,011 out of 19,576. Before her are Qara Osman, Ulrich von Hassell, Jalal al-Din Khan ibn Tokhtamysh, Frederick VII, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Ivo Sanader, and Isabel of Barcelos. After her are Antipater II of Macedon, George Abela, Ramón José Velásquez, Francesco Farnese, Duke of Parma, Philip William, Prince of Orange, and Ashur-nirari V.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Carrie Lam ranks 66. Before her are Daniel Stern, Mukesh Ambani, Nick Cave, Ahmet Kaya, Adrian Smith, and Bamir Topi. After her are Włodzimierz Smolarek, Timothy Spall, Joaquim de Almeida, Wolfgang Ketterle, Janick Gers, and Lucien Favre.

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In Hong Kong

Among people born in Hong Kong, Carrie Lam ranks 14 out of 115. Before her are Andy Lau (1961), Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg (1964), Tony Leung Chiu-wai (1962), Stanley Ho (1921), John Lone (1952), and Margaret Chan (1947). After her are Nora Miao (1952), Maggie Cheung (1964), Raymond Chow (1927), Jacky Cheung (1961), Anita Mui (1963), and James Wong (1959).

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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), Martin Lee (1938), He Xiangning (1878), Agnes Chow (1996), and Rory Stewart (1973).

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