12 Facts About Fernando Chui

Fernando Chui served as secretary for social and cultural affairs from 1999 to 2009.

Fernando Chui's wife is a niece of the late Hong Kong tycoon Henry Fok Ying-tung.

In Macau, Fernando Chui attended Lingnan High School and then finished high school at Hawaiian Mission Academy in Honolulu before pursuing his post-secondary education.

Fernando Chui obtained his university training in the United States where he obtained his various degrees:.

Fernando Chui was guest professor at the Huanan Teachers Training University.

In June 2009 Fernando Chui was declared to be the sole candidate for the position of Macau's chief executive.

Fernando Chui was nominated by 286 members of the 300-member election committee.

Fernando Chui assumed his new role as Chief Executive of Macau in December 2009.

On 31 August 2014, Fernando Chui was re-elected as Macau's Chief Executive with 380 votes from the 400-member election committee.

Meanwhile, 7,762 Macau residents voted having no confidence in Fernando Chui becoming the Chief Executive in an unofficial "referendum".

Fernando Chui has been linked to several scandals during his time as a minister of Edmund Ho's administration.

In 2016, Fernando Chui was caught up in allegations of transferring Macau's reserves to the mainland.