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Susana Chou

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Susana Chou Vaz da Luz
曹其真
President of the Legislative Assembly
In office
20 December 1999 – 15 October 2009
Vice PresidentLau Cheok Va
Preceded byAnabela Ritchie
Succeeded byLau Cheok Va
Personal details
Born (1941-12-03) 3 December 1941 (age 82)
Shanghai, China
Alma materAnhui University
University of Paris
Professionchartered accountant
Susana Chou
Chinese曹其真
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinCáo Qízhēn
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationChòuh Kèih Jān
Jyutpingcou4 kei4 zan1

Susana Chou Vaz da Luz GML (born 2 December 1941), also known as Chou Kei Jan and Cao Qizhen, is a Macau politician who served as the President of the Legislative Assembly of Macau from 1999 to 2009.[1]

Biography

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Chou's ancestral hometown is the current Yinzhou District of the city of Ningbo in China's Zhejiang Province. Chou was born in Shanghai on 2 December 1941, and is the oldest daughter of Chao Kuang Piu, who was an industrial tycoon in Shanghai. While her father moved in Hong Kong after 1949, Chou remained in China until 1968 when she moved to Macau.

Chou studied physics and majored in radio technology at the Anhui University. Chou also studied French language and literature in Paris.[2]

Politics

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In 1976, Chou participated in Portuguese Macau's first direct election of the Legislative Assembly, and was successful in the election. From 1984 to 1999, she served in the third, fourth, fifth and sixth sessions of Portuguese Macau's Legislative Assembly.[citation needed]

After the transfer of sovereignty over Macau from Portugal to China in 1999, Chou was elected as the President of new Legislative Assembly for its first, second and third sessions.[citation needed] Her stress on efficiency and effectiveness, while praised by the government, in many ways curtailed policy debate and discussion with little public consultation.[3]

Election results

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Year Candidate Hare quota Mandate List Votes List Pct
1976 Susana Chou Vaz da Luz (ADIM) 374 No.5/6 1,497 54.95%
1984 Susana Chou Vaz da Luz uncontested FC uncontested
1988 Susana Chou Vaz da Luz walkover FC walkover
1992 Susana Chou Vaz da Luz (UNIF) 2,201 No.6/8 2,201 7.99%
1996 Susana Chou Vaz da Luz uncontested FC uncontested
2001 Susana Chou Vaz da Luz walkover FC walkover
2005 Susana Chou Vaz da Luz walkover FC walkover

Honors and awards

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  • 1983, The Commander Degree of the Medal of Agriculture and Industrial Merit, by the President of the Portuguese Republic
  • 1994, The Medal of the Knight of National Order of Merit, by the President of the French Republic
  • 1994, The Medal of Industrial and Commercial Merit, by the Governor of Macau
  • 1999, The Medal of Bravery, by the Governor of Macau
  • 1999, The Grand Cross of the Order of Merit, by the President of the Portuguese Republic
  • 2002, The Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, by the President of the French Republic
  • 2003, The Grand Lotus Medal of Honour, by the Chief Executive of Macau[4]
  • 2007, The Officer of the Legion of Honor, by the President of the French Republic[5]

Extra information

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Preceded by President of the Legislative Assembly of Macau
1999–2009
Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ XinhuaNet: Brief biography of Susana Chou
  2. ^ "Donors". Universidade de Macau. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  3. ^ Yee, Herbert S. (2017). "The 2001 Legislative Assembly Elections and Political Development in Macau". Journal of Contemporary China. 14 (43): 242. doi:10.1080/10670560500065652. ISSN 1067-0564. S2CID 154799581.
  4. ^ Ho, Edmund (23 December 2002). "Boletim Oficial da Região Administrativa Especial de Macau 澳門特別行政區公報" [Official Bulletin of the Special Administrative Region of Macau] (PDF). Government of Macau (in Portuguese and Chinese). Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  5. ^ "President of the Legislative Assembly of Macau, Susana Chou, was awarded the French Legion of Honor". China News. Retrieved 10 September 2020.