John Lee Ka-chiu

The Honourable
John Lee Ka-chiu
GBM SBS PDSM PMSM
The Honourable John Lee Ka-chiu GBM SBS PDSM PMSM
李家超
	Lee in 2019
5th Chief Executive of Hong Kong
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 July 2022
President	Xi Jinping
Premier	Li Keqiang; Li Qiang
Preceded by	Carrie Lam
8th Chief Secretary for Administration
	In office; 25 June 2021 – 7 April 2022
Chief Executive	Carrie Lam
Preceded by	Matthew Cheung
Succeeded by	Eric Chan
5th Secretary for Security
	In office; 1 July 2017 – 25 June 2021
Chief Executive	Carrie Lam
Preceded by	Lai Tung-kwok
Succeeded by	Chris Tang
2nd Under Secretary for Security
	In office; 1 October 2012 – 1 July 2017
Secretary	Lai Tung-kwok
Preceded by	Lai Tung-kwok
Succeeded by	Sonny Au
Personal details
Born	Lee Ka-chiu; 7 December 1957 (age 66)[citation needed]; British Hong Kong
Nationality	Chinese (1997–present); British (1957–2012);
Spouse	Janet Lam (m. 1980)
Children	Gilbert Lee Man-lung; Lee Man-chun;
Residence	Government House, Hong Kong
Education	Wah Yan College Kowloon
Alma mater	Charles Sturt University (MPPA)
Signature
	Police career
Department	Hong Kong Police Force
Service years	1977–2012
Rank	Deputy Commissioner of Police (Management)
Awards	PDSM; PMSM;
	John Lee's voice Lee responds to Agnes Chow's self-exile at his weekly press conference; Recorded December 5, 2023
Chinese name
Chinese	李家超
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Lǐ Jiāchāo
Bopomofo	ㄌㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄚㄔㄠ
Wade–Giles	Li3 Chia1-chʻao1
IPA	[lì tɕjá.ʈʂʰáʊ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Léih Gāchīu
Jyutping	Lei5 Gaa1 ciu1
IPA	[lei˩˧ kaː˥.tsʰiːu˥]

John Lee Ka-chiu GBM SBS PDSM PMSM (Chinese: 李家超; born 7 December 1957^[1]) is a Hong Kong politician and former police officer who is the fifth and current Chief Executive of Hong Kong.

Originally a police officer, Lee served as the Deputy Commissioner of the Hong Kong Police Force from 2010 to 2012. He was appointed Under Secretary of Security by Leung Chun-ying in 2012. After Carrie Lam became Chief Executive in 2017, he was promoted to Secretary for Security. In 2021, he succeeded Matthew Cheung as Chief Secretary for Administration, a post which he served until 2022. A pro-Beijing politician, Lee is known as being a hardliner against the pro-democracy camp in Hong Kong, having played a key role in the crackdown of the opposition.

As the sole candidate approved by China in the 2022 Hong Kong Chief Executive election, Lee was chosen as Hong Kong's next Chief Executive, taking office 1 July 2022 in the presence of President Xi Jinping.^[2] His selection was seen as a move by the Chinese government to focus further on security and further integrate Hong Kong with the mainland.^[3]

^ "三名"港警"喜获提拔！他们，都曾为香港浴血战斗_京报网". The Beijing Daily (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
^ Leung, Hillary; Grundy, Tom; Ho, Kelly; Li, Almond (8 May 2022). "Breaking: Sole candidate John Lee selected as Hong Kong's next leader". Hong Kong Free Press. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
^ "John Lee: Who is Hong Kong's new hardline pro-Beijing leader?". BBC News. 1 July 2022. Archived from the original on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.