Susana Chou Vaz da Luz (born 2 December 1941), also known as Chou Kei-jan and Cao Qizhen, is a
Macau
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politician who served as the
President of the Legislative Assembly of Macau
The President of the Legislative Assembly is the speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Macau
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from 1999 to 2009.
Biography
Chou's ancestral hometown is the current
Yinzhou District of the city of
Ningbo
Ningbo (; Ningbonese: ''gnin² poq⁷'' , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), formerly romanized as Ningpo, is a major sub-provincial city in northeast Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. It comprises 6 urban districts, 2 sate ...
in China's
Zhejiang Province
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. Chou was born in Shanghai on 2 December 1941, and is the oldest daughter of
Chao Kuang Piu
Chao Kuang Piu SBS (; 24 November 1920 – 12 March 2021) was a Hong Kong-based Chinese industrialist, sometimes referred to as Hong Kong's "Wool Magnate" given his involvement in Hong Kong's garment industry. He was one of the co-founders of ...
, 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.
Politics
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.
After the
transfer of sovereignty of Macau from Portugal to China in 1999, Chou was elected as the President of new Legislative Assembly for its first, second and third sessions. Her stress on efficiency and effectiveness, while praised by the government, in many ways curtailed policy debate and discussion with little public consultation.
Election results
Honors and awards
* 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
The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon B ...
, by the President of the French Republic
* 2003, The
Grand Lotus Medal of Honour, by the Chief Executive of Macau
* 2007, The
Officer of the Legion of Honor
The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon B ...
, by the President of the French Republic
Extra information
* ChinaVitae
CV of Susana Chou(English)
* MacauNews
Brief biography of Susana Chou(English)
References
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1941 births
Living people
Macau businesspeople
Politicians from Shanghai
Members of the Legislative Assembly of Macau
Macau women in politics
Officiers of the Légion d'honneur
Businesspeople from Shanghai
Macau women in business
20th-century Macau people
21st-century Macau people
Chou family
Anhui University alumni