Alexis Tam Chon Weng (; born July 1962) is the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture of Macau, the fifth most senior government official in

Macau Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a pop ...

Early life and education

Tam was born in

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on July 1962. He received a bachelor's degree in business administration from

National Chengchi University National Chengchi University () is a public research university in Taipei. The university is also considered as the earliest public service training facility of the Republic of China. First established in Nanjing in 1927, the university was subs ...

and a bachelor's degree in law from

China University of Political Science and Law China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL; simplified Chinese: 中国政法大学; traditional Chinese: 中國政法大學; pinyin: ''Zhōngguó Zhèngfǎ Dàxué'', abbr. 法大, ''Fǎ Dà'') is a research university established in 1952 ...

. He also earned a master's degree in international business and entrepreneurship from the

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along with a PhD in business Administration from

Nankai University Nankai University (NKU or Nankai; ) is a national public research university located in Tianjin, China. It is a prestigious Chinese state Class A Double First Class University approved by the central government of China, and a member of th ...

. Tam also has two higher education degrees in Portuguese language and culture from the

Lisbon University Institute Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administrative limits w ...

and human resource management and strategic management from the

Catholic University of Portugal The Catholic University of Portugal ( Portuguese: ''Universidade Católica Portuguesa'', pronounced nivɨɾsiˈðad(ɨ) kɐˈtɔlikɐ puɾtuˈɣezɐ, also referred to as Católica or UCP for short, is a concordat university (non-state-run univer ...

Career

Tam was the Chief of Office of the Chief Executive

Fernando Chui Fernando Chui Sai-on (; born 13 January 1957) is a Macau politician who served as the 2nd Chief Executive of Macau from 2009 to 2019. He served as Secretary for Social and Cultural Affairs from 1999 to 2009. Chui was born in 1957 to local ...

's Office during December 2009 to December 2014.

References

Alexis Tam
1962 births Living people Macanese people Government ministers of Macau National Chengchi University alumni China University of Political Science and Law alumni Alumni of the University of Glasgow Nankai University alumni Catholic University of Portugal alumni Place of birth missing (living people) {{Macau-bio-stub