# Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs

The Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs is the head of the Home and Youth Affairs Bureau of the Government of Hong Kong, which is responsible for local issues, and the provision of community and youth services.

## List of office holders
### Registrars General, 1845–1912

| No. | Name | Term of office | Term of office | Governor |
| 1 | Samuel Turner Fearon | 1845 | 1845 | Sir John Francis Davis (1844–1848) |
| 2 | Andrew Lysaght Inglis | 16 July 1845 | 1849 | Sir John Francis Davis (1844–1848) |
| 2 | Andrew Lysaght Inglis | 16 July 1845 | 1849 | Sir George Bonham (1848–1854) |
| 3 | William Thomas Mercer 馬撒爾 | 1 June 1849 | 1850 | Sir George Bonham (1848–1854) |
| 4 | Charles May | 1850 | 1856 | Sir George Bonham (1848–1854) |
| 4 | Charles May | 1850 | 1856 | Sir John Bowring (1854–1859) |
| 5 | Daniel Richard Caldwell | 15 November 1856 | 1862 | Sir John Bowring (1854–1859) |
| 5 | Daniel Richard Caldwell | 15 November 1856 | 1862 | Sir Hercules Robinson (1859–1865) |
| 6 | Thomas Turner | 23 May 1862 | October 1864 | Sir Hercules Robinson (1859–1865) |
| 7 | Sir Cecil Clementi Smith | 24 October 1864 | 1881 | Sir Hercules Robinson (1859–1865) |
| 7 | Sir Cecil Clementi Smith | 24 October 1864 | 1881 | Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell (1866–1872) |
| 7 | Sir Cecil Clementi Smith | 24 October 1864 | 1881 | Sir Arthur Kennedy (1872–1877) |
| 7 | Sir Cecil Clementi Smith | 24 October 1864 | 1881 | Sir John Pope Hennessy (1877–1882) |
| 8 | Sir James Russell 羅素 | 14 May 1881 | 1883 | Sir John Pope Hennessy (1877–1882) |
| 8 | Sir James Russell 羅素 | 14 May 1881 | 1883 | Sir George Bowen (1883–1885) |
| 9 | Frederick Stewart 史超域 | 2 April 1883 | 1887 | Sir George Bowen (1883–1885) |
| 10 | James Stewart Lockhart 駱克 | 10 October 1887 | 1901 | Sir William Des Voeux (1887–1891) |
| 10 | James Stewart Lockhart 駱克 | 10 October 1887 | 1901 | Sir William Robinson (1891–1898) |
| 10 | James Stewart Lockhart 駱克 | 10 October 1887 | 1901 | Sir Henry Arthur Blake (1898–1903) |
| 11 | Arthur Winbolt Brewin 蒲魯賢 | 15 March 1901 | 1912 | Sir Henry Arthur Blake (1898–1903) |
| 11 | Arthur Winbolt Brewin 蒲魯賢 | 15 March 1901 | 1912 | Sir Matthew Nathan (1904–1907) |
| 11 | Arthur Winbolt Brewin 蒲魯賢 | 15 March 1901 | 1912 | Sir Frederick Lugard (1907–1912) |

### Secretaries for Chinese Affairs, 1913–1941

| No. | Name | Term of office | Term of office | Governor |
| 1 | Edwin Richard Hallifax 夏理德 | 25 July 1913 | 30 November 1933 | Sir Francis Henry May (1912–1918) |
| 1 | Edwin Richard Hallifax 夏理德 | 25 July 1913 | 30 November 1933 | Sir Reginald Edward Stubbs (1919–1925) |
| 1 | Edwin Richard Hallifax 夏理德 | 25 July 1913 | 30 November 1933 | Sir Cecil Clementi (1925–1930) |
| 1 | Edwin Richard Hallifax 夏理德 | 25 July 1913 | 30 November 1933 | Sir William Peel (1930–1935) |
| 2 | Alan Eustace Wood 活雅倫 | 30 November 1933 | 24 October 1934 | Sir William Peel (1930–1935) |
| 3 | Norman Lockhart Smith 史美 | 24 October 1934 | 20 October 1936 | Sir William Peel (1930–1935) |
| 3 | Norman Lockhart Smith 史美 | 24 October 1934 | 20 October 1936 | Sir Andrew Caldecott (1935–1937) |
| 4 | Roland Arthur Charles North 那魯麟 | 20 October 1936 | 25 December 1941 | Sir Andrew Caldecott (1935–1937) |
| 4 | Roland Arthur Charles North 那魯麟 | 20 October 1936 | 25 December 1941 | Sir Geoffry Northcote (1937–1941) |
| 4 | Roland Arthur Charles North 那魯麟 | 20 October 1936 | 25 December 1941 | Mark Aitchison Young (1941) |

### Secretaries for Chinese Affairs, 1946–1969

| No. | Name | Term of office | Term of office | Governor |
| 5 | Brian Charles Keith Hawkins 鶴健士 | 1945 | 1946 | Military administration |
| 6 | Ronald Ruskin Todd 杜德 | 1 May 1946 | 10 March 1955 | Sir Mark Aitchison Young (1946–1947) |
| 6 | Ronald Ruskin Todd 杜德 | 1 May 1946 | 10 March 1955 | Sir Alexander Grantham (1947–1957) |
| 5 | Brian Charles Keith Hawkins 鶴健士 | 11 March 1955 | 11 May 1957 | Sir Alexander Grantham (1947–1957) |
| 7 | John Crichton McDouall 麥道軻 | 12 May 1957 | 1 November 1966 | Sir Alexander Grantham (1947–1957) |
| 7 | John Crichton McDouall 麥道軻 | 12 May 1957 | 1 November 1966 | Sir Robert Brown Black (1958–1964) |
| 7 | John Crichton McDouall 麥道軻 | 12 May 1957 | 1 November 1966 | Sir David Trench (1964–1971) |
| 8 | David Ronald Holmes 何禮文 | 2 November 1966 | 27 February 1969 | Sir David Trench (1964–1971) |

### Secretaries for Home Affairs, 1969–1985

| No. | Name | Term of office | Term of office | Governor |
| 1 | David Ronald Holmes 何禮文 | 28 February 1969 | 17 May 1971 | Sir David Trench (1964–1971) |
| 2 | Donald Luddington 陸鼎堂 | 18 May 1971 | 2 June 1973 | Sir David Trench (1964–1971) |
| 2 | Donald Luddington 陸鼎堂 | 18 May 1971 | 2 June 1973 | Sir Murray MacLehose (1971–1982) |
| 3 | Jack Cater 姬達 | 3 June 1973 | 14 November 1973 | Sir Murray MacLehose (1971–1982) |
| 4 | Denis Bray 黎敦義 | 15 November 1973 | 4 May 1977 | Sir Murray MacLehose (1971–1982) |
| 5 | Li Fook-kow 李福逑 | 8 June 1977 | 31 August 1980 | Sir Murray MacLehose (1971–1982) |
| 6 | Denis Bray 黎敦義 | 1 September 1980 | 31 December 1984 | Sir Murray MacLehose (1971–1982) |
| 6 | Denis Bray 黎敦義 | 1 September 1980 | 31 December 1984 | Sir Edward Youde (1982–1986) |
| 7 | Peter Tsao 曹廣榮 | 1 January 1985 | 31 March 1985 | Sir Edward Youde (1982–1986) |

#### Home affairs were handled by Secretaries for District Administration between 1985 and 1989.
### Secretaries for Home Affairs, 1989–1997

| No. | Name | Term of office | Term of office | Governor |
| 1 | Donald Liao 廖本懷 | 1 September 1989 | 30 November 1991 | Sir David Wilson (1987–1992) |
| 2 | Peter Tsao 曹廣榮 | 1 December 1989 | 6 November 1991 | Sir David Wilson (1987–1992) |
| 3 | Michael Suen 孫明揚 | 7 November 1991 | 30 June 1997 | Sir David Wilson (1987–1992) |
| 3 | Michael Suen 孫明揚 | 7 November 1991 | 30 June 1997 | Chris Patten (1992–1997) |

### Secretaries for Home Affairs, 1997–2022

Political party: Nonpartisan Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB)
| No. | Name | Term of office | Term of office | Duration | Chief Executive | Term |
| 1 | Michael Suen Ming-yeung 孫明揚 | 8 July 1997 | 3 August 1997 | 26 days | Tung Chee-hwa (1997–2005) | 1 |
| 2 | David Lan Hong-tsung 藍鴻震 | 4 September 1997 | 6 July 2000 | 2 years, 306 days | Tung Chee-hwa (1997–2005) | 1 |
| 3 | Lam Woon-kwong 林煥光 | 10 July 2000 | 30 June 2002 | 1 year, 356 days | Tung Chee-hwa (1997–2005) | 1 |
| 3 | Lam Woon-kwong 林煥光 | 10 July 2000 | 30 June 2002 | 1 year, 356 days | Tung Chee-hwa (1997–2005) | 2 |
| 4 | Patrick Ho Chi-ping 何志平 | 1 July 2002 | 30 June 2007 | 5 years, 0 days | Tung Chee-hwa (1997–2005) | 2 |
| 4 | Patrick Ho Chi-ping 何志平 | 1 July 2002 | 30 June 2007 | 5 years, 0 days | Donald Tsang (2005–2012) | 2 |
| 5 | Tsang Tak-sing 曾德成 | 1 July 2007 | 21 July 2015 | 8 years, 20 days | Donald Tsang (2005–2012) | 3 |
| 5 | Tsang Tak-sing 曾德成 | 1 July 2007 | 21 July 2015 | 8 years, 20 days | Leung Chun-ying (2012–2017) | 4 |
| 6 | Lau Kong-wah 劉江華 | 21 July 2015 | 22 April 2020 | 4 years, 276 days | Leung Chun-ying (2012–2017) | 4 |
| 6 | Lau Kong-wah 劉江華 | 21 July 2015 | 22 April 2020 | 4 years, 276 days | Carrie Lam (2017–2022) | 5 |
| 7 | Caspar Tsui Ying-wai 徐英偉 | 22 April 2020 | 24 February 2022 | 1 year, 308 days | Carrie Lam (2017–2022) | 5 |

### Secretaries for Home and Youth Affairs, since 2022

Political party: Nonpartisan Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (HKFTU)
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Term of office | Duration | Chief Executive | Term | Ref |
| 1 | | Alice Mak Mei-kuen 麥美娟 | 1 July 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 99 days | John Lee (2022–present) | 6 | |