Cheong Weng Chon

Mr. Cheong Weng Chon was born in Beijing in 1966. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Portuguese Language from the Beijing Foreign Studies University and a Bachelor of Law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Macau. He was Registrar of the Real Estate Registry and Director of the Judicial Affairs Bureau before the Handover. He served as Director of the Legal Affairs Bureau from 2000 to 2014. He held the post of Commissioner Against Corruption of the Commission Against Corruption from December 2014 to December 2019. From December 2019 to October 2025, Mr. Cheong served as Secretary for Administration and Justice and member of the Executive Council. From January 2020 to October 2025, he also served as the spokesperson of the fifth and the sixth Executive Council. From September 2021 to October 2025, he served as Executive Deputy Director of the Management Committee of the In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin. From January 2025 to October 2025, he served as Director of the Executive Committee of the In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin. He was Chairperson of the Committee for the Gaming Concessions Public Tender from July 2022 to February 2023. He has taken office as a member of the Eighth Legislative Assembly of the Macao Special Administrative Region as of 16 October 2025, and on the same day has taken office as the President of the Eighth Legislative Assembly of the Macao Special Administrative Region.