Background
Chui was born in 1957 to local construction tycoon Chui Tak Seng and Chan Keng Fan, the second son after Chui Sai Cheong.
崔世安
politician Chief Executive of Macau
Chui was born in 1957 to local construction tycoon Chui Tak Seng and Chan Keng Fan, the second son after Chui Sai Cheong.
In Macau, Chui attended Lingnan High School and then spent his late year of high school at Hawaiian Mission Academy in Honolulu before pursuing his post-secondary education. Chui has become involved in the public health in the Macau Special Administrative Region, Chui obtained his training in the United States and has various degrees:
Bachelor"s degree in City Hygiene Administration from California State University, Sacramento
Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health at the University of Oklahoma
Registered member of the American Association of Public Hygiene
Registered member of the American Association for the Management of Medical Affairs
He was guest professor of the Huanan Teachers Training University.
Chui is also involved in youth and education causes including:
tutor in the Chamber of Commerce for International Youth
member of the Youth Committee of the Macau Government
headmaster of the Kiang Ping School
President of the Youth Association of the Kiang Wu Hospital
member and Standing Committee member of All-China Youth Federation
As he went to study in United States of America when he was very young, therefore he did not have the opportunity to study Mandarin. He speaks very poor Mandarin, this can be seen when he made his acceptance vow for the Chief Executive of Macao in front of President Hu Jintao.
In June 2009 he declared himself the sole candidate for Macau"s chief executive election. On election day, 26 July 282 committee members voted for Chui (14 blank, 4 abstention) and assumed his new role as Chief executive of Macau in December 2009. Legislative Assembly Chief Executive Executive manager and director of Medical and Health Department of the Tung Sin Tong Charitable Institution President of Macau Jaycee Executive Director of Macau Kiang Wu Hospital Charitable Association He has also been involved in other boards in Macau: Vice President of the Association of the Management Professionals Honorary President of the Association of Nursing Staff of Macau Chui has been linked to several scandals during his time as a minister of Edmund Ho"s administration.
Most notably, the East Asian Games in 2005 were run under Chui"s portfolio and put him in the midst of the Ao Manitoba Long scandal.
The games ran over budget by 70%. Ao allegedly received a MOP50 million (United States$62 million) bribe in connection with the construction contract for the games" centerpiece, the Macau Dome indoor arena.
Overall, that project wound up costing MOP640 million, MOP285 million over budget. As a result, he was extremely unpopular amongst the pro-democracy camp even before he was elected as the chief executive.
Registered member of the American Association of Public Hygiene
Registered member of the American Association for the Management of Medical Affairs
member of the Youth Committee of the Macau Government
member and Standing Committee member of All-China Youth Federation
He was nominated by 286 members of the 300-member election committee. Board member of the Macau Eye-Bank Foundation
Prior to his current position, Chui served as member of the Fifth Legislative Assembly of the Macau Government.