Susana Chou

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Biography

Chou's ancestral hometown is the current Yinzhou District of the city of Ningbo in China's Zhejiang Province. Chou was born in Shanghai on 2 December 1941, and is the oldest daughter of Chao Kuang Piu, 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.[2]

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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

After the transfer of sovereignty over Macau from Portugal to China in 1999, Chou was elected as the president of the new Legislative Assembly for its first, second and third sessions.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Her stress on efficiency and effectiveness, while praised by the government, in many ways curtailed policy debate and discussion with little public consultation.[3]

Election results

Year Candidate Hare quota Mandate List Votes List Pct
1976 Susana Chou Vaz da Luz (ADIM) 374 No.5/6 1,497 54.95%
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1988 bgcolor="Template:Party color" |Susana Chou Vaz da Luz bgcolor="Template:Party color" align="right" |walkover bgcolor="Template:Party color" |FC bgcolor="Template:Party color" align="right" |walkover bgcolor="Template:Party color" |∅
1992 bgcolor="Template:Party color" |Susana Chou Vaz da Luz (UNIF) bgcolor="Template:Party color" align="right" |2,201 bgcolor="Template:Party color" |No.6/8 bgcolor="Template:Party color" align="right" |2,201 bgcolor="Template:Party color" |7.99%
1996 bgcolor="Template:Party color" |Susana Chou Vaz da Luz bgcolor="Template:Party color" align="right" |uncontested bgcolor="Template:Party color" |FC bgcolor="Template:Party color" align="right" |uncontested bgcolor="Template:Party color" |∅
2001 bgcolor="Template:Party color" |Susana Chou Vaz da Luz bgcolor="Template:Party color" align="right" |walkover bgcolor="Template:Party color" |FC bgcolor="Template:Party color" align="right" |walkover bgcolor="Template:Party color" |∅
2005 bgcolor="Template:Party color" |Susana Chou Vaz da Luz bgcolor="Template:Party color" align="right" |walkover bgcolor="Template:Party color" |FC bgcolor="Template:Party color" align="right" |walkover bgcolor="Template:Party color" |∅

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, by the President of the French Republic
  • 2003, The Grand Lotus Medal of Honour, by the Chief Executive of Macau[4]
  • 2007, The Officer of the Legion of Honor, by the President of the French Republic[5]

Extra information

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Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check President of the Legislative Assembly of Macau
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References

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  1. ↑ XinhuaNet: Brief biography of Susana Chou
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