Florinda Chan
Florinda da Rosa Silva Chan the first Secretary for Administration and Justice in Macau.
Chan was born in Macau in June 1954. She was educated in Macau holding a master's degree in Business Administration. In July 1993, she attended a one-year programme in Chinese Language and Public Administration in Beijing. She is fluent in various languages including Chinese, Portuguese, English and Italian.
She has been with the Macau civil service since 1983 having served in various positions:
- Division Chief, Division of Textile Negotiations 1983-1985
- Macau Liaison Office in Brussels
- Division Chief, Division of Quotas Control 1987-1995
- Deputy Director of Economic Services Department 1995-1998
- Director of Economic Services Department 1998-1999
- Secretary-general of the Economic Committee 1993
- Secretary to the Presidium of the Center for the Transfer of Productivity and Science and Technology 1998-1999
- member of the Standing Committee of the Consultative Committee for the Basic Law of MSAR
- Vice-chairman of the Economic Committee of the Macau Government
- Chairman of the General Committee of the Center for the Transfer of Productivity and Science and Technology
- Council member of the Association of the Basic Law of MSAR
