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Edward Yau

Politician

Edward Yau is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Edward Yau · إدوارد تشيو · 邱騰華 · 야우탕와				[sources]
Other name	Edward Yau Tang-wah · Qiu Tenghua · Yau Tang-wah · 에드워드 야우				[sources]
Weak alias	邱腾华 · 구등화 · 추텅화				[sources]
Birth date	1960-04-28				[sources]
Place of birth	British Hong Kong				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	China				[sources]
Citizenship	China · Hong Kong SAR				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Edward				[sources]
Last name	Qiu · Yau				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q5346019				[sources]
Position	Director of the Chief Executive's Office (2012-2017) · Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (2017-2022) · Secretary for the Environment (2007-2012)				[sources]
Education	Harvard University · Po Leung Kuk No.1 W. H. Cheung College · University of Hong Kong · University of Oxford				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-02	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

Hong Kong politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development	2017-07-01	2022-06-30

Data sources

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Source data IDs: us-cia-china-edward-yau-tang-wah-sec-for-commerce-economic-development

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