Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development

Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region
Secretary for the Commerce and Economic Development
商務及經濟發展局局長
Hong Kong; Special Administrative Region; Secretary for the Commerce and Economic Development ; 商務及經濟發展局局長
	Emblem of Hong Kong
	Incumbent; Gregory So; since 28 June 2011
	Commerce and Economic Development Bureau
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	Central People's Government; nomination by Chief Executive
Inaugural holder	Stephen Ip ; Secretary for Economic Services; Frederick Ma; Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development
Formation	1 July 1997; 1 July 2007
Website	CEDB

The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (Chinese: 商務及經濟發展局局長), head of Commerce and Economic Development Bureau of the Hong Kong Government, is responsible for promoting the commerce and economic development in Hong Kong. The position was created in 2007 by merging the previous portfolios of Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology and Secretary for Economic Development and Labour.

List of office holders

Politiical party: Nonpartisan Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB)

№	Portrait	Name	Term of office		Duration	Chief Executive	Term	Ref
bgcolor=Template:Nonpartisan/meta/color align=center\| 1		Stephen Ip Shu-kwan 葉澍堃	1 July 1997	30 June 2000	2 years, 365 days	Tung Chee-hwa (1997–2005)	1
bgcolor=Template:Nonpartisan/meta/color align=center\| 2		Sandra Birch Lee Suk-yee 李淑儀	1 July 2000	30 June 2002	1 year, 364 days	Tung Chee-hwa (1997–2005)	1

№	Portrait	Name	Term of office		Duration	Chief Executive	Term	Ref
rowspan=2 bgcolor=Template:Nonpartisan/meta/color align=center\| 1		Stephen Ip Shu-kwan 葉澍堃	1 July 2002	30 June 2007	4 years, 364 days	Tung Chee-hwa (1997–2005)	2
Donald Tsang (2005–2012)		Stephen Ip Shu-kwan 葉澍堃	1 July 2002	30 June 2007	4 years, 364 days	2

№	Name	Term of office		Duration	Chief Executive	Term
bgcolor=Template:Nonpartisan/meta/color align=center\| 1	Frederick Ma Si-hang 馬時亨	1 July 2007	11 July 2008	1 year, 10 days	Donald Tsang (2005–2012)	3
bgcolor=Template:Nonpartisan/meta/color align=center\| 2	Rita Lau Ng Wai-lan 劉吳惠蘭	12 July 2008	13 April 2011	2 years, 275 days
rowspan=2 bgcolor=Template:DABHK/meta/color align=center\| 3	Gregory So Kam-leung 蘇錦樑	28 June 2011	Incumbent	13 years, 335 days
Leung Chun-ying (Since 2012)	Gregory So Kam-leung 蘇錦樑	28 June 2011	Incumbent	13 years, 335 days	4

v t e Principal officials of Hong Kong
Secretaries of Departments	Chief Secretary for Administration Financial Secretary Secretary for Justice
Deputy Secretaries of Departments	Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration Deputy Financial Secretary Deputy Secretary for Justice
Directors of Bureaux	Civil Service Commerce and Economic Development Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Culture, Sports and Tourism Development Education Environment and Ecology Financial Services and the Treasury Health Home and Youth Affairs Housing Innovation, Technology and Industry Labour and Welfare Security Transport and Logistics
Others	Audit Police ICAC Customs and Excise Immigration

v t e Commerce and Economic Development Bureau (Hong Kong)
Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development: Algernon Yau Ying-wah
Subordinate departments	Intellectual Property Department Invest Hong Kong Office of the Communications Authority Post Office Radio Television Hong Kong Trade and Industry Department Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices (Overseas)
Predecessors	Trade and Industry Branch Economic Services Branch Recreation and Culture Branch Broadcasting, Culture and Sport Branch Trade and Industry Bureau Economic Services Bureau Commerce and Industry Bureau Information Technology and Broadcasting Bureau Commerce, Industry and Technology Bureau Economic Development and Labour Bureau
Related organisations and statutory bodies	Office of the Communications Authority Office for Film, Newspaper and Article Administration