Governor of Macau

Governor of Macau
Governador de Macau
澳門總督
Standard of the governor
Last in office
Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira

23 April 1991 – 19 December 1999[1]
StatusHis/Her Excellency
ResidenceMacau Government House
SeatMacau Government Headquarters
NominatorPrime Minister of Portugal
AppointerMonarch of Portugal (1623–1910)
President of Portugal (1910–1999)
Formation7 July 1623
First holderFrancisco Mascarenhas
Final holderVasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira
Abolished20 December 1999
SuccessionChief Executive of Macau
Governor of Macau
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese澳門總督
Simplified Chinese澳门总督
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinÀomén Zǒngdū
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingou3 mun4*2 zung2 duk1
Portuguese name
PortugueseGovernador de Macau

The governor of Macau (Portuguese: Governador de Macau; Chinese: 澳門總督) was a Portuguese colonial official who headed the colony of Macau, before 1623 called captain-major (Portuguese: Capitão-mor). The post was replaced on 20 December 1999 upon the handover of Macau to China by the office of the chief executive of Macau.

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