Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food

The Secretary for Food and Health is a ministerial position in the Hong Kong Government, and heads the Food and Health Bureau (FHB). The position is politically appointed, and its term expires when the Chief Executive leaves office. The secretary is also a member of the Executive Council (ExCo). The current office holder is Dr York Chow.

Before the introduction of the Principal Official Accountability System (POAS) in July 2002, this was a civil service position, and the office holder was not a member of the ExCo. Following the introduction of POAS the responsibility of food and environmental hygiene was transferred from the now abolished position Secretary for the Environment and Food, and the title was renamed from Secretary for Health and Welfare and was renamed again in 2007 as Secretary for Food and Health.

List of office holders
After POAS was introduced Before POAS was introducted (as Secretary for Health and Welfare)
 * Dr York Chow (2003-)
 * Dr Yeoh Eng Kiong (2002-2003) (retired)


 * Dr Yeoh Eng Kiong (1999-2002) (retired)
 * Katherine Fok Lo Shiu Ching (1994-1999) (retired)
 * Elizabeth Wong Chien Chi Lien (1991-1994) (retired)
 * Chow Tak Hay (1989-1991)
 * John Walter Chambers (湛保熹)(198x-1989)