Secretary for Justice (Macau)
The Secretary for Justice (Portuguese: Secretaria da Justiça) was a bureau secretary and senior law officer in Portuguese Macau. The Secretary headed the Secretariat for Justice, which was responsible for legal affairs and public prosecution in the colony. The department was replaced by the Secretariat for Administration and Justice in December 1999.
List of responsibilities:
- Legal Affairs Bureau
- Printing Bureau
- International Law Office
- Gabinete para a Reforma Judica
List of Secretariats
- Dr. Jorge Alberto Hagedorn Rangel - Secretary until 1999; now President of the Macau International Institute
- Ho Ven On - Assistant Secretary
- Jorge Noronha e Silveira - under secretary
Attorney general
The former role of the Attorney General was that of the highest law officer of Macau.
- Antonio Simoes Redinha - last Attorney General of Macau
See also
Other principal officials of Portuguese Macau:
- Governor of Macau as Head of Government
- Secretary for Economic Coordination
- Secretary for Transport and Public Works
- Secretary for Social Affairs and Budget
- Secretary for Public Administration, Education and Youth
- Secretary for Public Security
- Secretary for Communications, Tourism and Culture
- Secretary for Justice (Hong Kong)
References
- Casa de Macau - references to former Portuguese secretaries
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