Governor of Macau
| Governor of Macau | |
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| Governador de Macau 澳門總督 | |
Standard of the governor | |
| Status | His/Her Excellency |
| Residence | Macau Government House |
| Seat | Macau Government Headquarters |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of Portugal |
| Appointer | Monarch of Portugal (1623–1910) President of Portugal (1910–1999) |
| Formation | 7 July 1623 |
| First holder | Francisco Mascarenhas |
| Final holder | Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira |
| Abolished | 20 December 1999 |
| Succession | Chief Executive of Macau |
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 澳門總督 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 澳门总督 | ||||||||||
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| Portuguese | Governador 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.