The members of Executive Council are appointed by the Chief Executive from among principal officials (heads of department, informally called "ministers"), members of Legislative Council, and public figures. Their appointment and removal is decided by the Chief Executive. There is no fixed term of office, but the term of office of members cannot extend beyond the expiry of that of the Chief Executive who appoints them. The following list includes all members of the Executive Council in the
order of precedence: • Note: To avoid confusion, all the names on this list follow the Macau convention: Portuguese name , family name, (Chinese given name ) for consistency. ==List of the past Executive Councils==