William Chong

William Chong Wong was a Honduran economist, professor, and politician. He served as Minister of Finance of Honduras twice during the administrations of President Ricardo Maduro and President Porfirio Lobo Sosa. Born in Puerto Cortés, Honduras, Chong Wong was the eldest of five sons of Chinese immigrants who fled war-torn China. He received his education in Spain and the United States, studying chemical engineering in Spain before returning to Honduras to manage the family's grocery store. Chong Wong was a professor at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras and co-founded the Central American Technological University in 1987. He passed away on June 17, 2018.More