Name Ong Chuan Siblings Ong Ka Ting Majority 5,422 | Preceded by Loke Yuen Yow | |
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Political party Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) part of Barisan Nasional Similar Ong Ka Ting, Chan Kong Choy, Ong Tee Keat | ||
Ceramah rakyat malaysia juara perdagangan datuk seri ong ka chuan
Dato' Seri Ong Ka Chuan (simplified Chinese: 黄家泉; traditional Chinese: 黃家泉; pinyin: Huáng Jiā Quán; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: N̂g Ka-chôan; born 29 May 1954) is a Malaysian politician and the Member of Parliament for Tanjung Malim, Perak. Ong is secretary-general for twice for the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of the Barisan Nasional coalition. The first time he was elected by the former MCA President Ong Ka Ting who is his younger brother on 30 August 2005 and the second time by the current president Liow Tiong Lai on 2 January 2014.
Contents
- Ceramah rakyat malaysia juara perdagangan datuk seri ong ka chuan
- Ka Chuan Explore Chinas second tier cities for trade
- Early and personal life
- Political career
- References
Ong currently is the Second Minister for International Trade and Industry since 2015. Formerly he was the Minister of Housing and Local Government from 2008 to 2009.
Ka Chuan: Explore China's second-tier cities for trade
Early and personal life
Ong was born on 29 May 1954 in Lenggong, Perak. He graduated from the University of Malaya (UM) and worked as a school teacher before entering politics. He is married to Chan Beng Choo and the couple has two children.
MCA former President Ong Ka Ting, is his younger brother.
Political career
Ong was a member of the Perak State Assembly for Chenderiang for four terms from 1986 to 2004, before contesting the federal seat of Batu Gajah in the 2004 general election. He lost to Fong Poh Kuan of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), despite the Barisan Nasional coalition making widespread gains nationwide. Despite this, he was appointed MCA secretary-general the following year and served concurrently with his brother Ong Ka Ting as president.
In the 2008 general elections, Ong contested and won the Tanjung Malim parliamentary seat. He was appointed Minister of Housing and Local Government. Later that year, Ong contested the MCA deputy presidency but lost to Chua Soi Lek, and was immediately removed as secretary-general by new president Ong Tee Keat. In 2009, he was dropped from the Cabinet by incoming Prime Minister Najib Razak.
In the 2013 general elections, Ong successfully defended his parliamentary seat despite MCA suffered its worst electoral result in its history. As a result of MCA poor performance and its previously passed resolution not to take up cabinet posts in the government if it failed in the 13th general election, MCA will not take up any government position. Later in 2013, MCA elected Liow Tiong Lai as the new president and reversed its resolution. Liow appointed Ong as new MCA secretary-general for the second time then. In 2015, Najib Razak in a cabinet reshuffle eventually appointed Ong as the Second Minister for International Trade and Industry.