Chan Kong Choy
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Chan Kong Choy (Chinese
: 陈广才) was a Malaysian politician and the former deputy president of the Malaysian Chinese Association
, a component part of the ruling Barisan Nasional
coalition. He was formerly Transport Minister from 1 July 2003 but stepped down just before the 2008 general elections
due to health reasons and to make way for young blood.
, Pahang
in 17th of May 1955. He studied in Kolej Tunku Abdul Rahman in 1975 for his Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia. He graduated with first class honours in Chinese Study from University of Malaya
in 1979. He went on to obtain a post-graduate Diploma in Education
, University of Malaya
in 1980. Throughout his career, he has held many positions.
He has served the Malaysian Chinese Association
(MCA) national leadership for 16 years - thirteen years as Deputy Minister and four years as Pahang State executive councillor. He has served nine years as MCA Youth chairman, and the Federal and State Government portfolios continuously since 1986. During the same time, Chan served the Pahang Government as its executive councillor and held that post until 1990. After the 1990 general elections, Chan was elevated by the party leadership and made a Deputy Minister in the Culture, Arts and Tourism Ministry. In 1990, Chan became the party's National Youth chairman. Chan was re-elected to a second term as the National Youth chairman in the 1993 party elections.
Chan was made a vice-president in 1999 and subsequently assumed the Deputy Finance Minister's post after the general elections that same year. With his experience in the party leadership and Government, Chan faithfully remained as Deputy Minister and MCA Vice-president. The MCA Central Committee appointed Chan as the party’s new deputy president with the resignation of Datuk Lim Ah Lek from that post.
Chan was the Member of Parliament for Selayang. In the previous 2004 General Election
, Chan won the seat for the Barisan Nasional
coalition (National Front) with a 23,226 votes majority over the opposition candidate.
He had left the post of deputy president of MCA and the post had been given to Datuk Chua Soi Lek after the party election on 18 October 2008.
Malay titles
The Malay language has a complex system of titles and honorifics, which are still used extensively in Malaysia and Brunei. Singapore, whose Malay royalty was abolished by the British colonial government in 1891, has adopted civic titles for its leaders....
Chan Kong Choy (Chinese
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
: 陈广才) was a Malaysian politician and the former deputy president of the Malaysian Chinese Association
Malaysian Chinese Association
Malaysian Chinese Association is a uni-racial political party in Malaysia that represents the Malaysian Chinese ethnicity; it is one of the three major component parties of the ruling coalition in Malaysia called the Barisan Nasional in Malay, or National Front in English.Along with the largest...
, a component part of the ruling Barisan Nasional
Barisan Nasional
Barisan Nasional is a major political coalition in Malaysia, formed in 1973 as the successor to the Alliance . Along with its predecessor, it has been Malaysia's federal ruling political force since independence...
coalition. He was formerly Transport Minister from 1 July 2003 but stepped down just before the 2008 general elections
Malaysian general election, 2008
The 12th Malaysian general election was held on March 8, 2008, in accordance with Malaysian laws for national elections, which states that a general election must be held no later than five years subsequent to the previous elections; the previous general election was held in 2004...
due to health reasons and to make way for young blood.
Life and career
Chan Kong Choy was born in BentongBentong
Bentong is both a town and a district in Pahang, Malaysia. The district covers an area of 1,831 km². It is located 80 km northeast of Kuala Lumpur, just across the main range, Titiwangsa Mountains. The original main street going into Bentong town has been modified to a dual carriageway...
, Pahang
Pahang
Pahang is the third largest state in Malaysia, after Sarawak and Sabah, occupying the huge Pahang River river basin. It is bordered to the north by Kelantan, to the west by Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, to the south by Johor and to the east by Terengganu and the South China Sea.Its state...
in 17th of May 1955. He studied in Kolej Tunku Abdul Rahman in 1975 for his Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia. He graduated with first class honours in Chinese Study from University of Malaya
University of Malaya
The University of Malaya is located on a campus near the centre of Kuala Lumpur, and is the oldest university in Malaysia. It was founded in 1905 as a public-funded tertiary institution...
in 1979. He went on to obtain a post-graduate Diploma in Education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
, University of Malaya
University of Malaya
The University of Malaya is located on a campus near the centre of Kuala Lumpur, and is the oldest university in Malaysia. It was founded in 1905 as a public-funded tertiary institution...
in 1980. Throughout his career, he has held many positions.
He has served the Malaysian Chinese Association
Malaysian Chinese Association
Malaysian Chinese Association is a uni-racial political party in Malaysia that represents the Malaysian Chinese ethnicity; it is one of the three major component parties of the ruling coalition in Malaysia called the Barisan Nasional in Malay, or National Front in English.Along with the largest...
(MCA) national leadership for 16 years - thirteen years as Deputy Minister and four years as Pahang State executive councillor. He has served nine years as MCA Youth chairman, and the Federal and State Government portfolios continuously since 1986. During the same time, Chan served the Pahang Government as its executive councillor and held that post until 1990. After the 1990 general elections, Chan was elevated by the party leadership and made a Deputy Minister in the Culture, Arts and Tourism Ministry. In 1990, Chan became the party's National Youth chairman. Chan was re-elected to a second term as the National Youth chairman in the 1993 party elections.
Chan was made a vice-president in 1999 and subsequently assumed the Deputy Finance Minister's post after the general elections that same year. With his experience in the party leadership and Government, Chan faithfully remained as Deputy Minister and MCA Vice-president. The MCA Central Committee appointed Chan as the party’s new deputy president with the resignation of Datuk Lim Ah Lek from that post.
Chan was the Member of Parliament for Selayang. In the previous 2004 General Election
Malaysian general election, 2004
General elections were held in Malaysia on March 21, 2004. The incumbent National Front government of Prime Minister Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was re-elected with an increased majority.-Election results:...
, Chan won the seat for the Barisan Nasional
Barisan Nasional
Barisan Nasional is a major political coalition in Malaysia, formed in 1973 as the successor to the Alliance . Along with its predecessor, it has been Malaysia's federal ruling political force since independence...
coalition (National Front) with a 23,226 votes majority over the opposition candidate.
He had left the post of deputy president of MCA and the post had been given to Datuk Chua Soi Lek after the party election on 18 October 2008.
Chronology of positions
- Lecturer, Universiti Putra MalaysiaUniversiti Putra MalaysiaUniversiti Putra Malaysia , or UPM, is a leading research intensive public university located in central Peninsular Malaysia, close to the capital city, Kuala Lumpur. It was formerly known as Universiti Pertanian Malaysia or Agricultural University of Malaysia...
(UPM)
1980-1990
- Political Secretary
Ministry of Housing & Local Government (Datuk Lee Kim Sai)
1986
- EXCO Member
Pahang State Government
1986 - 1990
- Member Of Parliament
1990–Present
- Deputy Minister
Culture, Arts & Tourism
1990 - 1995
- Deputy Minister
Energy, Communication & Multimedia
1995 - 1999
- Deputy Minister
Ministry Of Finance
1999 - May 2003
- Minister of Transport
1 July 2003 - March 18, 2008