Ong Ka Ting
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Ong Ka Ting is a Malaysian politician
and a former Minister of Housing and Local Government in the Malaysian cabinet
. He is also the former President of the Malaysian Chinese Association
and is the Member of Parliament for Kulai
.
. He graduated from University of Malaya
, majoring in Mathematics
and Science in 1980. He began his career as a teacher in Catholic High School
in Petaling Jaya
from 1981 until 1986.
He is married to Puan Sri Wendy Chong Siew Mei. The couple have two children — Chloe Ong Li En and Ong Xing Yang.
In 1999, he was promoted to become a full-fledged minister leading the Ministry of Housing and Local Government, a position he held until 2008. In 2004, he retained his parliamentary seat of Tanjung Piai with a 23,615 votes majority over the opposition candidate. In January 2008, he was appointed as Acting Health Minister following the resignation of Datuk Seri Dr. Chua Soi Lek
who was involved in a sex scandal.
In the 2008 general election
, Ong succeeded in his bid for the Kulai
Parliamentary seat. However, the election was marked by heavy losses for the ruling coalition, especially among candidates from the MCA and the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC). In the subsequent Cabinet reshuffle, Ong was not retained as a member of the Cabinet by his request, as he wanted to focus his energies in restructuring and re-engineering the MCA to win back Chinese voters' support. His former Cabinet portfolio was handed over to his elder brother, Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan
, who is MCA Secretary-General, Perak MCA chief and MP of Tanjung Malim in Perak.
In 2008, he had left the presidency of Malaysia Chinese Association (MCA) and had given the highest post of president to Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat
on 18 October 2008 after the successful party election.
On March 17, 2010, Ong Ka Ting announced his intention to contest for the party’s presidency in the March 28 party elections after leaving the post for one and a half year.
Malay titles
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Ong Ka Ting is a Malaysian politician
Politician
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and a former Minister of Housing and Local Government in the Malaysian cabinet
Cabinet of Malaysia
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. He is also the former 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...
and is the Member of Parliament for Kulai
Kulai
Kulai , is a town in the Kulaijaya district of Johor, Malaysia. The town is 29 km from Johor Bahru city and 8 km from Skudai.-Administration:...
.
Early life
Ong was born on November 15, 1956 in PerakPerak
Perak , one of the 13 states of Malaysia, is the second largest state in the Peninsular Malaysia bordering Kedah and Yala Province of Thailand to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, Selangor the Strait of Malacca to the south and west.Perak means silver in Malay...
. He graduated 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...
, majoring in Mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
and Science in 1980. He began his career as a teacher in Catholic High School
Catholic High School PJ, Malaysia
Catholic High School Petaling Jaya was established in the year 1956 by Rev. Bro. Philippe Wu under the Marist brothers. CHSPJ is located in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia and recognised as a Cluster School of Excellence by the Malaysian Ministry of Education. It has 3401 students and 151 teachers with 17...
in Petaling Jaya
Petaling Jaya
Petaling Jaya is a Malaysian city originally developed as a satellite township for Kuala Lumpur comprising mostly residential and some industrial areas. It is located in the Petaling district of Selangor with an area of approximately 97.2 km². On 20 June 2006, Petaling Jaya was granted a...
from 1981 until 1986.
He is married to Puan Sri Wendy Chong Siew Mei. The couple have two children — Chloe Ong Li En and Ong Xing Yang.
Political career
From 1986 until 1990, Ong was the political secretary to the then Minister of Transport. After winning the general elections in 1990, he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health from 26 October 1990 until 24 February 1991. Ong was next appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Home Affairs from 25 February 1991 through April 1995, before being promoted to be the Deputy Minister of the same Ministry on 3 May 1993.In 1999, he was promoted to become a full-fledged minister leading the Ministry of Housing and Local Government, a position he held until 2008. In 2004, he retained his parliamentary seat of Tanjung Piai with a 23,615 votes majority over the opposition candidate. In January 2008, he was appointed as Acting Health Minister following the resignation of Datuk Seri Dr. Chua Soi Lek
Chua Soi Lek
Datuk Seri Dr. Chua Soi Lek ; born 2 January 1947, also known as Chua Kin Seng, is a Malaysian politician from the state of Johor. He is married to Datin Seri Wong Sek Hin. They have three children...
who was involved in a sex scandal.
In the 2008 general election
Malaysian general election, 2008
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, Ong succeeded in his bid for the Kulai
Kulai
Kulai , is a town in the Kulaijaya district of Johor, Malaysia. The town is 29 km from Johor Bahru city and 8 km from Skudai.-Administration:...
Parliamentary seat. However, the election was marked by heavy losses for the ruling coalition, especially among candidates from the MCA and the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC). In the subsequent Cabinet reshuffle, Ong was not retained as a member of the Cabinet by his request, as he wanted to focus his energies in restructuring and re-engineering the MCA to win back Chinese voters' support. His former Cabinet portfolio was handed over to his elder brother, Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan
Ong Ka Chuan
Dato' Seri Ong Ka Chuan is a Malaysian politician and the Member of Parliament for Tanjung Malim, Perak. He is a former Minister of Housing and Local Government and former secretary-general of the Malaysian Chinese Association , a component party of the Barisan Nasional coalition.Ong is the older...
, who is MCA Secretary-General, Perak MCA chief and MP of Tanjung Malim in Perak.
In 2008, he had left the presidency of Malaysia Chinese Association (MCA) and had given the highest post of president to Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat
Ong Tee Keat
Dato' Sri Ong Tee Keat is a Malaysian politician and current Member of Parliament for Pandan. He was the Transport Minister in the Malaysian federal cabinet from March 18, 2008 to June 4, 2010. He was the 8th president of the Malaysian Chinese Association .-Personal life:The son of a fishmonger,...
on 18 October 2008 after the successful party election.
On March 17, 2010, Ong Ka Ting announced his intention to contest for the party’s presidency in the March 28 party elections after leaving the post for one and a half year.