Chua Tee Yong

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chua (蔡).
Yang Berbahagia Datuk
Chua Tee Yong
DPSM
蔡智勇
Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry
In office
27 June 2016 – 9 May 2018
Serving with Ahmad Maslan
MonarchsAbdul Halim
Muhammad V
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
MinisterMustapa Mohamed
Ong Ka Chuan
Preceded byLee Chee Leong
Succeeded byOng Kian Ming
ConstituencyLabis
Deputy Minister of Finance
In office
27 June 2014 – 27 June 2016
Serving with Ahmad Maslan (2013–2015)
Johari Abdul Ghani (2015–2016)
MonarchAbdul Halim
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
MinisterNajib Razak
Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byLee Chee Leong
ConstituencyLabis
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry
In office
4 June 2010 – 15 May 2013
Serving with Mohd Johari Baharum
MonarchsMizan Zainal Abidin
Abdul Halim
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
MinisterNoh Omar
Preceded byRohani Abdul Karim
Succeeded byTajuddin Abdul Rahman
ConstituencyLabis
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Labis
In office
8 March 2008 – 9 May 2018
Preceded byChua Soi Lek (MCA–BN)
Succeeded byPang Hok Liong (DAP–PH)
Majority4,094 (2008)
353 (2013)
Personal details
Born (1977-10-19) 19 October 1977 (age 47)
Johor, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyMalaysian Chinese Association (MCA)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
SpouseNeesa Yap Lee Yune
Parent(s)Chua Soi Lek, Wong Sek Hin
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionAccountant
Websitechuateeyonglabis.blogspot.com

Chua Tee Yong (Chinese: 蔡智勇; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chhuà Tì-ióng; born 19 October 1977) is a Malaysian politician and was the Member of parliament of Malaysia for the Labis constituency in the State of Johor for two terms (2008-2018). He was one of the four Vice-Presidents of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) in the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition then with the third highest votes for the party election term from 21 December 2013 until 4 November 2018.[1]

Chua was elected to federal Parliament in the 2008 election, succeeding his father Chua Soi Lek in the seat of Labis.[2][3] In June 2010, he was appointed Deputy Agriculture and Agro-based Industries Minister in a Cabinet reshuffle.[4] The MCA temporarily withdrew from the government post after its poor performance in the 2013 election. Upon its return in 2014, Chua was appointed as Deputy Minister for Finance.[5][6] Chua is an accountant and was chief financial officer of a government-linked company.[7] He served as the Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry from 2015 to 2018.[8] In the 2018 election he lost and failed to retain his parliamentary seat.[9]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia[10][11][12][13]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2008 P142 Labis Chua Tee Yong (MCA) 13,658 56.72% Teo Eng Ching (DAP) 9,564 39.72% 24,080 4,094 71.95%
2013 Chua Tee Yong (MCA) 15,821 49.47% Ramakrishnan Suppiah (DAP) 15,468 48.37% 31,978 353 84.90%
2018 Chua Tee Yong (MCA) 13,301 41.53% Pang Hok Liong (DAP) 16,709 52.17% 32,030 3,408 80.76%
Ahmad Sarchu Sawal (PAS) 2,020 6.31%
2022 Chua Tee Yong (MCA) 13,300 38.28% Pang Hok Liong (DAP) 16,133 46.43% 34,745 2,833 69.70%
Alvin Chang Teck Kiam (BERSATU) 5,312 15.29%

Honours

References

  1. ^ "MCA polls: New leaders will bring a breath of fresh air, says Lee | The Star".
  2. ^ "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2010. Percentage figures are calculated based on total turnout. Includes results from the 2004 election.
  3. ^ "Chua Jr retains dad's Labis seat". The Star. 9 March 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
  4. ^ Tee Keat dropped in Cabinet reshuffle Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine The Malaysian Insider. 1 June 2009
  5. ^ Chan Wei See (27 June 2014). "In the Chinese Press: Chua Tee Yong not Liow's pick". fz.com. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  6. ^ "First Day YB Datuk Chua Tee Yong as Deputy Minister of Finance". Malaysia Ministry of Finance. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  7. ^ "YB Chua Tee Yong". Retrieved 26 January 2010.
  8. ^ "Kementerian Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri".
  9. ^ H. Rodzi, Nadirah (10 May 2018). "Malaysia Votes 2018: BN's big names toppled, one after another". The Straits Times. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 14 April 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout, including votes for third parties. Results before 1986 election unavailable.
  11. ^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  12. ^ "Malaysia General Election 2013". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 5 August 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2016. Results only available for the 2013 election.
  13. ^ "undi.info". undi.info. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 15 May 2018.


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