Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Malaysia)

The Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Malay: Timbalan Menteri Pelancongan, Seni dan Budaya; Chinese: 旅游, 艺术及文化部副部长; Tamil: சுற்றுலா, கலை மற்றும் கலாச்சார துணை அமைச்சர்) is a Malaysian cabinet position serving as deputy head of the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture.

Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture
Timbalan Menteri Pelancongan, Seni dan Budaya
Coat of Arms of Government of Malaysia
since 10 December 2022 (2022-12-10)
Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture
StyleYang Berhormat
Member ofCabinet of Malaysia
Reports toPrime Minister
Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture
SeatPutrajaya
AppointerYang di-Pertuan Agong
on advice of the Prime Minister
Inaugural holderEngku Muhsein Abdul Kadir (as Assistant Minister of Youth, Culture and Sports)
Formation1964

List of Deputy Ministers of Tourism, Arts and Culture

The following individuals have been appointed as Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports, or any of its precedent titles:[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Colour key (for political coalition/parties):

Coalition Component party Timeline
  Alliance Party   United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) 1957–1973
  Barisan Nasional (BN) 1973–present
  Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) 1973–present
  Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) 1973–2018
  Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) 1973–2018
  People's Progressive Party (PPP) –2018
  Pakatan Harapan (PH)   People's Justice Party (PKR) 2015–present
  Perikatan Nasional (PN)   Homeland Solidarity Party (STAR) 2020–present
–   Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM) 2020–2022
  Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) Direct Member 2022–

Assistant Minister of Youth, Culture and Sports (1964–)

Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Constituency 		Political coalition Political party Took office Left office Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Engku Muhsein Abdul Kadir
(b.?)
MP for Trengganu Tengah 		Alliance UMNO 1964 Tunku Abdul Rahman
(III)
Post renamed into Assistant Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports

Assistant Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports

Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Constituency 		Political coalition Political party Took office Left office Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Engku Muhsein Abdul Kadir
(b.?)
MP for Trengganu Tengah 		Alliance UMNO 1970 Tunku Abdul Rahman
(III • IIII)
Post renamed into Deputy Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports

Deputy Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports

Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Constituency 		Political coalition Political party Took office Left office Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Neo Yee Pan
(1938–2020)
MP for Muar 		BN MCA March
1976 		31 December
1977 		Hussein Onn
(I)
Mak Hon Kam
(?–?)
MP for Tanjong Malim 		BN MCA 1978 Hussein Onn
(II)
Chin Hon Ngian
(?–?)
MP for Renggam 		BN MCA 1982 Hussein Onn
(II)
Mahathir Mohamad
(I)
Rosemary Chow Poh Kheng
(1927–2023)
MP for Ulu Langat 		BN MCA 29 April 1982 10 August 1986 Mahathir Mohamad
(II)
Post renamed into Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports and Deputy Minister of Culture, Arts and Tourism

Deputy Minister of Culture, Arts and Tourism

Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Constituency 		Political coalition Political party Took office Left office Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Ng Cheng Kuai
(b.?)
MP for Lumut 		BN MCA 15 June 1989 26 October 1990 Mahathir Mohamad
(III)
Chan Kong Choy
(b.1955)
MP for Lipis 		BN MCA 27 October 1990 3 May 1995 Mahathir Mohamad
(IIII)
Teng Gaik Kwan
(b.?)
MP for Raub 		BN MCA 8 May 1995 14 December 1999 Mahathir Mohamad
(V)
Fu Ah Kiow
(b.?)
MP for Mentakab 		BN MCA 15 December 1999 26 March 2004 Mahathir Mohamad
(VI)
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
(I)
Post renamed into Deputy Minister of Tourism and Deputy Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage

Deputy Minister of Tourism

Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Constituency 		Political coalition Political party Took office Left office Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
(b.1953)
MP for Bagan Datok 		BN UMNO 27 March 2004 14 February 2006 Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
(II)
Donald Lim Siang Chai
(b.?)
MP for Petaling Jaya Selatan 		BN MCA 14 February 2006 18 March 2008
Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Taib
(b.1968)
MP for Kota Samarahan 		BN PBB 19 March 2008 14 December 2009 Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
(III)
Najib Razak
(I)
James Dawos Mamit
(1948–2019)
MP for Mambong 		BN PBB 14 December 2009 15 May 2013 Najib Razak
(I)
Post spited into Deputy Minister of Tourism and Deputy Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage

Deputy Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage

Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Constituency 		Political coalition Political party Took office Left office Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Wong Kam Hoong
(b.?)
MP for Bayan Baru 		BN MCA 27 March 2004 18 March 2008 Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
(II)
Post renamed to Deputy Minister of National Unity, Arts, Culture and Heritage

Deputy Minister of National Unity, Arts, Culture and Heritage

Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Constituency 		Political coalition Political party Took office Left office Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Teng Boon Soon
(b.1941)
MP for Tebrau 		BN MCA 19 March 2008 9 April 2009 Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
(III)
Post renamed to Deputy Minister of Information, Communications, Arts and Culture

Deputy Minister of Information, Communications, Arts and Culture

Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Constituency 		Political coalition Political party Took office Left office Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Heng Seai Kie
(b.1962)
Senator 		BN MCA 10 April 2009 4 June 2010 Najib Razak
(I)
Joseph Salang Gandum
(b.1951)
MP for Julau 		BN PRS 15 May 2013
Maglin Dennis d'Cruz
(b.?)
Senator 		BN PPP 4 June 2010
Post renamed to Deputy Minister of Tourism and Culture

Deputy Minister of Tourism and Culture

Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Constituency 		Political coalition Political party Took office Left office Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Mas Ermieyati Samsudin
(b.1976)
MP for Masjid Tanah 		BN UMNO 29 July 2015 9 May 2018 Najib Razak
(II)
"Post renamed into Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture"

Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture

Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Constituency 		Political coalition Political party Took office Left office Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik
(b.1965)
MP for Balik Pulau 		PH PKR 2 July 2018 24 February 2020 Mahathir Mohamad
(VII)
Jeffrey Gapari Kitingan
(b.1948)
MP for Keningau 		PN STAR 10 March 2020 29 September 2020 Muhyiddin Yassin
(I)
Guan Dee Koh Hoi
(1954–2021)
Senator 		PN STAR 16 April 2021 16 August 2021
Edmund Santhara Kumar Ramanaidu
(b.1971)
MP for Segamat 		– PBM 30 August 2021 24 November 2022 Ismail Sabri Yaakob
(I)
Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan
(b.1983)
MP for Batu Sapi 		GRS Direct Member 10 December 2022 Incumbent Anwar Ibrahim
(I)

See also

References

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