Wee Ka Siong
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Datuk Seri Ir. Dr. Wee Ka Siong (Chinese: 魏家祥; pinyin: Wèi Jiāxiáng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gūi Ka-siông; born 20 October 1968) is a Malaysian politician and engineer who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ayer Hitam since March 2004. He served as Minister of Transport for the second term in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022 and his first term in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin from March 2020 to the collapse of the PN administration in August 2021, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department and the Deputy Minister of Education in the BN administration under former Prime Ministers Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Najib Razak as well as former Ministers Hishammuddin Hussein and Muhyiddin from March 2008 to the collapse of the BN administration in May 2018.[1]He is a member of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of the BN coalition. He has also served as the 11th President of MCA since November 2018. He also served as the Deputy President of MCA from December 2013 to his promotion to the party presidency in November 2018 as well as the Youth Chief of MCA from October 2008 to his promotion to the party deputy president in December 2013. He was the sole minister of Chinese ethnicity and MCA in the PN and BN administrations from March 2020 to November 2022 and sole MCA candidate to be elected in the 2018 general election. [2]
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Minister of Transport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 30 August 2021 – 24 November 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monarch | Abdullah | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prime Minister | Ismail Sabri Yaakob | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deputy | Henry Sum Agong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Himself | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Anthony Loke Siew Fook | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Constituency | Ayer Hitam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 10 March 2020 – 16 August 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monarch | Abdullah | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prime Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deputy | Hasbi Habibollah | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Anthony Loke Siew Fook | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Himself | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Constituency | Ayer Hitam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11th President of the Malaysian Chinese Association | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assumed office 4 November 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deputy | Mah Hang Soon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Liow Tiong Lai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Ayer Hitam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assumed office 21 March 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Position established | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Majority | 15,763 (2004) 13,909 (2008) 7,310 (2013) 303 (2018) 2,963 (2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004– | Barisan Nasional | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1968-10-20) 20 October 1968 (age 55) Jasin, Malacca, Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Political party | Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Jessica Lim Hai Ean | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | University of Technology Malaysia (BEng, PhD) Nanyang Technological University (MEng) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Politician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Profession | Engineer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | weekasiong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||