Chua Tee Yong

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chua (蔡).

Datuk 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]

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
Monarchs	Abdul Halim Muhammad V
Prime Minister	Najib Razak
Minister	Mustapa Mohamed Ong Ka Chuan
Preceded by	Lee Chee Leong
Succeeded by	Ong Kian Ming
Constituency	Labis
Deputy Minister of Finance
In office 27 June 2014 – 27 June 2016 Serving with Ahmad Maslan (2013–2015) Johari Abdul Ghani (2015–2016)
Monarch	Abdul Halim
Prime Minister	Najib Razak
Minister	Najib Razak Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah
Preceded by	Position Established
Succeeded by	Lee Chee Leong
Constituency	Labis
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry
In office 4 June 2010 – 15 May 2013 Serving with Mohd Johari Baharum
Monarchs	Mizan Zainal Abidin Abdul Halim
Prime Minister	Najib Razak
Minister	Noh Omar
Preceded by	Rohani Abdul Karim
Succeeded by	Tajuddin Abdul Rahman
Constituency	Labis
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Labis
In office 8 March 2008 – 9 May 2018
Preceded by	Chua Soi Lek (MCA–BN)
Succeeded by	Pang Hok Liong (DAP–PH)
Majority	4,094 (2008) 353 (2013)
Personal details
Born	(1977-10-19) 19 October 1977 (age 47) Johor, Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Spouse	Neesa Yap Lee Yune
Parent(s)	Chua Soi Lek, Wong Sek Hin
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Accountant
Website	chuateeyonglabis.blogspot.com

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, Johor		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

•  Malacca
  • Companion Class II of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DPSM) – Datuk (2011)

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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