Chan Kong Choy
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Chan Kong Choy is the current minister of Transport in Malaysia since July 1, 2003. He has served the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) national leadership for 16 years - thirteen years as Deputy Minister and four years as Pahang State executive councillor. He has served nine years as MCA Youth chairman, and the Federal and State Government portfolios continuously since 1986. During the same time, Chan served the Pahang Government as its executive councillor and held that post until 1990. After the 1990 general elections, Chan was elevated by the party leadership and made a Deputy Minister in the Culture, Arts and Tourism Ministry. In 1990, Chan became the party's National Youth chairman. Chan was re-elected to a second term as the National Youth chairman in the 1993 party elections.
Chan was made a vice-president in 1999 and subsequently assumed the Deputy Finance Minister's post after the general elections that same year. With his experience in the party leadership and Government, Chan faithfully remained as Deputy Minister and MCA Vice-president. The MCA Central Committee appointed Chan as the party’s new deputy president with the resignation of Datuk Lim Ah Lek from that post.
He was born in Bentong, Pahang. He studied in Kolej Tuanku Abdul Rahman in 1975 for his Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia. He graduated with honours in Chinese Study from University of Malaya in 1979. He went on to obtain a post-graduate Diploma in Education, University of Malaya in 1980. Throughout his career, he has held many positions.
This is a chronology of positions held by Chan Kong Choy.
Lecturer, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) 1980-1990
Political Secretary Ministry of Housing & Local Government 1986
EXCO Member Pahang State Government 1986 - 1990
Member Of Parliament 1990 - Present
Deputy Minister Culture, Arts & Tourism 1990 - 1995
Deputy Minister Energy, Communication & Multimedia 1995 - 1999
Deputy Minister Ministry Of Finance 1999 - May 2003
