Kong Cho Ha

Yang Berhormat Dato' Seri
 Kong Cho Ha
Malaysian Minister of Transport
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 June 2010
Preceded by Ong Tee Keat
MCA Secretary-General
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 April 2010
Preceded by Wong Foon Meng
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Lumut, Perak
Incumbent
Assumed office
2004
Malaysian Minister of Housing and Local Government
In office
9 April 2009 – 4 June 2010
Preceded by Ong Ka Chuan
Succeeded by Chor Chee Heung
Personal details
Born 15 September 1950 (1950-09-15) (age 61)
Political party MCA - Barisan Nasional
Occupation Member of Parliament

Dato' Seri Kong Cho Ha (born September 15, 1950[1]) is a Malaysian politician and is currently the Minister for Transport in the Barisan Nasional coalition government of Najib Tun Razak and the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Lumut constituency in Perak. He is a member of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA).[2]

Kong became a deputy Minister after the 2004 election.[3] In April 2009, he replaced Ong Ka Chuan as Minister for Housing and Local Government.[4] In June 2010, he moved to the Transport portfolio, replacing Ong Tee Keat.[5]

During the MCA party Central Committee re-election in 2010, he partnered with Chua Soi Lek to contest for Deputy Presidency (Chua contested for Presidency). However he was defeated by Liow Tiong Lai who was Ong Ka Ting's partner.[6] He was later appointed by Dr Chua, the new President, as the party's Secretary-General.[7]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia: P74 Lumut, Perak[8]
Year Barisan Nasional Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct
2004 Kong Cho Ha (MCA) 31,824 61% Mustaffa Kamil Ayub (PKR) 15,801 35%
2008 Kong Cho Ha (MCA) 25,698 46% Suwardi Sapuan (PKR) 25,400 45%

References

  1. ^ "Minister's Profile". Malaysian Ministry of Housing and Local Government. http://www.kpkt.gov.my/kpkt/main.php?Content=vertsections&SubVertSectionID=330&VertSectionID=38&CurLocation=103&IID=0. Retrieved 6 January 2010. 
  2. ^ "Kong Cho Ha, Y.B. Dato' Seri" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. http://www.parlimen.gov.my/index.php?modload=ahlidewan&uweb=dr&action=details&id=51. Retrieved 4 June 2010. 
  3. ^ Sujata, V.P. (1 April 2004). "Kong: ‘I consider my posting as a challenge’". The Star (Malaysia). http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2004/4/1/nation/7670140&sec=nation. Retrieved 6 January 2010. 
  4. ^ Sujata, V.P. (12 April 2009). "Cho Ha gets down to work in Perak". The Star (Malaysia). http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/4/12/nation/3681213&sec=nation. Retrieved 7 January 2010. 
  5. ^ Tan, Joceline (2 June 2010). "Winds of change in Cabinet". The Star (Malaysia) (Star Publications). http://thestar.com.my/columnists/story.asp?col=joceline&file=/2010/6/2/columnists/joceline/6377055&sec=Joceline. Retrieved 4 June 2010. 
  6. ^ http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/57823-soi-lek-wins-liow-is-mca-no-2- Soi Lek wins, Liow is MCA No. 2 - The Malaysian Insider, March 28, 2010
  7. ^ http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/59001-kong-is-new-mca-sec-gen Kong is new MCA sec-gen - The Malaysian Insider, April 7, 2010
  8. ^ "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). http://thestar.com.my/election/. Retrieved 7 January 2010.  Source includes 2004 election results. Results from previous elections not available.
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