| Yang Berhormat Tan Sri Ong Ka Ting 黃家定 |
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| 7th President of the Malaysian Chinese Association | |
| In office May 23, 2003 – October 18, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Ling Liong Sik |
| Succeeded by | Ong Tee Keat |
| Malaysian Minister of Housing and Local Government | |
| In office 1999 – 18 March 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Dr. Ting Chew Peh |
| Succeeded by | Ong Ka Chuan |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Pontian |
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| In office 1990 – March 10, 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Law Lai Heng @ Go Lai Heng |
| Succeeded by | None (constituency abolished) |
| Majority | 29,910 |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Tanjong Piai |
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| In office March 21, 2004 – February 13, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | None (constituency created) |
| Succeeded by | Wee Jeck Seng |
| Majority | 23,615 |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kulai |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office March 8, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Lim Si Cheng |
| Majority | 11,744 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 15, 1956 Perak, Federation of Malaya, British Malaya |
| Political party | Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) part of Barisan Nasional |
| Spouse(s) | Wendy Chong Siew Mei |
| Children | Ong Li En Ong Xing Yang |
| Occupation | Member of Parliament |
| Religion | Buddhist |
Tan Sri Ong Ka Ting (Chinese: 黃家定; pinyin: Huáng Jiādìng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: N̂g Ka-tēng) is a Malaysian politician and a former Minister of Housing and Local Government in the Malaysian cabinet. He is also the former President of the Malaysian Chinese Association and is the Member of Parliament for Kulai.
Ong was born on November 15, 1956 in Perak. He graduated from University of Malaya, majoring in Mathematics and Science in 1980. He began his career as a teacher in Catholic High School in Petaling Jaya from 1981 until 1986.
He is married to Puan Sri Wendy Chong Siew Mei. The couple have two children — Chloe Ong Li En and Ong Xing Yang.
From 1986 until 1990, Ong was the political secretary to the then Minister of Transport. After winning the general elections in 1990, he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health from 26 October 1990 until 24 February 1991. Ong was next appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Home Affairs from 25 February 1991 through April 1995, before being promoted to be the Deputy Minister of the same Ministry on 3 May 1993.
In 1999, he was promoted to become a full-fledged minister leading the Ministry of Housing and Local Government, a position he held until 2008. In 2004, he retained his parliamentary seat of Tanjung Piai with a 23,615 votes majority over the opposition candidate. In January 2008, he was appointed as Acting Health Minister following the resignation of Datuk Seri Dr. Chua Soi Lek who was involved in a sex scandal.
In the 2008 general election, Ong succeeded in his bid for the Kulai Parliamentary seat. However, the election was marked by heavy losses for the ruling coalition, especially among candidates from the MCA and the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC). In the subsequent Cabinet reshuffle, Ong was not retained as a member of the Cabinet by his request, as he wanted to focus his energies in restructuring and re-engineering the MCA to win back Chinese voters' support. His former Cabinet portfolio was handed over to his elder brother, Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan, who is MCA Secretary-General, Perak MCA chief and MP of Tanjung Malim in Perak.
In 2008, he had left the presidency of Malaysia Chinese Association (MCA) and had given the highest post of president to Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat on 18 October 2008 after the successful party election.
On March 17, 2010, Ong Ka Ting announced his intention to contest for the party’s presidency in the March 28 party elections after leaving the post for one and a half year.
On Dec 5, 2011, Ong Ka Ting have decided not to contest in the next general election.[1]
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