| Yang Berhormat Datuk Dr. Wee Ka Siong (Chinese: 魏家祥) |
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| Member of Parliament for Ayer Hitam, Johor |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2004 |
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| Majority | 15,763(2004), 27,458(2008) |
| MCA Youth Chief MCA Youth | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 13 October 2008 (win unopposed) |
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| Preceded by | Liow Tiong Lai (2005-2008) |
| Secretary General of MCA Youth MCA Youth Wing | |
| In office 20 August 2005 – 18 August 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Liow Tiong Lai (2002-2005) |
| Succeeded by | Chai Kim Sen (2008-2011) |
| Malaysian Chinese Association Johor Bahru Division Chief | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 27 July 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Freddie Long Hoo Hin (龙莆天) (1993-2008) |
| Malaysian Chinese Association Malacca State Liaison Committee Chairman | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 11 November 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Fong Chan Onn (2007-2008) |
| Deputy Education Minister I of Malaysia | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 18 March 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Hon Choon Kim (1999-2008) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 October 1968 Jasin, Melaka, Malaysia |
| Nationality | Malaysian |
| Political party | MCA, Barisan Nasional |
| Spouse(s) | Lim Hai Ean (林海燕) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Johor Bahru, Johor |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Religion | Buddhist |
| Website | weekasiong.com.my |
Datuk Ir. Dr. Wee Ka Siong (born 20 October 1968) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of Parliament of Ayer Hitam, Johor since 2004.
On 18 March 2008, he was appointed by the then Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi as a Deputy Education Minister.[1]
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He was born in Jasin, Melaka to a Hakka clan and later brought up in Tampin, Negeri Sembilan. He was attended the SJK(C) Yu Hsien primary school and Sekolah Menengah Datuk Bendahara Jasin, Melaka.
After finishing his STPM with flying colours, He studied Civil Engineering at the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) in 1992-1997. During this time, he was the chairperson of the non-Muslim council.
He later pursued his Master in Traffic Engineering at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore from 1993 to 1996 and a PhD in Transportation Planning at the UTM from 1996 to 2001 . He is a qualified Civil Engineer and is a member of the Board of Engineering Malaysia (BEM).
He is married to Datin Lim Hai Ean (林海燕), a lawyer and have 2 children. A girl and a boy.
Wee, who speaks Malay, English and Mandarin, begin his political career in the Johor Bahru Malaysian Chinese Association, which he joined in 1992.. He was its Secretary General (Johor Bahru Division) from 1993 to 2005. After that, he is elected as Johor Bahru's MCA Majidi Branch chairman from 1996 to 2008, and became the MCA Johor Bahru Division Youth Chief from 2002 to 2008.
In 2005 during the National MCA Youth election, he was elected as the National MCA Youth Wing Secretary General, and was appointed as the National MCA Youth Education Bureau Chief (2005–2008). He was awarded The Outstanding Young Malaysian (TOYM) Award (Politics, Governmental Affairs & Legal)马来西亚十大杰出青年奖 by the Junior Chamber International Malaysia; this award was presented to him by Dato' Sri Ong Tee Keat, then Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports, in Kuala Lumpur on 25 November 2005.
On 13 October 2008, Wee was elected unopposed as the MCA Youth Chief for the 2008-2011 term, taking over the position from the Health Minister, Dato' Sri Liow Tiong Lai. On 11 November 2008, Wee Ka Siong was elected to lead the MCA Malacca State Liaison Committee.[2] Prior to this, he was the secretary general for Malaysia Chinese Association Youth Wing.
Prior his appointment as the Deputy Education Minister, he was director of the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) from 2007 to 2009, Malaysia Youth Council Representative (2004–2005) and National Economic Consultative Council's member (1999–2000).
Under the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, he was given the mandate to continue leading the Education Ministry as a Deputy Education Minister along with Dr. Mohd Puad Zarkashi. His Education minister is the current Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
As minister, he reversed the decision to close the SJKC Damansara School, closed in 2001 because it "no longer provided a conducive learning environment because of traffic jams and noise pollution" due to a nearby trunk road. Its closure was opposed by some parents, who refused to transfer their children to its replacement.[3] When it reopened in late 2009, it was renamed 'SJKC Chung Hwa'.[4] He was given the mandate by the cabinet to handle and execute the Government’s stimulus package in November last year that RM200mil will be given out in equal measure to Chinese, Tamil, religious (sekolah agam) and Mubaligh (mission) schools (each medium schools will be given RM50 Million).
In the 12th Malaysian General Elections held on 8 March 2008, Wee Ka Siong polled 20,230 votes while his constituency opponent, Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party candidate Haji Hussin Sujak, received 6321 votes; voter turnout was 78.8%.
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