Chua Tee Yong
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Muhammad V
Ong Ka Chuan
Chua Tee Yong | |
|---|---|
| 蔡智勇 | |
| Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry | |
| In office 27 June 2016 – 9 May 2018 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 (BN–MCA) |
| Succeeded by | Pang Hok Liong (PH–DAP) |
| Majority | 4,094 (2008) 353 (2013) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 October 1977 |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Party | Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
| Spouse | Neesa Yap Lee Yune |
| Parent(s) | Chua Soi Lek, Wong Sek Hin |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Accountant |
| Website | chuateeyonglabis |
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]
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 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]
