Deputy Minister of Education (Malaysia)
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The Deputy Minister of Education (Malay: Timbalan Menteri Pendidikan; Chinese: 教育部副部长; Tamil: கல்வி பிரதி அமைச்சர் ) is a Malaysian cabinet position serving as deputy head of the Ministry of Education.
The officeholder, if, of Chinese ethnicity, is often considered the representative of the Chinese in advancing their interests in education, such as protecting the Chinese vernacular schools, recognising the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) of the Chinese independent high school, resolving the shortage of Chinese teachers and so on.
StyleYang Berhormat Timbalan Menteri
(The Honourable Deputy Minister)
(The Honourable Deputy Minister)
Reports toPrime Minister
Minister of Education
Minister of Education
AppointerYang di-Pertuan Agong
on the advice of Prime Minister
on the advice of Prime Minister
Term lengthNo fixed term
| Deputy Minister of Education | |
|---|---|
| Timbalan Menteri Pendidikan | |
| Ministry of Education | |
| Style | Yang Berhormat Timbalan Menteri (The Honourable Deputy Minister) |
| Reports to | Prime Minister Minister of Education |
| Appointer | Yang di-Pertuan Agong on the advice of Prime Minister |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Inaugural holder | Too Joon Hing |
| Formation | 1955 |