Kong Cho Ha
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Kong Cho Ha | |
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江作汉 | |
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| Minister of Transport | |
| In office 4 June 2010 – 15 May 2013 | |
| Monarchs | Mizan Zainal Abidin Abdul Halim |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
| Deputy | Abdul Rahim Bakri Jelaing Mersat |
| Preceded by | Ong Tee Keat |
| Succeeded by | Hishammuddin Hussein (Acting) |
| Constituency | Lumut |
| Minister of Housing and Local Government | |
| In office 10 April 2009 – 4 June 2010 | |
| Monarch | Mizan Zainal Abidin |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
| Deputy | Lajim Ukin |
| Preceded by | Ong Ka Chuan |
| Succeeded by | Chor Chee Heung |
| Constituency | Lumut |
| Deputy Minister of Finance II | |
| In office 19 March 2008 – 9 April 2009 | |
| Monarch | Mizan Zainal Abidin |
| Prime Minister | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
| Minister | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (2008) Nor Mohamed Yakcop Najib Razak (2008–2009) |
| Preceded by | Ng Yen Yen |
| Succeeded by | Chor Chee Heung |
| Constituency | Lumut |
| Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation | |
| In office 27 March 2004 – 18 March 2008 | |
| Monarchs | Sirajuddin Mizan Zainal Abidin |
| Prime Minister | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
| Minister | Jamaluddin Jarjis |
| Preceded by | Zainal Dahlan as Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Environment |
| Succeeded by | Fadillah Yusof |
| Constituency | Lumut |
| Secretary-General of the Malaysian Chinese Association | |
| In office 7 April 2010 – 2 January 2014 | |
| President | Chua Soi Lek Liow Tiong Lai |
| Deputy | Hou Kok Chung |
| Preceded by | Wong Foon Meng |
| Succeeded by | Ong Ka Chuan |
| Constituency | Lumut |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Lumut | |
| In office 29 November 1999 – 5 May 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Yap Yit Thong (BN–MCA) |
| Succeeded by | Mohamad Imran Abdul Hamid (PR–PKR) |
| Majority | 605 (1999) 11,614 (2004) 298 (2008) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 September 1950 |
| Party | Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (aligned:2020–2022) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Kong Cho Ha (simplified Chinese: 江作汉; traditional Chinese: 江作漢; pinyin: Jiāng Zuòhàn; Foochow Romanized: Gŏng Cáuk-háng; born 15 September 1950[1]) is a Malaysian politician. He served as the Minister of Transport from 4 June 2010 to 5 May 2013. He was the Member of Parliament of Malaysia for the Lumut constituency in Perak from 29 November 1999 to 5 May 2013. He is a member of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) and had served as its secretary-general from 7 April 2010 to 2 January 2014.[2]
Kong became a deputy minister after the 2004 general elections.[3] In April 2009, he replaced Ong Ka Chuan as Minister of 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).[6] However he was defeated by Liow Tiong Lai who was Ong Ka Ting's partner.[7] He was later appointed by Dr Chua, the new president, as the party's Secretary-General.[8] He was replaced by Ong Ka Chuan who was picked by Liow to become secretary-general again the second time on 2 January 2014.[9][10][11]
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