Chua Tee Yong, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Chua Tee Yong

Malaysian politician

Date of Birth: 19-Oct-1977

Place of Birth: Johor, Malaysia

Profession: politician

Nationality: Malaysia

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Chua Tee Yong

  • Datuk Chua Tee Yong (Chinese: ???; pinyin: Cài Zhìyáng; 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.Chua was elected to federal Parliament in the 2008 election, succeeding his father Chua Soi Lek in the seat of Labis.
  • In June 2010, he was appointed Deputy Agriculture and Agro-based Industries Minister in a Cabinet reshuffle.
  • The MCA temporarily withdrew from the government post after its poor performance in the 2013 election.
  • Upon its return in 2014, Chua was appointed as Deputy Minister for Finance. Chua is an accountant and was chief financial officer of a government-linked company. He served as the Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry from 2015 to 2018.
  • In the 2018 election he lost and failed to retain his parliamentary seat.

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