Ong Ka Ting

Ong Ka Ting (simplified Chinese: 黄家定; traditional Chinese: 黃家定; pinyin: Huáng Jiādìng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: N̂g Ka-tēng; born 15 November 1956) is a Malaysian politician. He was the former Housing and Local Government Minister from 1999 to 2008 and Acting Transport Minister from May to June 2003 in the Malaysian cabinet. Ong also served as the seventh President of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a major component party in Barisan Nasional (BN); from May 2003 to October 2008. He was appointed Special Envoy of Malaysia to China in 1 November 2011.[1] The appointment was terminated by the new Pakatan Harapan (PH) government in 2018.[2][3]

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Ong(黃).

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Seri Ong Ka Ting PMN SPMP DPMP DPMS
黄家定
Minister of Housing and Local Government
In office 15 December 1999 – 18 March 2008
Monarch	Salahuddin Sirajuddin Mizan Zainal Abidin
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Deputy	1. Peter Chin Fah Kui (1999-2004) 2. M. Kayveas (2001-2003) 3. Azizah Mohd Dun (2004-2008) 4. Robert Lau Hoi Chew (2004-2008)
Preceded by	Ting Chew Peh
Succeeded by	Ong Ka Chuan
Constituency	Pontian Tanjong Piai
Minister of Health Acting
In office 2 January 2008 – 18 March 2008
Monarch	Mizan Zainal Abidin
Prime Minister	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Deputy	Abdul Latiff Ahmad
Preceded by	Chua Soi Lek
Succeeded by	Liow Tiong Lai
Constituency	Tanjong Piai
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs
In office 8 May 1995 – 14 December 1999 Serving with 1. Megat Junid Megat Ayub (1995-1997) 2. Azmi Khalid (1997-1999)
Monarch	Ja'afar Salahuddin
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad
Minister	Mahathir Mohamad
Preceded by	Megat Junid Megat Ayub
Succeeded by	Zainal Abidin Zin
Constituency	Pontian
Special Envoy of Malaysia to China
In office 1 November 2011 – 31 December 2017
Monarch	Mizan Zainal Abidin Abdul Halim Muhammad V
Prime Minister	Najib Razak
Preceded by	Musa Hitam
Succeeded by	Tan Kok Wai
7th President of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)
In office 23 May 2003 – 18 October 2008
Preceded by	Ling Liong Sik
Succeeded by	Ong Tee Keat
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kulai
In office 8 March 2008 – 3 April 2013
Preceded by	Lim Si Cheng (MCA - BN)
Succeeded by	Teo Nie Ching (DAP - PR)
Majority	11,744
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Tanjong Piai
In office 21 March 2004 – 13 February 2008
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Wee Jeck Seng (MCA - BN)
Majority	23,615
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Pontian
In office 21 October 1990 – 10 March 2004
Preceded by	Law Lai Heng @ Go Lai Heng (MCA - BN)
Succeeded by	Hasni Mohammad (UMNO - BN)
Majority	9,384 (1990) 32,151 (1995) 29,910 (1999)
Personal details
Born	(1956-11-15) 15 November 1956 Lenggong, Perak, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political party	Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Spouse(s)	Wendy Chong Siew Mei (张秀梅)
Relations	Younger brother of Ong Ka Chuan
Children	Ong Li En Ong Xing Yang
Alma mater	University of Malaya (UM)
Occupation	Politician

Early life

Ong was born on 15 November 1956 in Lenggong, Perak. He graduated from University of Malaya, majoring in Mathematics and Science in 1980. He began his career as a teacher in Catholic High School in Petaling Jaya from 1981 until 1986.[4]

He is married to Puan Sri Wendy Chong Siew Mei. The couple have two children – Chloe Ong Li En and Ong Xing Yang.

MCA former secretary-general for twice, Ong Ka Chuan, is his elder brother.

Political career

From 1986 until 1990, Ong was the political secretary to the then Minister of Transport. After winning the general elections in 1990, he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health from 26 October 1990 until 24 February 1991. Ong was next appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Home Affairs from 25 February 1991 through April 1995, before being promoted to be the Deputy Minister of the same Ministry on 3 May 1993.

In 1999, he was promoted to become a full-fledged minister leading the Ministry of Housing and Local Government, a position he held until 2008. In 2004, he retained his parliamentary seat of Tanjung Piai with a 23,615 votes majority over the opposition candidate. In January 2008, he was appointed as Acting Health Minister following the resignation of Dr. Chua Soi Lek who was involved in a sex scandal.

In the 2008 general election, Ong succeeded in his bid for the Kulai Parliamentary seat. However, the election was marked by heavy losses for the ruling coalition, especially among candidates from the MCA and the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC). In the subsequent Cabinet reshuffle, Ong was not retained as a member of the Cabinet by his request, as he wanted to focus his energies in restructuring and re-engineering the MCA to win back Chinese voters' support. His former Cabinet portfolio was handed over to his elder brother, Ong Ka Chuan, who was MCA Secretary-General, Perak MCA chief and MP of Tanjung Malim in Perak.

In 2008, he had left the presidency of Malaysia Chinese Association (MCA) and had given the highest post of president to Ong Tee Keat on 18 October 2008 after the successful party election.

On 17 March 2010, Ong Ka Ting announced his intention to contest for the party's presidency in the 28 March party elections after leaving the post for one and a half years. He was defeated by Dr. Chua Soi Lek.[5] In 2013, Ong retired as a Member of Parliament, having decided not to recontest his parliamentary seat in the 2013 general election.[6]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia[7][8]

Year	Constituency	Government		Votes	Pct	Opposition		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1990	P133 Pontian, Johor.		Ong Ka Ting (MCA)	24,362	61.93%		Gan Peck Cheng (DAP)	14,978	38.07%	41,637	9,384	75.06%
1995	P144 Pontian, Johor.		Ong Ka Ting (MCA)	37,230	88.00%		Saleh @ Daud Hassan (S46)	5,079	12.00%	44,772	32,151	74.07%
1999			Ong Ka Ting (MCA)	38,169	82.21%		Diong Chi Tzuoh (PKR)	8,259	17.79%	48,055	29,910	74.43%
2004	P165 Tanjong Piai, Johor.		Ong Ka Ting (MCA)	28,046	86.36%		Tan Hang Meng (DAP)	4,431	13.64%	33,938	23,615	76.14%
2008	P163 Kulai, Johor.		Ong Ka Ting (MCA)	32,017	61.23%		Ng Pack Siong (DAP)	20,273	38.77%	53,676	11,744	79.69%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

•  Malaysia :
  • Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PMN) - Tan Sri (2009)[9]
•  Perak :
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (DPMP) - Dato' (1997)
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (SPMP) - Dato' Seri (2000)
•  Selangor :
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (DPMS) - Dato' (2005)[10][11]

References

1. "PM Umum Pelantikan Ong Ka Ting Sebagai Duta Khas Ke China". mStar (in Malay). 22 October 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
2. Justin Ong (7 July 2018). "Report: Putrajaya axing special envoys, advisers". The Malay Mail. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
3. "Ong bows out of special envoy role". mStar. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
4. "Tan Sri Ong Ka Ting (President from May 2003 – October 2008)" (PDF). Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA). Retrieved 6 September 2017.
5. "MCA Polls: Live updates - Soi Lek is new MCA president". The Star. 28 March 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
6. Chua, Sue-Ann (28 April 2013). "GE13: Ka Ting lends weight to Kulai contest of contrasts". fz.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
7. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 19 June 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
8. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
9. "1,849 conferred royal awards". The Star. 6 June 2009. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
10. "Khir: Developed status should spur others on". The Star. 2 December 2005. Retrieved 2 December 2005.
11. "Y.B. Dato' Seri Ong Ka Ting : D.P.M.S. - Laman Web Rasmi Darjah Kebesaran Negeri Selangor". Retrieved 4 June 2019.

Political offices
Preceded by Ling Liong Sik	Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) President 23 May 2003 – 18 October 2008	Succeeded by Ong Tee Keat