Ng Yen Yen
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Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Sri Dr. Ng Yen Yen 黄燕燕 |
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| MCA Vice-President | |
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In office 18 October 2008 – 21 December 2013 |
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| President |
Ong Tee Keat Chua Soi Lek |
| Malaysian Minister of Tourism | |
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In office 10 April 2009 – 5 May 2013 |
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| Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
| Preceded by | Azalina Othman Said |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz |
| Malaysian Minister of Women, Family and Community Development | |
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In office 18 March 2008 – 9 April 2009 |
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| Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
| Preceded by | Shahrizat Abdul Jalil |
| Succeeded by | Shahrizat Abdul Jalil |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Raub, Pahang |
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In office 29 November 1999 – 5 May 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Teng Gaik Kwan |
| Succeeded by | Mohd Ariff Sabri Abdul Aziz |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Oei Yang Yang @ Ng Yen Yen 10 April 1946 Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malayan Union (now Malaysia) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | Malaysian Chinese Association – Barisan Nasional |
| Spouse(s) | Dr. Chin Chee Sue |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater |
University of Malaya Johns Hopkins University |
| Occupation | Medical doctor |
| Religion | Christian |
| Website | www.drngyenyen.com |
Tan Sri Dato' Sri Dr. Ng Yen Yen (Chinese: 黄燕燕; pinyin: Huáng Yàn Yàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: N̂g Iàn-iàn; born 10 April 1946) is a Malaysian politician who had served in the Cabinet of Malaysia as Minister of Women, Family and Community Developmment from 2008 to 2009 and Minister of Tourism from 2009 to 2013. Her appointment as minister marked a milestone as the first Malaysian Chinese woman to hold a cabinet position.
Ng was the first woman to be elected to the position of Vice-President of Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA). Earlier she was the chief of the Women's wing of the MCA until 2008.
Ng is a Kelantan native who was born in Kampung Kubang Pasu, Kota Bharu. As a teenager, she had to give tuition to finance her Form Six education at the Victoria Institution in Kuala Lumpur.
Her father, who was old-fashioned, wanted to marry her off when she was 17 years old. However, her mother stepped in and made sure Ng completed her education to whatever level she aspired.
Ng obtained a scholarship from the State Government of Kelantan and then graduated from Universiti Malaya in 1972 with a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS). She was also awarded a Diploma of Reproductive medicine from the Johns Hopkins University in the United States.
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