Ong Tee Keat
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Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Sri Ong Tee Keat |
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| 翁诗杰 | |
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| 8th President of Malaysian Chinese Association | |
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In office 18 October 2008 – 28 March 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Ong Ka Ting |
| Succeeded by | Chua Soi Lek |
| Malaysian Minister of Transport | |
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In office 18 March 2008 – 4 June 2010 |
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| Prime Minister |
Abdullah Badawi Najib Razak |
| Preceded by | Chan Kong Choy |
| Succeeded by | Kong Cho Ha |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Pandan |
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In office 21 March 2004 – 5 May 2013 |
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| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Rafizi Ramli |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Ampang Jaya |
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In office 28 January 1989 – 5 May 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Lim Ann Koon |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
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22 November 1956 Petaling Street, Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Political party | Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) (1989 - 2017) |
| Spouse(s) | Chooi Yoke Chun (徐玉珍) |
| Children | 3 daughters |
| Residence | Taman Midah, Cheras |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Engineer |
| Religion | Buddhism |
Tan Sri Dato' Sri Ong Tee Keat (simplified Chinese: 翁诗杰; traditional Chinese: 翁詩傑; pinyin: Wēng Shī Jié; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ong Si-kia̍t; born 22 November 1956) is a Malaysian politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Malaysia until 2013, the Transport Minister in the Malaysian federal cabinet from 18 March 2008 to 4 June 2010 and the 8th president of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA).
The son of a fishmonger, Ong was an active grassroots MCA member even while at varsity. Educated at Confucian High School in Kuala Lumpur, Ong went on to the prestigious Methodist Boys' School for Form Six studies. Six years after graduating as a mechanical engineer, and while enjoying a lucrative post at an engineering firm, he quit to become political secretary to the then Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Lee Kim Sai in 1986.
Ong is married to Datin Seri Chooi Yoke Chun and has three daughters. Despite being Chinese educated, Ong is fully trilingual in Mandarin, English and Malay.
Ong won several literary awards for his works was once a columnist for Chinese daily Sin Chew Jit Poh. His articles ran from 1979 to 1986.
After becoming a full-time politician 1989, he contested the Ampang Jaya parliamentary seat in the 28 January 1989 by-election, upon the resignation of incumbent, Lim Ann Koon. He faced a tough challenge in his maiden effort to be a member of parliament when he was pitted against former Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Harun Idris who was standing on a Parti Melayu Semangat 46 (S46) ticket. Ong beat the former Umno strongman by 4,500 votes. He went on to hold the seat for four terms before contesting and winning the newly created Pandan parliamentary seat in the 2004 general election. He successfully defended the seat in the 2008 general election.
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