Wee Ka Siong
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Yang Berhormat Datuk Seri Ir. Dr. Wee Ka Siong MP |
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| 魏家祥 | |
| Minister in Prime Minister Department (Malaysia) | |
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Assumed office 27 June 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
| Deputy Education Minister I of Malaysia | |
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In office 18 March 2008 – 5 May 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Hon Choon Kim (1999–2008) |
| Succeeded by | Mary Yap Kain Ching (2013-) |
| Member of Parliament for Ayer Hitam, Johor |
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Assumed office 21 March 2004 |
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| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Majority | 7,310 (2013) |
| Deputy President Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) | |
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Assumed office 21 December 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Liow Tiong Lai (2008–2013) |
| MCA Youth Chief | |
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In office 13 October 2008 – 21 December 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Liow Tiong Lai (2005–2008) |
| Succeeded by | Chong Sin Woon |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
20 October 1968 Jasin, Malacca, Malaysia |
| Nationality | Malaysian |
| Political party | MCA |
| Other political affiliations |
Barisan Nasional |
| Spouse(s) | Jessica Lim Hai Ean (林海燕) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence |
Johor Bahru, Johor (Hometowns: Tampin, Negeri Sembilan and Jasin, Malacca) |
| Alma mater |
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Nanyang Technological University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | weekasiong |
Datuk SeriIr. Dr. Wee Ka Siong (Chinese: 魏家祥; pinyin: Wèi Jiā Xiáng; born 20 October 1968) is a Malaysian politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Ayer Hitam, Johor, (2004–present) and a Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (2014–present). He was a Deputy Minister for Education from 2008 to 2013. He is the deputy president of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a party in Malaysia's governing Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition, elected during the party election on 21 December 2013.
He was born in Jasin, Melaka to a Hakka clan and later brought up in Tampin, Negeri Sembilan. He attended the SJK(C) Yu Hsien primary school and Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Datuk Bendahara Jasin, Melaka.
After finishing his SPM with flying colours, He studied Civil Engineering at the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) in 1992–1997. During this time, he was the chairperson of the non-Muslim council.
He later pursued his Master in Traffic Engineering at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore from 1993 to 1996 and a PhD in Transportation Planning at the UTM from 1996 to 2001 . He is a qualified Civil Engineer and is a member of the Board of Engineering Malaysia (BEM).
He is married to Datin Seri Jessica Lim Hai Ean (林海燕), a lawyer and they have 2 children, a daughter and a son.
Wee, who speaks Malay, English and Mandarin, begin his political career in the Johor Bahru Malaysian Chinese Association, which he joined in 1992.. He was its Secretary General (Johor Bahru Division) from 1993 to 2005. After that, he is elected as Johor Bahru's MCA Majidi Branch chairman from 1996 to 2008, and became the MCA Johor Bahru Division Youth Chief from 2002 to 2008.
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