Wong Kah Woh (simplified Chinese: 黄家和; traditional Chinese: 黃家和; pinyin: Huáng Jiāhé; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: N̂g Ka-hô; born 19 June 1980) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Deputy Minister of Education in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Minister Fadhlina Sidek since December 2023 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Taiping since November 2022. He served as Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) from August 2020 to October 2022 and Deputy Chairman of PAC from August 2018 to his promotion to the chairmanship in August 2020, MP for Ipoh Timor from May 2018 to November 2022[2] as well as Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Canning from March 2008 to May 2018. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the PH coalition. He has served as the Political Education Director of DAP since March 2022 and the Youth Chief of DAP from November 2015 to December 2018. [3]
Wong Kah Woh | |
|---|---|
黄家和 | |
| Deputy Minister of Education | |
| Assumed office 12 December 2023 | |
| Monarchs | Abdullah (2023–2024) Ibrahim Iskandar (since 2024) |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Minister | Fadhlina Sidek |
| Preceded by | Lim Hui Ying |
| Constituency | Taiping |
| Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee | |
| In office 27 August 2020 – 10 October 2022 | |
| Nominated by | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Appointed by | Azhar Azizan Harun |
| Deputy | Azizah Mohd Dun |
| Preceded by | Noraini Ahmad |
| Succeeded by | Mas Ermieyati Samsudin |
| Constituency | Ipoh Timor |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Taiping | |
| Assumed office 19 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Teh Kok Lim (PH–DAP) |
| Majority | 25,529 (2022) |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Ipoh Timor | |
| In office 9 May 2018 – 19 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Su Keong Siong (PR–DAP) |
| Succeeded by | Lee Chuan How (PH–DAP) |
| Majority | 42,797 (2018) |
| Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly for Canning | |
| In office 8 March 2008 – 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Vincent Hooi Wy Hon (BN–GERAKAN) |
| Succeeded by | Jenny Choy Tsi Jen (PH–DAP) |
| Majority | 5,666 (2008) 14,444 (2013) |
| Political Education Director of the Democratic Action Party | |
| Assumed office 20 March 2022 | |
| Assistant | Wong Shu Qi |
| Secretary-General | Anthony Loke Siew Fook |
| Preceded by | Liew Chin Tong |
| Youth Chief of the Democratic Action Party | |
| In office 22 November 2015 – 2 December 2018 | |
| Deputy | Wong King Wei |
| Secretary-General | Lim Guan Eng |
| Preceded by | Teo Kok Seong |
| Succeeded by | Lee Chuan How |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wong Kah Woh 19 June 1980 Bidor, Batang Padang District, Perak, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | Democratic Action Party (DAP) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2015) |
| Spouse | Choo Sze Lin[1] |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | International Islamic University Malaysia |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | wongkahwoh-canning |
Political career
editDeputy Minister of Education (since 2023)
editIn a cabinet reshuffle on 12 December 2023, Wong joined the government after he was appointed the new Deputy Minister of Education to replace Lim Hui Ying who became the Deputy Minister of Finance. His minister Fadhlina Sidek welcomed his appointment and he said his first assignment in the position was to answer questions at the Dewan Negara on behalf of his ministry and he pledged to work with Fadhlina to ensure the effective implementation of the policies of his ministry.
Election results
edit| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | P064 Ipoh Timor | Wong Kah Woh (DAP) | 56,519 | 80.46% | Kathleen Wong Mei Yin (MCA) | 13,722 | 19.54% | 71,726 | 42,797 | 78.40% | ||
| 2022 | P060 Taiping | Wong Kah Woh (DAP) | 47,098 | 55.56% | See Tean Seng (GERAKAN) | 21,569 | 25.44% | 84,769 | 25,529 | 69.73% | ||
| Neow Choo Seong (MCA) | 14,599 | 17.22% | ||||||||||
| Leow Thye Yih (IND) | 1,154 | 1.36% | ||||||||||
| Mohganan Manikam (IND) | 236 | 0.28% | ||||||||||
| A. Rama Moorthy @ Steven Ram (IND) | 113 | 0.13% | ||||||||||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | N25 Canning | Wong Kah Woh (DAP) | 13,923 | 60.92% | Vincent Hooi Wy Hon (Gerakan) | 8,257 | 36.13% | 22,854 | 5,666 | 71.44% | ||
| 2013 | Wong Kah Woh (DAP) | 21,068 | 75.02% | Ceylyn Tay Wei Lung (Gerakan) | 6,624 | 23.59% | 28,082 | 14,444 | 79.80% | |||
References
edit- ^ "Juggling politics and family - Metro News - The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my.
- ^ "Bernama reports that PH's Wong Kah Woh has won the Ipoh Timur seat in Perak". Free Malaysia Today. 9 May 2018.
- ^ "Wong Kah Woh is DAP's new youth chief". Malaysiakini. 22 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
- ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ "my undi : Kawasan & Calon-Calon PRU13 : Keputusan PRU13 (Archived copy)". www.myundi.com.my. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13". Utusan Malaysia. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
