Chong Sin Woon
Datuk Chong Sin Woon (simplified Chinese: 张盛闻; traditional Chinese: 張盛聞; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tioⁿ Sēng-bûn; born 25 December 1973) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Deputy Minister of Education II from a Cabinet reshuffle in July 2015 to the collapse of the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration in May 2018. He served as the Senator from April 2014 to April 2017 for the first term and reappointed to serve from April 2017 to April 2020 for the second term for 6 years in total, a term is fixed for 3 years. He is a member of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a major component party of the BN coalition and is aligned with the ruling Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition as well as its Secretary-General since September 2019 after the resignation of his predecessor Chew Mei Fun.
Yang Berbahagia Datuk Chong Sin Woon DPSM | |
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张盛闻 | |
Deputy Minister of Education II | |
In office 29 July 2015 – 9 May 2018 | |
Monarchs | Abdul Halim (2015–2016) Muhammad V (2016–2018) |
Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
Minister | Mahdzir Khalid |
Preceded by | Mary Yap |
Succeeded by | Teo Nie Ching (Deputy Minister of Education) |
Constituency | Senator |
Senator | |
In office 21 April 2014 – 28 April 2018 | |
Monarchs | Abdul Halim (2014–2016) Muhammad V (2016–2019) Abdullah (2019–2020) |
Prime Minister | Najib Razak (2014–2018) Mahathir Mohamad (2018–2020) Muhyiddin Yassin (2020) |
Secretary-General of the Malaysian Chinese Association | |
Assumed office 26 September 2019 | |
President | Wee Ka Siong |
Deputy | Chai Kim Sen |
Preceded by | Chew Mei Fun |
Youth Chief of the Malaysian Chinese Association | |
In office 20 December 2013 – 4 November 2018 | |
President | Liow Tiong Lai |
Deputy | Chris Lee Ching Yong |
Preceded by | Wee Ka Siong |
Succeeded by | Nicole Wong Siaw Ting |
Chairman of the Port Klang Authority | |
In office 28 April 2020 – 14 December 2022 | |
Minister | Wee Ka Siong |
general manager | Subramaniam Karuppiah |
Preceded by | Ean Yong Hian Wah |
Personal details | |
Born | Chong Sin Woon 25 December 1973 Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia |
Citizenship | Malaysian |
Nationality | Malaysia |
Political party | Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) |
Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
Spouse | Chai Yoke Shyuan |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | National University of Malaysia |
Occupation | Politician |