Fong Chan Onn | |
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| 冯镇安 | |
| Minister of Human Resources | |
| In office 15 December 1999 – 18 March 2008 | |
| Monarchs | Salahuddin Sirajuddin Mizan Zainal Abidin |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
| Deputy | Abdul Latiff Ahmad (1999–2004) Abdul Rahman Bakar (2004–2008) |
| Preceded by | Lim Ah Lek |
| Succeeded by | Subramaniam Sathasivam |
| Constituency | Selandar Alor Gajah |
| Deputy Minister of Education | |
| In office 27 October 1990 – 14 December 1999 Serving with Leo Michael Toyad (1990-1995) Mohd Khalid Mohd Yunos (1995-1999) | |
| Monarchs | Azlan Shah Ja'afar Salahuddin |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Minister | Anwar Ibrahim (1990-1991) Sulaiman Daud (1991-1995) Najib Razak (1995-1999) |
| Preceded by | Woon See Chin |
| Succeeded by | Han Choon Kim |
| Constituency | Selandar |
| Member of theMalaysian Parliament forAlor Gajah | |
| In office 21 March 2004 – 5 May 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Abu Seman Yusop (BN–UMNO) |
| Succeeded by | Koh Nai Kwong (BN–MCA) |
| Majority | 22,548 (2004) 12,884 (2008) |
| Member of theMalaysian Parliament forSelandar | |
| In office 20 October 1990 – 21 March 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Kok Wee Kiat (BN–MCA) |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Majority | 10,401 (1990) 23,180 (1995) 10,739 (1999) |
| Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) Malacca State Liaison Committee chairman | |
| In office 2007–2008 | |
| Preceded by | Poh Ah Tiam |
| Succeeded by | Wee Ka Siong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1944-02-29)29 February 1944 (age 81) |
| Party | Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) Perikatan Nasional (PN) |
| Spouse | Tan Lay Hwa (陈丽华) |
| Alma mater | University of Canterbury University of Rochester |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Electrical engineer |
| Website | fongchanonn |
Fong Chan Onn (simplified Chinese:冯镇安;traditional Chinese:馮鎮安;pinyin:Féng Zhèn'ān, born 29 February 1944) is aMalaysianpolitician and a formerMinister of Human Resources. He is a former vice-president of theMalaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of the then-rulingBarisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He served as aMember of Parliament forSelandar from 1999 to 2004 andAlor Gajah from 2004 until 2013.
Fong received hisbachelor's degree inelectrical engineering from theUniversity of Canterbury inNew Zealand. He went on to receive hisMBA and PhD in Operations Research/Industrial Economics fromUniversity of Rochester,New York.
He began his career in the civil service as an engineer at theKuala Lumpur Telecommunications Department. He later joined the Faculty of Economics and Administration at theUniversity of Malaya, rising to become Dean in 1990.
Fong was elected as the Member of Parliament for Selandar in the1990,1995,1999 general elections and for Alor Gajah constituency in the2004,2008 general elections .[1]
Fong became an MCA vice-president in 1996, but stepped down after the 2008 MCA elections when he lost his bid for re-election.[2]
From 1990 to 1999, he served asDeputy Minister of Education. Following the1999 general elections, Fong was appointed Minister of Human Resources by Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad. He remained in that ministry until 2008, when he left the Cabinet, and retired from Parliament at the2013 election.[3]
Post retirement, he became the Chairman of Enterprise Asia, anon-governmental organisation (NGO) that is set up to champion entrepreneurship development in Asia.[4]
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 1990 | P111Selandar | Fong Chan Onn (MCA) | 19,120 | 68.68% | Samat Abdullah (S46) | 8,719 | 31.32% | 28,737 | 10,401 | 75.66% | ||
| 1995 | P121Selandar | Fong Chan Onn (MCA) | 28,366 | 84.54% | Burkhan Abdullah (S46) | 5,186 | 15.46% | 35,160 | 23,180 | 73.80% | ||
| 1999 | Fong Chan Onn (MCA) | 23,055 | 65.18% | Chua Tian Chang (keADILan) | 12,316 | 34.82% | 36,525 | 10,739 | 73.70% | |||
| 2004 | P135Alor Gajah | Fong Chan Onn (MCA) | 29,920 | 76.05% | Goh Leong San (DAP) | 7,372 | 18.74% | 39,343 | 22,548 | 76.26% | ||
| 2008 | Fong Chan Onn (MCA) | 26,354 | 66.18% | Tan Lay Siang (DAP) | 13,470 | 33.82% | 41,854 | 12,884 | 77.37% | |||
Malaysia
Commander of theOrder of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) –Tan Sri (2010)[7]
Malacca
Grand Commander of theExalted Order of Malacca (DGSM) –Datuk Seri (2005)[8] Knight Commander of theExalted Order of Malacca (DCSM) –Datuk Wira (2003)[9] Companion Class I of theExalted Order of Malacca (DMSM) –Datuk (1993)Fong is also an avid photographer and has won awards for his images. For two consecutive years he has won The Societies Photographer of Year (2018[10] and 2019[11]) gaining international success for his photography.
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