Nicole Wong Siaw Ting Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Yang Berbahagia Datuk
Nicole Wong Siaw Ting
Office:Senator
Term Start:17 June 2022
Term End:28 October 2022
Primeminister:Ismail Sabri Yaakob
Office2:Youth Chief of the Malaysian Chinese Association
Term Start2:4 November 2018
Term End2:23 September 2023
President2:Wee Ka Siong
Predecessor2:Chong Sin Woon
Successor2:Ling Tian Soon
Occupation:Politician
Birth Name:Nicole Wong Siaw Ting
Birth Place:Bukit Mertajam, Penang, Malaysia
Birth Date:9 August 1980
Party: Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)
Spouse:Alan Kok Kwong Yoong (郭光荣)
Children:3
Alma Mater:Universiti Tun Abdul Razak
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Nicole Wong Siaw Ting (; born 9 August 1980) is a Malaysian politician who served as a Senator from June to October 2022. She is a member of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. She also served as the Youth Chief of MCA from November 2018 to September 2023. She is the first female National Youth Chief of MCA in the history of the MCA. Established in 1955, MCA Youth Wing originally comprised all male members until it opened its membership to females in 2013.[1]

Biography

Wong was born in Bukit Mertajam, Pulau Pinang and growing up in Kulim, Kedah to parents of subcontractors in the construction industry. She studied at Chio Min primary and secondary schools. She further her Diploma in Tourism Management at Reliance College KL and obtained her Master of Business Administration (Leadership) at Universiti Tun Abdul Razak. She later completed an International Master of Public Administration for Future Leaders with Tsinghua University. Married to Alan Kok Kwong Yoong(郭光荣), Wong is a mother of 3 children.

Political career

Under the influence of her late father, who was a MCA lifetime member, Wong became a member of MCA in 2001. She started her political career as acting director of the Youth Bureau of MCA women’s wing from 2008 – 2013. Meanwhile, she worked as a personal assistant to the former Deputy of Minister of Information, Communication, and Culture in 2009. She then assisted the Ministry of Education in 2017.

Apart from holding positions in MCA, she has been appointed as a board member and director for the Human Resources Development Corporation (HRD Corp) under the Ministry of Human Resources. She was also a City Advisory board member of Kuala Lumpur City Hall, which is part of the Ministry of Federal Territories. At present, she holds the position of Chief Advisor at Southeast Asia Research Centre for Humanities and serves as board member of Fourth Council of Tsinghua Alumni Association SPPM Branch.

Wong contested in Seputeh during the 13th Malaysian General Election but was defeated by Teresa Kok, incumbent member of parliament of Seputeh from Democratic Action Party (DAP). She contested again for the Tebrau parliamentary seat in the 15th Malaysian General Election but lost the seat to Jimmy Puah Wee Tse, member of People's Justice Party (PKR).

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia[2] [3] [4] [5]
YearConstituencyCandidate VotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout
2013P122 Seputeh Nicole Wong Siaw Ting (MCA)9,94813.92% (DAP)61,50086.08%71,85951,55283.58%
2022P158 TebrauNicole Wong Siaw Ting (MCA)30,76718.32% (PKR)83,95949.99%167,96530,72075.22%
bgcolor= Mohamad Isa Mohamad Basir (BERSATU)53,23931.70%

Honours

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020-09-16 . Nicole Wong menang jawatan ketua Pemuda MCA Free Malaysia Today . 2022-07-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200916174546/https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/2018/11/04/nicole-wong-menang-jawatan-ketua-pemuda-mca/ . 2020-09-16 .
  2. Web site: KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13. Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum. Election Commission of Malaysia. 24 March 2017.
  3. Web site: KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13. Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum. . ms. 24 March 2017.
  4. Web site: PRU-13. Utusan. 26 October 2014.
  5. Web site: SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14. . ms. 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  6. News: Ketua Pemuda MCA dapat gelaran Datuk. 1 November 2020. Info Rakyat.