Wong Soon Koh
Wong Soon Koh | |
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黄顺舸 | |
 Wong Soon Koh in 2018 | |
| State Leader of the Opposition of Sarawak | |
| In office 8 November 2020 – 19 March 2024 | |
| Governor | Abdul Taib Mahmud (2020–2024) Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (January–March 2024) |
| Premier | Abang Abdul Rahman Johari (2022–2024) |
| Chief Minister | Abang Abdul Rahman Johari (2020–2022) |
| Preceded by | Chong Chieng Jen |
| Succeeded by | Chong Chieng Jen |
| Constituency | Bawang Assan |
| State Minister of International Trade and E-Commerce of Sarawak | |
| In office 6 May 2017 – 15 July 2019 | |
| Governor | Abdul Taib Mahmud |
| Chief Minister | Abang Abdul Rahman Johari |
| Deputy | Mohd Naroden Majais (E-Commerce) |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Awang Tengah Ali Hasan |
| Constituency | Bawang Assan |
| State Minister of Finance II of Sarawak | |
| In office 2004 – 15 July 2019 | |
| Governor | Abang Muhammad Salahuddin (2004–2014) Abdul Taib Mahmud (2014–2019) |
| Chief Minister | Abdul Taib Mahmud (2004–2014) Adenan Satem (2014–2017) Abang Abdul Rahman Johari (2017–2019) |
| Minister | Abdul Taib Mahmud (2004–2014) Adenan Satem (2014–2017) Abang Abdul Rahman Johari (2017–2019) |
| Succeeded by | Douglas Uggah Embas |
| Constituency | Bawang Assan |
| State Minister of Local Government and Community Development of Sarawak | |
| In office 28 September 2011 – 12 May 2016 | |
| Governor | Abang Muhammad Salahuddin (2011–2014) Abdul Taib Mahmud (2014–2016) |
| Chief Minister | Abdul Taib Mahmud (2011–2014) Adenan Satem (2014–2016) |
| Deputy | Jerip Susil Peter Nansian Ngusie John Sikie Tayai |
| Succeeded by | Sim Kui Hian |
| Constituency | Bawang Assan |
| State Minister of Environment and Public Health of Sarawak | |
| In office 2008 – 27 September 2011 | |
| Governor | Abang Muhammad Salahuddin |
| Chief Minister | Abdul Taib Mahmud |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Taib Mahmud (Environment) |
| Constituency | Bawang Assan |
| Senior Vice President of the Progressive Democratic Party | |
| Assumed office 6 April 2024 Serving with Penguang Manggil (Senior Vice President I) & Rolland Duat Jubin (Senior Vice President II) | |
| President | Tiong King Sing |
| 1st President of the Parti Sarawak Bersatu | |
| In office 2015 – 19 March 2024 | |
| Deputy | Jerip Susil Johnical Rayong Ngipa |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly for Bawang Assan | |
| Assumed office 28 September 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Majority | 2,892 (1991) 2,709 (1996) 7,096 (2001) 2,504 (2006) 1,808 (2011) 4,131 (2016) 913 (2021) |
| Faction represented in Sarawak State Legislative Assembly | |
| 1991–2014 | Barisan Nasional |
| 2014 | Sarawak People's Energy Party |
| 2014–2016 | United People's Party |
| 2016–2018 | Barisan Nasional |
| 2018–2019 | United Sarawak Party |
| 2019–2024 | Parti Sarawak Bersatu |
| 2024– | Gabungan Parti Sarawak |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wong Soon Koh 16 May 1942 Sibu, Japanese occupation of British Borneo (now Sarawak, Malaysia) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP) Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) (2015–2024) Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) (since 2024) |
| Other political affiliations | Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) (since 2024) |
| Spouse | Pauline Leong |
| Children | Andrew Wong Kee Yew |
| Residence(s) | Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia |
| Alma mater | University of Western Australia |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Signature |  |
Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh (simplified Chinese: 黄顺舸; traditional Chinese: 黃順舸; pinyin: Huáng shùngě; Jyutping: Wong4 Seon6 Go2; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: N̂g Sūn-ko; born 16 May 1942),[1] is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bawang Assan since September 1991. He served as the State Leader of the Opposition of Sarawak from November 2020 to March 2024, State Minister of Finance II of Sarawak from 2004 and State Minister of International Trade and E-Commerce from May 2017 to his resignation in July 2019, State Minister of Local Government and Community Development from September 2011 to May 2016 and State Minister of Environment and Public Health from 2008 to September 2011. He is a member of the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP), a component party of the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) coalition. He was a member of the Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) and the Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP). He has also served as the Senior Vice President of PDP since April 2024. He also served as the 1st, founding and only President of PSB from 2015 to the dissolution of the party in March 2024.
Education[edit]
Wong graduated from the University of Western Australia (UWA) in 1968 with a Bachelor of Arts.[2][3]
Political career[edit]
In September 2011, Wong was reappointed as Second Minister for Finance and reassigned as Minister for Local Government and Housing by Abdul Taib Mahmud.[4]
In May 2014, Wong was sacked from Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP), while still being SUPP Sibu branch chairman, by then-president Peter Chin Fah Kui.[5] The party was reportedly unhappy with Wong's decision to appoint a number of community leaders.[6] Soon before he was officially sacked, Wong announced in a hurriedly called press conference that he was joining a newly formed party, Sarawak People's Energy Party (TERAS), together with former Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP) president William Mawan Ikom. Less than three months later, Wong announced that he was leaving TERAS to form a new party, United Peoples' Party (UPP), bringing with him three other elected state assemblymen.[7]
In May 2017, Wong was reassigned by the sixth Chief Minister of Sarawak Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg to head the new Ministry of International Trade and E-Commerce as UPP still being pro-Barisan Nasional (BN) party.[8][9]
In late 2018, Wong's party, UPP, announced that it was changing its name to United Sarawak Party (PSB).[10] In July 2019, Wong tendered his resignation as the International Trade and e-Commerce Minister and second Minister of Finance from the state Cabinet, marking PSB turning its status into Independent.[11]
Personal life[edit]
Wong's spouse is Pauline Leong. Their only son Andrew Wong Kee Yew, suspectedly died of stroke on 10 February 2019 at their family home in Sibu.[12] Andrew, former deputy chairman of Sibu Municipal Council, is married and has two children, a son and a daughter.[13]
Election results[edit]
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | N39 Bawang Assan | Wong Soon Koh (SUPP) | 6,112 | 65.50% | Ling Sie Ming (DAP) | 3,220 | 34.50% | 9,401 | 2,892 | 68.45% | ||
| 1996 | N41 Bawang Assan | Wong Soon Koh (SUPP) | 6,953 | 62.10% | Chian Pao Koh (DAP) | 4,244 | 37.90% | 11,300 | 2,709 | 61.45% | ||
| 2001 | Wong Soon Koh (SUPP) | 9,465 | 79.98% | Michael Tiang Ming Tee (DAP) | 2,369 | 20.02% | 11,920 | 7,096 | 68.85% | |||
| 2006 | N47 Bawang Assan | Wong Soon Koh (SUPP) | 6,804 | 61.28% | Wong Kee Woan (DAP) | 4,300 | 38.72% | 11,172 | 2,504 | 66.32% | ||
| 2011 | Wong Soon Koh (SUPP) | 7,316 | 57.05% | Alice Lau Kiong Yieng (DAP) | 5,508 | 42.95% | 12,936 | 1,808 | 77.26% | |||
| 2016 | N53 Bawang Assan | Wong Soon Koh (UPP) | 9,015 | 61.12% | Stanley Chiew Sung Ngie (DAP) | 4,884 | 33.38% | 14,801 | 4,131 | 80.70% | ||
| Watson Bangau Johnathan Renang (IND) | 569 | 3.89% | ||||||||||
| Wong Sing Wei (STAR) | 100 | 0.68% | ||||||||||
| Yeu Bang Keng (IND) | 63 | 0.43% | ||||||||||
| 2021 | Wong Soon Koh (PSB) | 5,952 | 43.25% | Robert Lau (SUPP) | 5,039 | 36.61% | 13,763 | 913 | 70.18% | |||
| Amy Lau (DAP) | 1,173 | 8.52% | ||||||||||
| Michelle Ling Shyan Mih (PBK) | 954 | 6.93% | ||||||||||
| Ricky Enteri (IND) | 645 | 4.69% | ||||||||||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | P212 Sibu | Wong Soon Koh (PSB) | 11,128 | 16.88% | Oscar Ling Chai Yew (DAP) | 31,287 | 47.45% | 65,942 | 7,760 | 62.28% | ||
| Clarence Ting Ing Horh (SUPP) | 23,527 | 35.68% | ||||||||||
Honours[edit]
Sarawak :
Member of the Order of the Star of Sarawak (ABS)[1]
Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak (PGBK) – Datuk (1994)[1]- Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of Sarawak (PNBS) – Dato Sri (2003)[1]
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SARAWAK". Sarawak State Legislative Assembly. 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ "Awards for highly talented world citizens". Michael Sinclair-Jones. University of Western Australia. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- ^ "Quality education, teachers attract students, private Chinese schools told". Borneo Post. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- ^ "Sarawak Cabinet (2011)". rimau atas kerusi. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ "SUPP sacks Wong Soon Koh". Stephen Then. The Star. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ "Soon Koh: I'm not a deserter, SUPP sacked me". Raymond Tan. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ "Wong, Three Others Leave TERAS To Form UPP". Malaysia Today. Bernama. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ "Awang Tengah appointed new Deputy CM in S'wak cabinet reshuffle". The Sun. Bernama. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ "Abg Johari unveils his new team". Lim How Pin. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ "United People's Party renamed Parti Sarawak Bersatu, pledges support for Abang Johari". Sulok Tawie. 8 December 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ "Sarawak CM: Wong Soon Koh's resignation as Cabinet minister accepted". Malay Mail. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ "Son of Sarawak Second Finance Minister Wong Soon Koh passes away". Andy Chua. The Star. 11 February 2019.
- ^ "Cops classify death of Second Finance Minister's son as sudden death". Andy Chua. The Star. 11 February 2019.
- ^ "Keputusan:Pilihan Raya Umum Malaysia Ke-15". Astro Awani. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- 1942 births
- Living people
- People from Sarawak
- Malaysian politicians of Chinese descent
- Malaysian political party founders
- Leaders of political parties in Malaysia
- Sarawak United Peoples' Party politicians
- Members of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
- University of Western Australia alumni
- Commanders of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak
- Knights Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak
- 21st-century Malaysian politicians