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==Background==
==Background==
Born in [[Jasin, Malacca]] in 1961, Liow had ambitions of being a doctor but graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Nutrition) from [[Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia]] instead.<ref>[http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/4/7/nation/20871275&sec=nation MCA must engage the young], The Star, 7 April 2008.</ref> He later obtained his [[MBA]] from the [[University of Malaya]].<ref>[http://www.liowtionglai.com/English/MyHistory.aspx Biography] Liow Tiong Lai. Accessed 9 June 2010</ref>
Born in [[Jasin, Malacca]] in 1961, Liow had ambitions of being a doctor but graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Nutrition) from [[Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia]] instead.<ref>[http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/4/7/nation/20871275&sec=nation MCA must engage the young] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080410194006/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2008%2F4%2F7%2Fnation%2F20871275&sec=nation |date=10 April 2008 }}, The Star, 7 April 2008.</ref> He later obtained his [[MBA]] from the [[University of Malaya]].<ref>[http://www.liowtionglai.com/English/MyHistory.aspx Biography] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713212537/http://www.liowtionglai.com/English/MyHistory.aspx |date=13 July 2011 }} Liow Tiong Lai. Accessed 9 June 2010</ref>


He is married to Datin Sri Lee Sun Loo and has three children. He is a strong advocate of healthy eating, especially eating organic food.
He is married to Datin Sri Lee Sun Loo and has three children. He is a strong advocate of healthy eating, especially eating organic food.
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In October 2008, Liow, who was the outgoing National Youth Chief of the MCA, raised the prospect of a second Deputy Chairman of Barisan Nasional to be appointed from among its component parties. The call was made at the MCA's internal party elections. As the Deputy Chairman of Barisan Nasional would be appointed as Deputy Prime Minister, it would mean creating a second Deputy Prime Minister position. Observers felt that Liow's proposal was simply a gimmick for him to win the internal MCA party elections.
In October 2008, Liow, who was the outgoing National Youth Chief of the MCA, raised the prospect of a second Deputy Chairman of Barisan Nasional to be appointed from among its component parties. The call was made at the MCA's internal party elections. As the Deputy Chairman of Barisan Nasional would be appointed as Deputy Prime Minister, it would mean creating a second Deputy Prime Minister position. Observers felt that Liow's proposal was simply a gimmick for him to win the internal MCA party elections.


While MCA accepted UMNO's leadership of the Barisan Nasional coalition, MCA felt that its seniority in the coalition should be reflected through a second Deputy Chairman's position that would be filled by the MCA. Liow said, "MCA is the second largest component party. The proposed deputy president should be represented by the MCA."<ref>The Star, 17 October 2008. Liow proposes one more Barisan deputy chairman (updated). URL: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/10/17/nation/20081017105342&sec=nation</ref>
While MCA accepted UMNO's leadership of the Barisan Nasional coalition, MCA felt that its seniority in the coalition should be reflected through a second Deputy Chairman's position that would be filled by the MCA. Liow said, "MCA is the second largest component party. The proposed deputy president should be represented by the MCA."<ref>The Star, 17 October 2008. Liow proposes one more Barisan deputy chairman (updated). URL: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/10/17/nation/20081017105342&sec=nation {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081020034938/http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2008%2F10%2F17%2Fnation%2F20081017105342&sec=nation |date=20 October 2008 }}</ref>


Various MCA leaders backed Liow's proposal. [[Wee Ka Siong]], the incoming MCA youth chief, said: "It (Barisan top leadership) must be well represented. We don’t want to see any kind of perception that Barisan is nominated by one or two parties. We don’t want to paint a picture where Barisan is dominated by one party and its decisions are accepted by the rest." [[Chan Kong Choy]], MCA's deputy president, said: "The history in Barisan Nasional shows that there is no hard and fast rule that only the senior leaders of any party can automatically assume the positions in the coalition. Tan [[Michael Chen]] (a former MCA deputy president) was the Barisan Nasional secretary-general in 1974."<ref>The Star, 'Deputy chairmanship in BN will reflect MCA's seniority'. URL: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/10/17/nation/20081017124325&sec=nation</ref>
Various MCA leaders backed Liow's proposal. [[Wee Ka Siong]], the incoming MCA youth chief, said: "It (Barisan top leadership) must be well represented. We don’t want to see any kind of perception that Barisan is nominated by one or two parties. We don’t want to paint a picture where Barisan is dominated by one party and its decisions are accepted by the rest." [[Chan Kong Choy]], MCA's deputy president, said: "The history in Barisan Nasional shows that there is no hard and fast rule that only the senior leaders of any party can automatically assume the positions in the coalition. Tan [[Michael Chen]] (a former MCA deputy president) was the Barisan Nasional secretary-general in 1974."<ref>The Star, 'Deputy chairmanship in BN will reflect MCA's seniority'. URL: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/10/17/nation/20081017124325&sec=nation {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081020034954/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2008%2F10%2F17%2Fnation%2F20081017124325&sec=nation |date=20 October 2008 }}</ref>


In response to Liow's call, Deputy Prime Minister [[Muhyiddin Yassin]] said, "The present Barisan setup is still workable. There is a history behind why the Barisan chairman is the Prime Minister and the deputy chairman is the Deputy Prime Minister and all the heads of the component parties become vice-chairmen. Since 1974 when Barisan was formed, it has been working very well. I don't think it is correct to say you cannot express your views because your post is only a vice-chairman. Sometimes you come and don't say anything at all, then even if you become deputy, it's useless."<ref>The Star, 21 October 2008. Muhyiddin: Barisan parties need to band together. URL: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/10/21/nation/20081021193833&sec=nation</ref>
In response to Liow's call, Deputy Prime Minister [[Muhyiddin Yassin]] said, "The present Barisan setup is still workable. There is a history behind why the Barisan chairman is the Prime Minister and the deputy chairman is the Deputy Prime Minister and all the heads of the component parties become vice-chairmen. Since 1974 when Barisan was formed, it has been working very well. I don't think it is correct to say you cannot express your views because your post is only a vice-chairman. Sometimes you come and don't say anything at all, then even if you become deputy, it's useless."<ref>The Star, 21 October 2008. Muhyiddin: Barisan parties need to band together. URL: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/10/21/nation/20081021193833&sec=nation {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024082133/http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2008%2F10%2F21%2Fnation%2F20081021193833&sec=nation |date=24 October 2008 }}</ref>


Liow had planned to raise the issue at the Barisan Nasional level after the MCA had approved it. After winning his internal party elections, Liow, who had become the new MCA Vice-President, said: "One step at a time. Let us reform Barisan first. We reform Barisan, (and only) then we will reform the government."<ref>The Star, 28 October 2008. Liow: Consult MCA on second BN deputy chairman position. URL: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/10/28/nation/2389131&sec=nation</ref>
Liow had planned to raise the issue at the Barisan Nasional level after the MCA had approved it. After winning his internal party elections, Liow, who had become the new MCA Vice-President, said: "One step at a time. Let us reform Barisan first. We reform Barisan, (and only) then we will reform the government."<ref>The Star, 28 October 2008. Liow: Consult MCA on second BN deputy chairman position. URL: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/10/28/nation/2389131&sec=nation</ref>


===MCA crisis===
===MCA crisis===
From late 2009 to early 2010, Liow became embroiled in a leadership crisis in MCA, vocally opposing the "Greater Unity Plan," a temporary political alliance between the factions aligned to president [[Ong Tee Keat]] and deputy president [[Chua Soi Lek]].<ref>[http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/42346-new-egm-mired-in-legal-wrangling-while-ong-pushes-unity-plan- New EGM mired in legal wrangling while Ong pushes unity plan] The Malaysian Insider, 4 November 2009</ref><ref>[http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/48731-liow-tells-soi-lek-to-quit Liow tells Soi Lek to quit] The Malaysian Insider, 7 January 2010</ref> Liow led a third faction pushing for new elections, but was unable to persuade two-thirds of the central committee to resign, which would have triggered an election under the party constitution.<ref>[http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/51879?task=view MCA boycott sign of frustration] The Malaysian Insider, 3 February 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/48843-dont-make-me-your-scapegoat-soi-lek-tells-tiong-lai- Don’t make me your scapegoat, Soi Lek tells Tiong Lai] The Malaysian Insider, 7 January 2010</ref>
From late 2009 to early 2010, Liow became embroiled in a leadership crisis in MCA, vocally opposing the "Greater Unity Plan," a temporary political alliance between the factions aligned to president [[Ong Tee Keat]] and deputy president [[Chua Soi Lek]].<ref>[http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/42346-new-egm-mired-in-legal-wrangling-while-ong-pushes-unity-plan- New EGM mired in legal wrangling while Ong pushes unity plan] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091107094523/http://www2.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/42346-new-egm-mired-in-legal-wrangling-while-ong-pushes-unity-plan- |date= 7 November 2009 }} The Malaysian Insider, 4 November 2009</ref><ref>[http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/48731-liow-tells-soi-lek-to-quit Liow tells Soi Lek to quit] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100109031755/http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/48731-liow-tells-soi-lek-to-quit |date= 9 January 2010 }} The Malaysian Insider, 7 January 2010</ref> Liow led a third faction pushing for new elections, but was unable to persuade two-thirds of the central committee to resign, which would have triggered an election under the party constitution.<ref>[http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/51879?task=view MCA boycott sign of frustration] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001221319/http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/51879?task=view |date= 1 October 2012 }} The Malaysian Insider, 3 February 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/48843-dont-make-me-your-scapegoat-soi-lek-tells-tiong-lai- Don’t make me your scapegoat, Soi Lek tells Tiong Lai] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100110052219/http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/48843-dont-make-me-your-scapegoat-soi-lek-tells-tiong-lai- |date=10 January 2010 }} The Malaysian Insider, 7 January 2010</ref>


The crisis came to a close after Chua resigned on 4 March 2010.<ref>[http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/55225-soi-lek-quits-fresh-mca-polls-imminent Soi Lek quits, fresh MCA polls imminent] The Malaysian Insider, 4 March 2010</ref> The subsequent election saw Chua being elected president, while Liow defeated [[Kong Cho Ha]] in the contest for deputy president.<ref>[http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/57823-soi-lek-wins-liow-is-mca-no-2- Soi Lek wins, Liow is MCA No. 2] The Malaysian Insider, 28 March 2010</ref>
The crisis came to a close after Chua resigned on 4 March 2010.<ref>[http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/55225-soi-lek-quits-fresh-mca-polls-imminent Soi Lek quits, fresh MCA polls imminent] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100306024042/http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/55225-soi-lek-quits-fresh-mca-polls-imminent |date= 6 March 2010 }} The Malaysian Insider, 4 March 2010</ref> The subsequent election saw Chua being elected president, while Liow defeated [[Kong Cho Ha]] in the contest for deputy president.<ref>[http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/57823-soi-lek-wins-liow-is-mca-no-2- Soi Lek wins, Liow is MCA No. 2] The Malaysian Insider, 28 March 2010</ref>


===MCA presidency===
===MCA presidency===
In the [[Malaysian general election, 2013|2013 general election]], MCA suffered its worst electoral result in its history. Liow himself barely survived in his own parliamentary seat, winning by a majority of only 379 votes.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/opinion/2013/05/07/the-rejection-of-mca/ |author=Ken Vin Lek |title=The rejection of MCA |date=7 May 2013 |work=Free Malaysia Today }}</ref> MCA had previously passed a resolution not to take up cabinet posts in the government if it failed in the 13th general election.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www2.nst.com.my/latest/mca-to-mull-on-invitation-by-pm-to-join-cabinet-1.586211 |title=MCA to mull on invitation by PM to join Cabinet |publisher= New Straits Times |date=3 May 2014 }}</ref> As a result of its poor performance, Chua announced that MCA would not take up its allotted cabinet posts, and Liow therefore was not appointed to a cabinet position.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-15/najib-cabinet-rewards-base-as-chinese-sidelined-southeast-asia.html |title=Najib Cabinet Rewards Base as Chinese Sidelined: Southeast Asia |author= Daniel Ten Kate |date= 16 May 2013 |work=Bloomberg }}</ref><ref>[http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/230235 New cabinet – Waytha, Khairy, Paul Low in; MCA out]</ref>
In the [[Malaysian general election, 2013|2013 general election]], MCA suffered its worst electoral result in its history. Liow himself barely survived in his own parliamentary seat, winning by a majority of only 379 votes.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/opinion/2013/05/07/the-rejection-of-mca/ |author=Ken Vin Lek |title=The rejection of MCA |date=7 May 2013 |work=Free Malaysia Today }}</ref> MCA had previously passed a resolution not to take up cabinet posts in the government if it failed in the 13th general election.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www2.nst.com.my/latest/mca-to-mull-on-invitation-by-pm-to-join-cabinet-1.586211 |title=MCA to mull on invitation by PM to join Cabinet |publisher=New Straits Times |date=3 May 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903135725/http://www2.nst.com.my/latest/mca-to-mull-on-invitation-by-pm-to-join-cabinet-1.586211 |archivedate= 3 September 2014 |df= }}</ref> As a result of its poor performance, Chua announced that MCA would not take up its allotted cabinet posts, and Liow therefore was not appointed to a cabinet position.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-15/najib-cabinet-rewards-base-as-chinese-sidelined-southeast-asia.html |title=Najib Cabinet Rewards Base as Chinese Sidelined: Southeast Asia |author= Daniel Ten Kate |date= 16 May 2013 |work=Bloomberg }}</ref><ref>[http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/230235 New cabinet – Waytha, Khairy, Paul Low in; MCA out]</ref>


In the following party poll for the presidency, Chua did not enter the contest,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2013/12/13/how-will-chua-soi-lek-be-remembered/ |title=How will Chua Soi Lek be remembered? |author=Leven Woon |date=13 December 2013 |work=Free Malaysia Today }}</ref> and Liow defeated [[Ong Tee Keat]] and Gan Ping Sieu, and was thus elected President of MCA on 21 December 2013.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/se-asia/story/malaysias-former-health-minister-liow-tiong-lai-new-mca-president-201312 |title=Malaysia's former health minister Liow Tiong Lai is new MCA president |author=Lester Kong |work=The Straits Times|date=21 December 2013 }}</ref> Shortly after Liow was elected, the MCA convened an extraordinary meeting to reverse several resolutions, including the resolution that stipulated that MCA members should not serve in federal and state governments.
In the following party poll for the presidency, Chua did not enter the contest,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2013/12/13/how-will-chua-soi-lek-be-remembered/ |title=How will Chua Soi Lek be remembered? |author=Leven Woon |date=13 December 2013 |work=Free Malaysia Today }}</ref> and Liow defeated [[Ong Tee Keat]] and Gan Ping Sieu, and was thus elected President of MCA on 21 December 2013.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/se-asia/story/malaysias-former-health-minister-liow-tiong-lai-new-mca-president-201312 |title=Malaysia's former health minister Liow Tiong Lai is new MCA president |author=Lester Kong |work=The Straits Times|date=21 December 2013 }}</ref> Shortly after Liow was elected, the MCA convened an extraordinary meeting to reverse several resolutions, including the resolution that stipulated that MCA members should not serve in federal and state governments.

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Yang Berhormat Dato' Sri
Liow Tiong Lai
MP
廖中莱
File:Liow Tiong Lai.jpg
Minister of Transport
Assumed office
27 June 2014
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
DeputyAziz Kaprawi
Preceded byHishammuddin Hussein (Acting)
Minister of Health
In office
18 March 2008 – 5 May 2013
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
Preceded byChua Soi Lek
Ong Ka Ting (Acting)
Succeeded bySubramaniam Sathasivam (MIC)
President of Malaysian Chinese Association
Assumed office
21 December 2013
DeputyWee Ka Siong
Preceded byChua Soi Lek
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Bentong, Pahang
Assumed office
1999
Preceded byLim Ah Lek
Majority379 (2013)
12,549 (2008)
16,839 (2004)
10,715 (1999)
Personal details
Born (1961-10-13) 13 October 1961 (age 62)
Jasin, Malacca, Malaya
(now Malaysia)
Political partyMalayan Chinese Association
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional
SpouseLee Sun Loo (李善如)
Children3
Alma materNational University of Malaysia
University of Malaya
OccupationPolitician
Websitewww.liowtionglai.com

Dato' Sri Liow Tiong Lai (Chinese: 廖中莱; pinyin: Liào Zhōnglái; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Liāu Tiong-lâi; born 13 October 1961) is a Malaysian politician who has served in the Cabinet of Malaysia as Minister of Transport since 2014. Previously he was Minister of Health from 18 March 2008 to 5 May 2013.[1] He has been President of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a major component party of the Barisan Nasional ruling coalition, since 2013, and the Member of Parliament for Bentong, Pahang, since 1999.

Background

Born in Jasin, Malacca in 1961, Liow had ambitions of being a doctor but graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Nutrition) from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia instead.[2] He later obtained his MBA from the University of Malaya.[3]

He is married to Datin Sri Lee Sun Loo and has three children. He is a strong advocate of healthy eating, especially eating organic food.

Political career

Liow officially joined the Malaysian Chinese Association in 1981. Soon after graduating from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in 1986, he joined MCA as a research assistant with a monthly salary of RM700. He became press secretary and later political secretary to MCA deputy president Lim Ah Lek from 1989 to 1999.[1] After two decades of steady rise in the party, he was elected as MCA Youth Chief in 2005 and was elected as a Vice-President in 2008.

Liow was first elected as Member of Parliament for Bentong in 1999. In 2006, he was appointed as Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports in a Cabinet reshuffle. Following the 2008 general elections, Liow became Minister of Health under Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. He remained in this position after Najib Tun Razak assumed the premiership in April 2009.

Call for Second Deputy Prime Minister

In October 2008, Liow, who was the outgoing National Youth Chief of the MCA, raised the prospect of a second Deputy Chairman of Barisan Nasional to be appointed from among its component parties. The call was made at the MCA's internal party elections. As the Deputy Chairman of Barisan Nasional would be appointed as Deputy Prime Minister, it would mean creating a second Deputy Prime Minister position. Observers felt that Liow's proposal was simply a gimmick for him to win the internal MCA party elections.

While MCA accepted UMNO's leadership of the Barisan Nasional coalition, MCA felt that its seniority in the coalition should be reflected through a second Deputy Chairman's position that would be filled by the MCA. Liow said, "MCA is the second largest component party. The proposed deputy president should be represented by the MCA."[4]

Various MCA leaders backed Liow's proposal. Wee Ka Siong, the incoming MCA youth chief, said: "It (Barisan top leadership) must be well represented. We don’t want to see any kind of perception that Barisan is nominated by one or two parties. We don’t want to paint a picture where Barisan is dominated by one party and its decisions are accepted by the rest." Chan Kong Choy, MCA's deputy president, said: "The history in Barisan Nasional shows that there is no hard and fast rule that only the senior leaders of any party can automatically assume the positions in the coalition. Tan Michael Chen (a former MCA deputy president) was the Barisan Nasional secretary-general in 1974."[5]

In response to Liow's call, Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said, "The present Barisan setup is still workable. There is a history behind why the Barisan chairman is the Prime Minister and the deputy chairman is the Deputy Prime Minister and all the heads of the component parties become vice-chairmen. Since 1974 when Barisan was formed, it has been working very well. I don't think it is correct to say you cannot express your views because your post is only a vice-chairman. Sometimes you come and don't say anything at all, then even if you become deputy, it's useless."[6]

Liow had planned to raise the issue at the Barisan Nasional level after the MCA had approved it. After winning his internal party elections, Liow, who had become the new MCA Vice-President, said: "One step at a time. Let us reform Barisan first. We reform Barisan, (and only) then we will reform the government."[7]

MCA crisis

From late 2009 to early 2010, Liow became embroiled in a leadership crisis in MCA, vocally opposing the "Greater Unity Plan," a temporary political alliance between the factions aligned to president Ong Tee Keat and deputy president Chua Soi Lek.[8][9] Liow led a third faction pushing for new elections, but was unable to persuade two-thirds of the central committee to resign, which would have triggered an election under the party constitution.[10][11]

The crisis came to a close after Chua resigned on 4 March 2010.[12] The subsequent election saw Chua being elected president, while Liow defeated Kong Cho Ha in the contest for deputy president.[13]

MCA presidency

In the 2013 general election, MCA suffered its worst electoral result in its history. Liow himself barely survived in his own parliamentary seat, winning by a majority of only 379 votes.[14] MCA had previously passed a resolution not to take up cabinet posts in the government if it failed in the 13th general election.[15] As a result of its poor performance, Chua announced that MCA would not take up its allotted cabinet posts, and Liow therefore was not appointed to a cabinet position.[16][17]

In the following party poll for the presidency, Chua did not enter the contest,[18] and Liow defeated Ong Tee Keat and Gan Ping Sieu, and was thus elected President of MCA on 21 December 2013.[19] Shortly after Liow was elected, the MCA convened an extraordinary meeting to reverse several resolutions, including the resolution that stipulated that MCA members should not serve in federal and state governments.

The cabinet was reshuffled on 25 June 2014, and Liow was appointed as Minister of Transport in the aftermath of the MH370 incident.[20][21] He was sworn in as Minister of Transport by Yang Di-Pertuan Agong on 27 June 2014.

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia
Year Constituency Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1999 P083 Bentong, Pahang Liow Tiong Lai (MCA) 23,104 63.92% Abdul Wahab Sudin (KeADILan) 12,389 34.27% 36,996 10,715 72.59%
2004 P089 Bentong, Pahang Liow Tiong Lai (MCA) 27,144 72.02% Abu Bakar Lebai Sudin (DAP) 10,305 27.34% 38,689 16,839 73.46%
2008 Liow Tiong Lai (MCA) 25,134 66.35% Ponusamy Govindasamy (PKR) 12,585 33.22% 39,168 12,549 73.01%
2013 Liow Tiong Lai (MCA) 25,947 50.25% Wong Tack (DAP) 25,568 49.51% 52,627 379 84.52%

Filmography

Liow made a special appearance in the 15Malaysia short film "Healthy Paranoia", playing himself.[22]

References

  1. ^ a b "New ministers and deputy ministers", The Star, 19 March 2008.
  2. ^ MCA must engage the young Archived 10 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine, The Star, 7 April 2008.
  3. ^ Biography Archived 13 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Liow Tiong Lai. Accessed 9 June 2010
  4. ^ The Star, 17 October 2008. Liow proposes one more Barisan deputy chairman (updated). URL: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/10/17/nation/20081017105342&sec=nation Archived 20 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ The Star, 'Deputy chairmanship in BN will reflect MCA's seniority'. URL: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/10/17/nation/20081017124325&sec=nation Archived 20 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ The Star, 21 October 2008. Muhyiddin: Barisan parties need to band together. URL: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/10/21/nation/20081021193833&sec=nation Archived 24 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ The Star, 28 October 2008. Liow: Consult MCA on second BN deputy chairman position. URL: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/10/28/nation/2389131&sec=nation
  8. ^ New EGM mired in legal wrangling while Ong pushes unity plan Archived 7 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine The Malaysian Insider, 4 November 2009
  9. ^ Liow tells Soi Lek to quit Archived 9 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine The Malaysian Insider, 7 January 2010
  10. ^ MCA boycott sign of frustration Archived 1 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine The Malaysian Insider, 3 February 2010
  11. ^ Don’t make me your scapegoat, Soi Lek tells Tiong Lai Archived 10 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine The Malaysian Insider, 7 January 2010
  12. ^ Soi Lek quits, fresh MCA polls imminent Archived 6 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine The Malaysian Insider, 4 March 2010
  13. ^ Soi Lek wins, Liow is MCA No. 2 The Malaysian Insider, 28 March 2010
  14. ^ Ken Vin Lek (7 May 2013). "The rejection of MCA". Free Malaysia Today.
  15. ^ "MCA to mull on invitation by PM to join Cabinet". New Straits Times. 3 May 2014. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ Daniel Ten Kate (16 May 2013). "Najib Cabinet Rewards Base as Chinese Sidelined: Southeast Asia". Bloomberg.
  17. ^ New cabinet – Waytha, Khairy, Paul Low in; MCA out
  18. ^ Leven Woon (13 December 2013). "How will Chua Soi Lek be remembered?". Free Malaysia Today.
  19. ^ Lester Kong (21 December 2013). "Malaysia's former health minister Liow Tiong Lai is new MCA president". The Straits Times.
  20. ^ Syed Jaymal Zahiid (25 June 2014). "MALAYSIA Now transport minister, Liow says finding MH370 is Job No 1". The Malay Mail Online.
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  22. ^ 15Malaysia – Healthy Paranoia
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