Deputy Minister of Education (Malaysia)

The Deputy Minister of Education (Malay: Timbalan Menteri Pendidikan; Chinese: 教育部副部长; Tamil: கல்வி பிரதி அமைச்சர் ) is a Malaysian cabinet position serving as deputy head of the Ministry of Education.

The officeholder, if, of Chinese ethnicity, is often considered the representative of the Chinese in advancing their interests in education, such as protecting the Chinese vernacular schools, recognising the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) of the Chinese independent high school, resolving the shortage of Chinese teachers and so on.

Deputy Minister of Education
Timbalan Menteri Pendidikan
Coat of Arms of Government of Malaysia
Incumbent Wong Kah Woh since 12 December 2023 (2023-12-12)
Ministry of Education
Style	Yang Berhormat Timbalan Menteri (The Honourable Deputy Minister)
Reports to	Prime Minister Minister of Education
Appointer	Yang di-Pertuan Agong on the advice of Prime Minister
Term length	No fixed term
Inaugural holder	Too Joon Hing
Formation	1955

List of Deputy Ministers of Education

The following individuals have been appointed as Deputy Minister of Education, or any of its precedent titles:^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]}

Colour key (for political coalition/parties):

Coalition	Component party	Timeline
Alliance Party	Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)	1955–1973
	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Barisan Nasional (BN)	Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)	1973–present
	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)	1973–present
	Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB)	1973–2018
	Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC)	1973–present
	Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)	Democratic Action Party (DAP)	2015–present
Perikatan Nasional (PN)	Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU)	2020–present

Assistant Minister of Education (1961–1962;1964–1969)
Portrait	Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Political coalition		Political party		Took office	Left office	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
	Abdul Hamid Khan (?–?) MP for Batang Padang		Alliance		UMNO	1961	1962	Tunku Abdul Rahman (II)
	Lee Siok Yew (?–?) MP for Sepang		Alliance		MCA	1964	1969	Tunku Abdul Rahman (III)
Initially the post Deputy Minister of Education was created, after it was downgraded to Assistant Minister of Education, subsequently changed to Deputy Minister of Education
Deputy Minister of Education (1955–1957;1974–present)
Portrait	Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Political coalition		Political party		Took office	Left office	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
	Too Joon Hing (b.?–?) MP for Kinta Selatan		Alliance		MCA	1955	1957	Tunku Abdul Rahman (I)
	Chan Siang Sun (b.?–?) MP for Bentong		BN		MCA	1974	1982	Abdul Razak Hussein (II) Hussein Onn (I · II) Mahathir Mohamad (I)
	Salleh Jafaruddin (b.?–?) Senator MP for Mukah		BN		PBB			Hussein Onn (I · II)
	Najib Razak (b.1953) MP for Pekan		BN		UMNO			Hussein Onn (II)
	Suhaimi Kamaruddin (?–?) MP for Sepang		BN		UMNO	1981	1982	Mahathir Mohamad (I)
	Tan Tiong Hong (?–?) MP for Raub		BN		MCA	30 April 1982	16 July 1984	Mahathir Mohamad (II)
	Mohd Khalil Yaakob (b.1937) MP for Maran		BN		UMNO
	Rosemary Chow Poh Kheng (b.1927) MP for Ulu Langat		BN		MCA	16 July 1984	25 March 1985
	Bujang Ulis (b.?–?) MP for Simunjan		BN		PBB		10 August 1986
	Ling Liong Sik (b.1943) MP for Mata Kuching		BN		MCA	25 March 1985	7 January 1986
	Ng Cheng Kiat (b.?–?) Senator		BN		MCA	7 January 1986	10 August 1986
	Woon See Chin (b.?–?) MP for Senai		BN		MCA	11 August 1986	26 October 1990	Mahathir Mohamad (III)
	Bujang Ulis (b.?–?) MP for Simunjan		BN		PBB		20 May 1987
	Leo Michael Toyad (b.?–?) MP for Mukah		BN		PBB	20 May 1987	26 October 1990
	Fong Chan Onn (b.1944) MP for Selandar		BN		MCA	27 October 1990	4 May 1995	Mahathir Mohamad (IIII)
	Leo Michael Toyad (b.?–?) MP for Mukah		BN		PBB
	Mohd. Khalid Mohd. Yunos (b.1943) MP for Jempol		BN		UMNO	8 May 1995	14 December 1999	Mahathir Mohamad (V)
	Fong Chan Onn (b.1944) MP for Selandar		BN		MCA
	Abdul Aziz Shamsuddin (1938–2020) Senator		BN		UMNO	15 December 1999	26 March 2004	Mahathir Mohamad (VI) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (I)
	Han Choon Kim (b.?–?) MP for Seremban		BN		MCA
	Mahadzir Mohd Khir (?–?) MP for Sungai Petani		BN		UMNO	27 March 2004	14 February 2006	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II)
	Han Choon Kim (b.?–?) MP for Seremban		BN		MCA		18 March 2008
	Noh Omar (b.1958) MP for Tanjong Karang		BN		UMNO	14 February 2006
	Razali Ismail (b.?–?) MP for Kuala Terengganu		BN		UMNO	19 March 2008	17 January 2009	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (III)
	Wee Ka Siong (b.1968) MP for Ayer Hitam		BN		MCA		9 April 2009
	Mohd Puad Zarkashi (b.1957) MP for Batu Pahat		BN		UMNO	10 April 2009	15 May 2013	Najib Razak (I)
	Wee Ka Siong (b.1968) MP for Ayer Hitam		BN		MCA
	Kamalanathan Panchanathan (b.1965) MP for Hulu Selangor		BN		MIC	16 May 2013	9 May 2018	Najib Razak (II)
	Mary Yap Kain Ching (b.1951) MP for Tawau		BN		PBS		29 July 2015
	Chong Sin Woon (b.1973) Senator		BN		MCA	29 July 2015	9 May 2018
	Teo Nie Ching (b.1981) MP for Kulai		PH		DAP	2 July 2018	24 February 2020	Mahathir Mohamad (VII)
	Muslimin Yahaya (b.1967) MP for Sungai Besar		PN		BERSATU	10 March 2020	16 August 2021	Muhyiddin Yassin (I)
	Mah Hang Soon (b.1965) Senator		BN		MCA
	Mah Hang Soon (b.1965) Senator		BN		MCA	30 August 2021	24 November 2022	Ismail Sabri Yaakob (I)
	Mohamad Alamin (b.1972) MP for Kimanis		BN		UMNO	11 September 2021
	Lim Hui Ying (b.1963) MP for Tanjong		PH		DAP	10 December 2022	12 December 2023	Anwar Ibrahim (I)
	Wong Kah Woh (b.1980) MP for Taiping		PH		DAP	12 December 2023	Incumbent

See also

• Minister of Education (Malaysia)

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