Kathleen Wong

Kathleen Wong Mei Yin (simplified Chinese: 黄美圆; traditional Chinese: 黃美圓; pinyin: Huáng Měi Yuán; Jyutping: Wong4 Mei5 Jyun4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: N̂g Bí-îⁿ; born 12 October 1970) is a political activist promoting unity and harmony in Perak, Malaysia. Previously, she served as an Economic and Political Officer for the Australian High Commission in Malaysia. She acts as a liaison for the Australian and Malaysian government.[1] She is a member of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a major component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wong (黃).
Kathleen Wong
黄美圆
Kathleen Wong @ Kat Wong is a member of the previous ruling party Barisan Nasional.
Economic and Political Officer
Australia High Commission Malaysia
In office
2006–2011
Personal details
Born (1970-10-12) 12 October 1970
Ipoh, Perak
Kathleen Wong
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese黃美圓
Simplified Chinese黄美圆

Education

Born and raised in Perak, Kathleen Wong or fondly known as Kat Wong received her primary and secondary school education in Methodist Girl School in Ipoh, Perak.[2] She later went on to pursue her A Level in Sunway College.[3] She later went to New Zealand to Waikato University and obtained a bachelor's degree in Administration (1999).[4]

Career in government agencies

Kathleen Wong served in various government ministries and office before she decided to go into politics. She served as an assistant registrar for the Malaysian Election Commission (2005 to 2008), visiting board member for the Tengku Permaisuri Bainun Hospital (2004-2007) and Taman Ipoh/Canning Zone Coordinator for the Ipoh City Council (2003-2005).

Joining politics

Kathleen Wong is the Deputy Director at Institute of Strategic Analysis and Policy Research (INSAP), a research center founded by the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA).[5] She holds various positions in MCA; and in the 2013 general election; she was chosen by the Barisan Nasional committee to be the candidate to contest Ipoh Timor parliamentary seat but lost.[6][7][8] In the 2018 general election; she was picked as the BN candidate to contest Ipoh Timor seat and she lost again.

Election results
Parliament of Malaysia[9][10][11][12]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2013 Ipoh Timor, Perak Kathleen Wong Mei Yin (MCA) 15,086 23.13% Su Keong Siong (DAP) 49,086 75.24% 65,217 34,000 79.70%
2018 Kathleen Wong Mei Yin (MCA) 13,722 19.54% Wong Kah Woh (DAP) 56,519 80.46% 71,726 42,797 78.40%

References
  1. Australian High Commission Malaysia."Official Website For The Australian Commission in Malaysia", Retrieved on 29 April 2013.
  2. MGS. "Methodist Girl School Official Blog", 29 April 2013.
  3. Sunway."Sunway College Official Website" Archived 20 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved on 19 April 2013.
  4. The University of Waikato. "Official Website of Waikato University", retrieved on 2 April 2013.
  5. Kathleen Wong Profile."Kathleen Wong Profile on Linked in" Archived 26 June 2013 at archive.today, Retrieved on 29 April 2013.
  6. Bernama."Think Before You Vote, Advice For Perak Chinese Voters", Bernama, 25 April 2013. Retrieved on 29 April 2013.
  7. Audrey Dermawan."Perak BN finalised candidate list for 13th GE", 29 April 2013
  8. News."GE13: Three ministers to defend their seats in Perak", The Star, 17 April 2013. Retrieved on 29 April 2013.
  9. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  10. "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  11. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  12. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
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