Kong Cho Ha
Introduction '''Kong Cho Ha''' (; Foochow Romanized: ''Gŏng Cáuk-háng''; born 15 September 1950) is a Malaysian politician. He served as the Minister of Transport from 4 June 2010 to 5 May 2013.He was the Member of Parliament of Malaysia for the Lumut constituency in Perak from 29 November 1999 to 5 May 2013.He is a member of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) and had served as its secretary-general from 7 April 2010 to 2 January 2014.Kong became a deputy minister after the 2004 general elections. In April 2009, he replaced Ong Ka Chuan as Minister of Housing and Local Government. In June 2010, he moved to the Transport portfolio, replacing Ong Tee Keat.During the MCA party Central Committee re-election in 2010, he partnered with Chua Soi Lek to contest for Deputy Presidency (Chua contested for presidency). However he was defeated by Liow Tiong Lai who was Ong Ka Ting's partner. He was later appointed by Dr Chua, the new president, as the party's Secretary-General. He was replaced by Ong Ka Chuan who was picked by Liow to become secretary-general again the second time on 2 January 2014.
Election results + '''Parliament of Malaysia'''YearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout1999P074 Lumut, Perak ('''MCA''')'''20,661'''	'''50.74%'''Zaman Huri Haji Samsudin (keADILan)20,056	49.26%50,26560571.13%2004 ('''MCA''')'''31,824''''''63.44%'''Mustaffa Kamil Ayub (PKR)15,80136.56%50,17911,61473.23%2008 ('''MCA''')'''25,698''''''50.29%'''Suwardi Sapuan (PKR)25,40049.71%55,93029876.87%2013Kong Cho Ha (MCA)32,14044.36%  ('''PKR''')'''40,308''''''55.64%'''73,7538,16883.53%
Honours ===Honours of Malaysia===*  :** 50px Medal of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PPN) (1996)** 50px Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (2001)** 50px Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – '''Tan Sri''' (2014)*  :** 50px Member of the Order of the Perak State Crown (AMP) (2001)** 50px Knight Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (DPMP) – '''Dato'''' (2004)** 50px Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (SPMP) – '''Dato' Seri''' (2009)*  :** 50px Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – '''Dato' Sri''' (2011)
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