Chong Ted Tsiung | |
Native Name Lang: | zh-my |
Order: | 3rd Kuching South Mayor |
Term Start: | 25 September 2006 |
Term End: | 3 August 2007 |
Deputy: | Mohd Amin Hassan |
Predecessor: | Chan Seng Khai |
Successor: | James Chan Khay Syn |
Birth Date: | 18 June 1956 |
Birth Place: | Kuching, Kingdom of Sarawak |
Death Date: | 3 August 2007 (age 51) |
Death Place: | Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia |
Spouse: | Mary Frances Chua |
Children: | Michelle Chong Crystal Chong Charmaine Chong |
Party: | Independent |
Chong Ted Tsiung (; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chông Tet-tshiùng) was the third mayor of Kuching City South Council. He succeeded Chan Seng Khai who was the second mayor of Kuching City South Council on 31 July 2006. He was the first non-politician to be appointed as a mayor of Kuching City South Council, having previously been employed by the state as Controller of Environment Quality.[1]
Born in a family of 9 in Kuching on 18 June 1956, he received his 6-year primary education at 10th Mile Chinese Primary School and his secondary education at Dragon Government Secondary' School, 24th Mile Kuching-Serian Road. In 1982, he graduated with a bachelor's degree (Honours) in Public Administration from De Montfort University, Leicester, England, Later, in 1995 he obtained his Master of Science in Environmental Policy and Management from Hull University, UK.