Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry (Malaysia) explained

Post:Deputy Minister
Body:Investment, Trade and Industry
Native Name:Timbalan Menteri Pelaburan, Perdagangan dan Industri
Insignia:Coat of arms of Malaysia.svg
Insigniacaption:Coat of Arms of Government of Malaysia
Incumbent:Liew Chin Tong
Department:Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry
Style:Investment, Trade and Industry Deputy Minister

Yang Berhormat
The Honourable
Reports To:Prime Minister of Malaysia
Minister of International Trade and Industry of Malaysia
Seat:Putrajaya, Malaysia
Nominator:Prime Minister of Malaysia
Appointer:The Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Appointer Qualified:on advice of the Prime Minister
Termlength:No fixed term
Precursor:Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry
Formation:27 October 1990
First:Cheah Theam Swee
Salary:9,763.20 per month[1]

The Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry is a Malaysian cabinet position serving as deputy head of the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry.

The Ministry of International Trade and Industry was created in 1990 as a reconstruction of the Ministry of Trade and Industry. Domestic trade functions were eventually transferred to the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumerism, leaving the International Trade Ministry in charge of Industry proper. The post of Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry was rebranded into Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry following a cabinet decision on 5 April 2023.[2]

List of deputy ministers

The following individuals have been appointed as Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry, or any of its precedent titles:[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Colour key (for political coalition/parties):

CoalitionMember partyTimeline
1957–1973
align=center align=center
align=center 1991–2018
align=center 1973–present
align=center 1973–2018
align=center 2002–2018
align=center 1973–present
align=center 2015–present

Assistant Minister of Commerce and Industry (1959–1972)

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Constituency
Political coalitionPolitical partyTook officeLeft officePrime Minister
(Cabinet)
Cheah Theam Swee
AllianceMCA19591962Tunku Abdul Rahman
Abdul Khalid Awang Osman
AllianceUMNO19621968Tunku Abdul Rahman
Abdul Taib Mahmud
BUMIPUTERA19681970Tunku Abdul Rahman

Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry (1972–1990)

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Constituency
Political coalitionPolitical partyTook officeLeft officePrime Minister
(Cabinet)
Musa Hitam
BNUMNO19741978Abdul Razak Hussein

Hussein Onn
Mohamed Rahmat
BNUMNO
1976

1978
Hussein Onn
Abdul Manan Othman
BNUMNO
1978

1978
Hussein Onn
Lew Sip Hon
BNMCA
1983
Hussein Onn

Mahathir Mohamad
Shahrir Abdul Samad
BNUMNO
1981
Mahathir Mohamad
Oo Gin Sun
BNMCA
1983

1986
Mahathir Mohamad
Muhyiddin Yassin
BNUMNO
1986
Kee Yong Wee
BNMCA
1986

1986
Kok Wee Kiat
BNMCA
1986

1990
Mahathir Mohamad
Post split into Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumerism and Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry effective 27 October 1990.

Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry (1990–2023)

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Constituency
Political coalitionPolitical partyTook officeLeft officePrime Minister
(Cabinet)
Chua Jui Meng
BNMCA
1990

1995
Mahathir Mohamad
Kerk Choo Ting
BNGerakan
1995

2004
Mahathir Mohamad

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Ahmad Husni Mohamad Hanadzlah
BNUMNO
2004

2008
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Mah Siew Keong
BNGerakan
2006
Ng Lip Yong
BNGerakan
2006

2008
Liew Vui Keong
BNLDP
2008

2009
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Jacob Dungau Sagan
BNSPDP
2013
Mukhriz Mahathir
BNUMNO
2009
Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak
Ir. Dr. Hamim Samuri
BNUMNO
2013

2015
Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak
Lee Chee Leong
BNMCA
2014

2016
Ahmad Maslan
BNUMNO
2015

2018
Chua Tee Yong
BNMCA
2016
Dr. Ong Kian Ming
PHDAP
2018

2020
Mahathir Mohamad
Lim Ban Hong
BNMCA
2020

2022
Muhyiddin Yassin

Ismail Sabri Yaakob
Liew Chin Tong
PHDAP
2022

2023
Anwar Ibrahim
Post rebranded into Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry

Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry (2023–present)

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Constituency
Political coalitionPolitical partyTook officeLeft officePrime Minister
(Cabinet)
Liew Chin Tong
PHDAP
2023
IncumbentAnwar Ibrahim

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Channel News Asia. Salaries of Malaysian ministers to be cut by 10%: PM Mahathir. 2 November 2019. 23 May 2018. 19 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191219113726/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/malaysian-ministers-salaries-cut-mahathir-hsr-10260126. dead.
  2. News: MITI now known as Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry. New Straits Times.
  3. https://www.miti.gov.my/index.php/pages/view/content57c1.html List of Malaysian Deputy Trade Ministers
  4. Web site: The Star (Malaysia). 2 November 2019. 18 February 2006. Ministers, deputies sworn in. Bernama.
  5. Web site: The Star (Malaysia). 2 November 2019. 19 March 2008. New ministers and deputy ministers.
  6. Web site: Malaysiakini. Najib names his new cabinet. 9 April 2009. 2 November 2019.
  7. Web site: New Straits Times. Najib chairs first cabinet meeting after appointment of new ministers. 2 July 2014. Bernama. 2 November 2019.
  8. Web site: 2 November 2019. Cabinet reshuffle: Who's in, who's out. 28 July 2015. The Star (Malaysia).
  9. Web site: The Star (Malaysia). Husni resigns, Noh Omar made minister. 27 June 2016. Murad. Dina. Kanyakumari. D.. Tan. Yi Liang. 2 November 2019.