| Honorific-Prefix: | Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Sri |
| Kong Cho Ha | |
| Native Name Lang: | zh-my |
| Birth Date: | 15 September 1950 |
| Birth Place: | Perak, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Office: | Minister of Transport |
| Term Start: | 4 June 2010 |
| Constituency: | Lumut |
| Deputy: | Abdul Rahim Bakri Jelaing Mersat |
| Term End: | 15 May 2013 |
| Primeminister: | Najib Razak |
| Predecessor: | Ong Tee Keat |
| Successor: | Hishammuddin Hussein (Acting) |
| Office1: | Minister of Housing and Local Government |
| Term Start1: | 10 April 2009 |
| Term End1: | 4 June 2010 |
| Primeminister1: | Najib Razak |
| Predecessor1: | Ong Ka Chuan |
| Successor1: | Chor Chee Heung |
| Deputy1: | Lajim Ukin |
| Monarch1: | Mizan Zainal Abidin |
| Constituency1: | Lumut |
| Office4: | Secretary-General of the Malaysian Chinese Association |
| President4: | Chua Soi Lek Liow Tiong Lai |
| Term Start4: | 7 April 2010 |
| Term End4: | 31 December 2013 |
| Deputy4: | Hou Kok Chung |
| Predecessor4: | Wong Foon Meng |
| Successor4: | Ong Ka Chuan |
| Constituency4: | Lumut |
| Office2: | Deputy Minister of Finance II |
| Primeminister2: | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
| Term Start2: | 19 March 2008 |
| Term End2: | 9 April 2009 |
| Constituency2: | Lumut |
| Minister2: | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (2008) Nor Mohamed Yakcop Najib Razak (2008–2009) |
| Alongside2: | Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah |
| Successor2: | Chor Chee Heung |
| Predecessor2: | Ng Yen Yen |
| Monarch2: | Mizan Zainal Abidin |
| Office3: | Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation |
| Term Start3: | 27 March 2004 |
| Term End3: | 18 March 2008 |
| Constituency3: | Lumut |
| Primeminister3: | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
| Minister3: | Jamaluddin Jarjis |
| Successor3: | Fadillah Yusof |
| Predecessor3: | Zainal Dahlan |
| Monarch3: | Sirajuddin Mizan Zainal Abidin |
| Term Start5: | 29 November 1999 |
| Term End5: | 5 May 2013 |
| Constituency Mp5: | Lumut |
| Parliament5: | Malaysian |
| Majority5: | 605 (1999) 11,614 (2004) 298 (2008) |
| Predecessor5: | Yap Yit Thong (MCA–BN) |
| Successor5: | Mohamad Imran Abdul Hamid (PKR) |
| Party: | Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) |
| Otherparty: | Barisan Nasional (BN) Perikatan Nasional (PN) |
| Occupation: | Politician |
Kong Cho Ha (; Foochow Romanized: Gŏng Cáuk-háng; born 15 September 1950[1]) 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 31 December 2013.[2]
Kong became a deputy minister after the 2004 general elections.[3] In April 2009, he replaced Ong Ka Chuan as Minister of Housing and Local Government.[4] In June 2010, he moved to the Transport portfolio, replacing Ong Tee Keat.[5]
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).[6] However he was defeated by Liow Tiong Lai who was Ong Ka Ting's partner.[7] He was later appointed by Dr Chua, the new president, as the party's Secretary-General.[8] He was replaced by Ong Ka Chuan who was picked by Liow to become secretary-general again the second time on 31 December 2013.[9] [10] [11]
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | N40 Sitiawan | (MCA) | 7,171 | 43.51% | Hoo Chan You (DAP) | 9,309 | 56.49% | 17,014 | 2,138 | 68.17% | |||||
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | P074 Lumut | (MCA) | 20,661 | 50.74% | Zaman Huri Haji Samsudin (keADILan) | 20,056 | 49.26% | 50,265 | 605 | 71.13% | ||||
| 2004 | Kong Cho Ha (MCA) | 31,824 | 63.44% | Mustaffa Kamil Ayub (PKR) | 15,801 | 36.56% | 50,179 | 11,614 | 73.23% | |||||
| 2008 | Kong Cho Ha (MCA) | 25,698 | 50.29% | Suwardi Sapuan (PKR) | 25,400 | 49.71% | 55,930 | 298 | 76.87% | |||||
| 2013 | Kong Cho Ha (MCA) | 32,140 | 44.36% | (PKR) | 40,308 | 55.64% | 73,753 | 8,168 | 83.53% | |||||