| Honorific-Prefix: | Yang Berbahagia Dato' Dr. |
| Leong Yong Kong | |
| Native Name Lang: | zh-my |
| Office: | Member of the Kedah State Executive Council |
| Term Start: | 22 February 2016 |
| Term End: | 10 May 2018 |
| 1Blankname: | Menteri Besar |
| Predecessor: | Himself Mohd Rawi Abdul Hamid |
| Successor: | Ooi Tze Min Ismail Salleh Summugam Rengasamy |
| Term Start2: | 2015 |
| Term End2: | 22 February 2016 |
| Monarch2: | Sultan Abdul Halim |
| 1Blankname2: | Menteri Besar |
| Predecessor2: | Himself |
| Successor2: | Himself |
| Term Start3: | 20 March 2014 |
| Term End3: | 2015 |
| Monarch3: | Sultan Abdul Halim |
| 1Blankname3: | Menteri Besar |
| Predecessor3: | Tan Chow Kang |
| Successor3: | Himself |
| Assembly4: | Kedah State Legislative |
| Constituency Am4: | Gurun |
| Term Start4: | 8 March 2008 |
| Term End4: | 9 May 2018 |
| Predecessor4: | Beh Heng Seong (BN–MCA) |
| Successor4: | Johari Abdul (PH–PKR) |
| Majority4: | 1,554 (2008) 1,296 (2013) |
| Birth Date: | 26 May 1960 |
| Birth Place: | Gurun, Kedah, Federation of Malaya |
| Party: | Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) |
| Otherparty: | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
| Alma Mater: | University of Agra (MBBS)[1] |
| Occupation: | Politician, Doctor |
Leong Yong Kong is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Gurun from March 2008 to May 2018 and Member of the Kedah State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under Menteri Besar Mukhriz Mahathir and Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah from 2014 to 2016.[2] He is a member of Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.[3] [4]
Leong Yong Kong holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor oF Surgery from University of Agra.
Leong Yong Kong contested in the 2008 state election and the 2013 state election, he successfully elected as the Gurun state assemblyman.[5]
On 20 March 2014, he was sworn in as Kedah State Executive Councilor, in charge of Environment, Chinese Community Affairs, Heath and Unity portfolio.[6] On 11 May 2015, he was added to be in charge of Indian Community Affairs, which was originally the responsibility of Mohd Rawi Abdul Hamid.[7] On 22 February 2016, he was added to be in charge of Siamese affairs, which was originally the responsibility of Mohd Rawi Abdul Hamid.[8]
On 27 May 2016, Leong Yong Kong withdrew from the MCA because of its concerns about Islamic criminal law.[9] [10] On May 28, the then MCA Kedah state chairman Lee Chee Leong gave Leong Yong Kong two weeks to reconsider his decision to quit the party.[11] On 1 June, Leong Yong Kong withdrew his decision to withdraw from the MCA.[12] [13]
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | N22 Gurun | Leong Yong Kong (MCA) | 8,589 | 54.97% | Kalai Vanan Bala Sundram (PKR) | 7,035 | 45.03% | 16,464 | 1,554 | 73.70% | ||||
| 2013 | Leong Yong Kong (MCA) | 11,411 | 53.01% | Salma Ismail (PKR) | 10,115 | 46.99% | 22,077 | 1,296 | 84.80% | |||||
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | P017 Padang Serai | Leong Yong Kong (MCA) | 15,449 | 22.04% | (PKR) | 31,724 | 45.27% | 71,157 | 8,813 | 83.88% | |||
| Muhammad Sobri Osman (PAS) | 22,911 | 32.69% | |||||||||||