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Malaysian politician (born 1950)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Kong (江).

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' SeriKong Cho HaPSM SSAP SPMP DPMP AMP AMN PPN
江作汉


Minister of Transport
In office 4 June 2010 – 15 May 2013
Monarchs	Mizan Zainal Abidin Abdul Halim
Prime Minister	Najib Razak
Deputy	Abdul Rahim Bakri Jelaing Mersat
Preceded by	Ong Tee Keat
Succeeded by	Hishammuddin Hussein (Acting)
Constituency	Lumut
Minister of Housing and Local Government
In office 10 April 2009 – 4 June 2010
Monarch	Mizan Zainal Abidin
Prime Minister	Najib Razak
Deputy	Lajim Ukin
Preceded by	Ong Ka Chuan
Succeeded by	Chor Chee Heung
Constituency	Lumut
Deputy Minister of Finance II
In office 19 March 2008 – 9 April 2009Serving with Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah
Monarch	Mizan Zainal Abidin
Prime Minister	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Minister	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (2008) Nor Mohamed Yakcop Najib Razak (2008–2009)
Preceded by	Ng Yen Yen
Succeeded by	Chor Chee Heung
Constituency	Lumut
Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation
In office 27 March 2004 – 18 March 2008
Monarchs	Sirajuddin Mizan Zainal Abidin
Prime Minister	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Minister	Jamaluddin Jarjis
Preceded by	Zainal Dahlan as Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Environment
Succeeded by	Fadillah Yusof
Constituency	Lumut
Secretary-General of the Malaysian Chinese Association
In office 7 April 2010 – 2 January 2014
President	Chua Soi Lek Liow Tiong Lai
Deputy	Hou Kok Chung
Preceded by	Wong Foon Meng
Succeeded by	Ong Ka Chuan
Constituency	Lumut
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Lumut
In office 29 November 1999 – 5 May 2013
Preceded by	Yap Yit Thong (MCA–BN)
Succeeded by	Mohamad Imran Abdul Hamid (PKR)
Majority	605 (1999) 11,614 (2004) 298 (2008)

Personal details
Born	(1950-09-15) 15 September 1950 (age 74) Perak, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political party	Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Occupation	Politician

Kong Cho Ha (simplified Chinese: 江作汉; traditional Chinese: 江作漢; pinyin: Jiāng Zuòhàn; 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

**Perak State Legislative Assembly**
Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1990	N40 Sitiawan		Kong Cho Ha (MCA)	7,171	43.51%		Hoo Chan You (DAP)	9,309	56.49%	17,014	2,138	68.17%

**Parliament of Malaysia**
Year	Constituency		Votes	Pct		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1999	P074 Lumut	Kong Cho Ha (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%	Mohamad Imran Abdul Hamid (PKR)	40,308	55.64%	73,753	8,168	83.53%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

Malaysia :
- Medal of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PPN) (1996)
- Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (2001)
- Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2014)
Perak :
- Member of the Order of the Perak State Crown (AMP) (2001)
- Knight Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (DPMP) – Dato' (2004)
- Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (SPMP) – Dato' Seri (2009)
Pahang :
- Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2011)

References

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"Kong Cho Ha, Y.B. Dato' Seri" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
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Tan, Joceline (2 June 2010). "Winds of change in Cabinet". The Star. Star Publications. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
"Chua's the No.1". New Straits Times/asiaone. 29 March 2010. Archived from the original on 1 April 2010. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
"Soi Lek wins, Liow is MCA No. 2". Archived from the original on 31 March 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010. Soi Lek wins, Liow is MCA No. 2 – The Malaysian Insider, 28 March 2010
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/59001-kong-is-new-mca-sec-gen Archived 10 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine Kong is new MCA sec-gen – The Malaysian Insider, 7 April 2010
"Ong Ka Chuan of Tg Malim Is Set To Become MCA Sec-Gen". The Rakyat Post. 29 December 2013. Archived from the original on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
"Ong Ka Chuan appointed MCA sec-gen". Bernama. Malaysiakini. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
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"Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2010. Source includes 2004 election results. Results from previous elections not available.
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"Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
"2013 Malaysia General Election NEGERI PERAK P.074 LUMUT". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2013. Results only available for the 2013 election.
"IGP leads King's honours list". Lee Yen Mun. The Star. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
"CARIAN REKOD PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN/PINGAT NEGERI PERAK DARUL RIDZUAN". pingat.perak.gov.my.
"Sultan of Perak's birthday honours list". The Star. 20 April 2004. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
"Perak Sultan's 81st Birthday Honours List". The Star. 24 April 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2018.

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