Liow Tiong Lai

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Sri Liow Tiong Lai PSM SSAP DGSM DIMP
廖中莱
Liow in 2017
Minister of Transport
In office 27 June 2014 – 9 May 2018
Monarchs	Abdul Halim Muhammad V
Prime Minister	Najib Razak
Deputy	Aziz Kaprawi
Preceded by	Hishammuddin Hussein (Acting)
Succeeded by	Loke Siew Fook
Constituency	Bentong
Minister of Health
In office 19 March 2008 – 15 May 2013
Monarchs	Mizan Zainal Abidin Abdul Halim
Prime Minister	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Najib Razak
Deputy	Abdul Latiff Ahmad (2008–2009) Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin (2009–2013)
Preceded by	Ong Ka Ting (Acting)
Succeeded by	Subramaniam Sathasivam
Constituency	Bentong
Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports
In office 14 February 2006 – 18 March 2008
Monarchs	Sirajuddin Mizan Zainal Abidin
Prime Minister	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Minister	Azalina Othman Said
Preceded by	Ong Tee Keat
Succeeded by	Wee Jeck Seng
Constituency	Bentong
10th President of Malaysian Chinese Association
In office 21 December 2013 – 4 November 2018
Deputy	Wee Ka Siong
Preceded by	Chua Soi Lek
Succeeded by	Wee Ka Siong
Constituency	Bentong
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Bentong
In office 29 November 1999 – 9 May 2018
Preceded by	Lim Ah Lek (BN–MCA)
Succeeded by	Wong Tack (PH–DAP)
Majority	10,715 (1999) 16,839 (2004) 12,549 (2008) 379 (2013)
Personal details
Born	(1961-10-13) 13 October 1961 (age 62) Jasin, Malacca, Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political party	Malayan Chinese Association (MCA) (since 1981)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) (since 1981)
Spouse	Lee Sun Loo
Children	3
Alma mater	National University of Malaysia University of Malaya
Occupation	Politician nutritionist
Website	www.liowtionglai.com

Tan Sri Dato' Sri Liow Tiong Lai (simplified Chinese: 廖中莱; traditional Chinese: 廖中萊; pinyin: Liào Zhōnglái; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Liāu Tiong-lâi; born 13 October 1961) is a Malaysian politician and nutritionist who served as Minister of Transport, Minister of Health, Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Ministers Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Najib Razak as well as former Minister Azalina Othman Said from February 2006 to May 2018. He also served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bentong from November 1999 to May 2018. ^[1] In addition, he served as 10th President of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of the ruling BN coalition, from December 2013 to November 2018.