Biography        

    Datuk Ong Tee Keat, presently serving as Member of Parliament Malaysia, represents the District of Pandan since 2004. This district includes parts of the Selangor State and Kuala Lumpur. Datuk Ong also serves on as the Vice President of Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) and the Deputy Minister of Malaysia Higher Education (MOHE).

    Datuk Ong Tee Keat, raised on Malaysia China Town-Petaling Street, Kuala Lumpur in 1956. After having his primary and secondary educations, Datuk Ong graduated from University Malaya, where he received a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering. He worked as Mechanical Engineer before serving 4 terms as Member of Parliament for Ampang Jaya (1989–2004).

    In 1990, Datuk Ong was appointed as the Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives for 9 years. In 1999, Datuk Ong promoted to Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports Malaysia. In this role, Datuk Ong worked to promote a conservative philosophy of less government, more freedom for youth, and individual responsibility.

    Datuk Ong Tee Keat was brought up in a fishmonger’s family, and nearly became a dropout at the age of 13 because of the sudden demise of his father when he was in Form One. He owe a lot to his late mother, who reversed the decision to send him to a workshop, otherwise he would have ended up as an apprentice somewhere in Kuala Lumpur.

    Datuk Ong Tee Keat and Datin Chooi Yoke Chun have been married and live in Taman Midah, Cheras with their three children.