Personal Particulars
Name : Dato’ Liow Tiong Lai DIMP, SMP
Date of Birth : October 1961
Martial Status : Married with 1 daughter and 2 sons
Academic Qualifications
B.Sc (Hons) 1986 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
MBA 1994 Universiti Malaya
Political Career
1986 – ’88 Employed as Research Assistant in INSAP based in Party HQ.
1988 – ’89 Appointed Personal Assistant to Deputy President, Tan Sri Lee Kim Sai.
1989 – ’96 Appointed Press Secretary to Minister of Labour, Tan Sri Lim Ah Lek.
1996 – ’99 Appointed Political Secretary Minister of Human Resources, Tan Sri Lim Ah Lek.
1999 – ’04 Elected Member of Parliament of Bentong
2004 – Present Re-elected Member of Parliament for Bentong
2006 - Elected as Deputy Minister of Youth & Sports
2008 - Elected as Minister of Health
Party Posts
1981 – Joined MCA as an ordinary member
1990 – Chairman, Caw. Batu 1 Bentong Youth.
CC member, National Youth.
Committee member, National Youth Cadre Training & Publicity Bureau.
1993 – Organising Secretary, Pahang State Youth.
1996 – Chairman, Bhg. Raub Youth.
Secretary, Pahang State Youth.
Organising Secretary, National Youth.
1999 – Youth Chairman, Pahang State.
Deputy Secretary-General, National Youth.
Head, National Youth Piblicity Bureau.
2002 – Secretary-General, National Youth.
2005- Elected as MCA Youth Chairman
2008 - Elected as MCA Vice President
General Elections Participation
1982 – Participated in the General election preparatory and campaign work.
1986 – Assisted in the General elections in Party HQ Operations Room.
1987 – Assisted in Gopeng By-election.
1988 – Assisted in the Ampang and Bentong By-elections.
1990 – Coordinator, Operations Room for Bentong.
1995 – Director, Operations Room for Bentong.
2001 – Director, Operations Room for Ketari By-election.
1999 – Candidate for Bentong.
2004 – Candidate for Bentong. Also assisted in campaigning in various DAP strongholds in
other parts of the country.
Noteworthy Party / BN activities
1992
· Founded the Youth Public Speaking Forum
1993
· Attended the International Youth Exchange Programme, Taiwan.
1996
· Involved in the setting up of The Youth Activities Centre nationwide.
· Was very active in the various fund raising campaigns for TAR College, including the
Langkawi Project for Educational Excellence.
· Member of the Youth delegation in a special dialogue with the Prime Minister and Deputy
Prime Minister.
1999
· Founded The Youth Speaker’s Corner.
· Member of BN Youth delegation in a special dialogue with Young PAP in Singapore.
· Member of BN Youth delegation to China (the longest Malaysian flag was attached to the
Great Wall)
· Member of MCA Youth delegation in goodwill visits to North Korea, China and Taiwan.
2002
· Played a substantive role in various BN Youth activities like The Peace Malaysia
Movement, Palestinian Issues, etc.
· Assisted in the management of Youth campaigns such as ‘Proper English’
Recruitment programme of young professionals and Life-long Learning
· Member of Youth delegation on goodwill visits to Kunming Beijing in China.
Established close links with the Chinese Communist Party youth Leadership.
· Active participation in official discussions with various Ministries, including with the
Entrepreneur Minister on the MRSM issue, with human Resources Minister on skill
development programmes, with Works Minister on the hill slope and toll issues and with
Youth & Sports Minister on the Youth Association Act.
· Successfully expanded the Youth Public Speaking Forum with 14 training centers
throughout the country. To-date, over 3,000 youths have benefited from the Forum.
· Promoted the party’s Life-long Learning programme with youth members through a tie-up
with the Malaysian Institute of Mgt.
· Also established the Career Enhancement Programme in partnership with Jobstreet.com
· As a member of the Nation Service supervisory committee, assisted in the setting up of a
Trainers’ committee to recruit more trainers from the Chinese community.
Honours
Setia Mahkota Pahang (SMP) - 1997
Darjah Indera Mahkota Pahang (DIMP) - 2004
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