Leong Yong Kong

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. He is a member of Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.

Education Leong Yong Kong holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from University of Agra.

Political career Leong Yong Kong contested in the 2008 state election and the 2013 state election, he successfully elected as the Gurun state assemblyman.

On 20 March 2014, he was sworn in as Kedah State Executive Councilor, in charge of Environment, Chinese Community Affairs, Heath and Unity portfolio. 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. On 22 February 2016, he was added to be in charge of Siamese affairs, which was originally the responsibility of Mohd Rawi Abdul Hamid.

On 27 May 2016, Leong Yong Kong withdrew from the MCA because of its concerns about Islamic criminal law. 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. On 1 June, Leong Yong Kong withdrew his decision to withdraw from the MCA.

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