Nicole Wong Siaw Ting

Nicole Wong Siaw Ting (; born ) is a Malaysian politician who served as a Senator from June to October 2022. She is a member of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. She also served as the Youth Chief of MCA from November 2018 to September 2023. She is the first female National Youth Chief of MCA in the history of the MCA. Established in 1955, MCA Youth Wing originally comprised all male members until it opened its membership to females in 2013.

Biography Wong was born in Bukit Mertajam, Pulau Pinang and growing up in Kulim, Kedah to parents of subcontractors in the construction industry. She studied at Chio Min primary and secondary schools. She further her Diploma in Tourism Management at Reliance College KL and obtained her Master of Business Administration (Leadership) at Universiti Tun Abdul Razak. She later completed an International Master of Public Administration for Future Leaders with Tsinghua University. Married to Alan Kok Kwong Yoong(郭光荣), Wong is a mother of 3 children.

Political career Under the influence of her late father, who was a MCA lifetime member, Wong became a member of MCA in 2001. She started her political career as acting director of the Youth Bureau of MCA women’s wing from 2008 – 2013. Meanwhile, she worked as a personal assistant to the former Deputy of Minister of Information, Communication, and Culture in 2009. She then assisted the Ministry of Education in 2017.

Apart from holding positions in MCA, she has been appointed as a board member and director for the Human Resources Development Corporation (HRD Corp) under the Ministry of Human Resources. She was also a City Advisory board member of Kuala Lumpur City Hall, which is part of the Ministry of Federal Territories. At present, she holds the position of Chief Advisor at Southeast Asia Research Centre for Humanities and serves as board member of Fourth Council of Tsinghua Alumni Association SPPM Branch.

Wong contested in Seputeh during the 13th Malaysian General Election but was defeated by Teresa Kok, incumbent member of parliament of Seputeh from Democratic Action Party (DAP). She contested again for the Tebrau parliamentary seat in the 15th Malaysian General Election but lost the seat to Jimmy Puah Wee Tse, member of People's Justice Party (PKR).

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