Ministry of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government (Malaysia)

Ministry of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government
Kementerian Kesejahteraan Bandar, Perumahan, dan Kerajaan Tempatan (KPKT)
Ministry overview
Formed 15 May 2013 (2013-05-15)
Preceding agencies
Jurisdiction Government of Malaysia
Headquarters No. 51, Persiaran Perdana, Precinct 4, Federal Government Administrative Centre, 62100 Putrajaya
Employees 17,440 (2016)
Annual budget MYR 4,173,129,400 (2016)
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Ministry executives
  • Mohammad Mentek, Secretary-General
  • Tam Weng Wah, Deputy Secretary-General (Policy and Development)
  • Halimi Abd. Manaf, Deputy Secretary-General (Urban Wellbeing)
  • Nor Inchun Mohamed Salleh, Deputy Secretary-General (Management)
Website www.kpkt.gov.my

The Ministry of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government (Malay: Kementerian Kesejahteraan Bandar, Perumahan, dan Kerajaan Tempatan), abbreviated KPKT, is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for urban wellbeing, housing, local government, town planning, country planning, fire and rescue authority, landscape, solid waste management, strata management, moneylenders, pawnbrokers.

Organization

Federal departments and agencies

  1. Town and Country Planning Department Peninsular Malaysia, or Jabatan Perancangan Bandar Dan Desa Semenanjung Malaysia (JPBDSM). (Official site)
  2. Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia, or Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia. (Official site)
  3. National Housing Department, or Jabatan Perumahan Negara. (Official site)
  4. Local Government Department, or Jabatan Kerajaan Tempatan (JKT). (Official site)
  5. National Landscape Department, or Jabatan Landskap Negara (JLN). (Official site)
  6. National Solid Waste Management Department (NSWMD), or Jabatan Pengurusan Sisa Pepejal Negara (JPSPN). (Official site)
  7. Tribunal for Housing and Strata Management, or Tribunal Perumahan Dan Pengurusan Strata (TPPS).
  8. Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Training Institue, or Institut Latihan Kesejahteraan Bandar, Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan (I-KPKT). (Official site)
  9. Solid Waste And Public Cleansing Management Corporation (SWCorp), or Perbadanan Pengurusan Sisa Pepejal Dan Pembersihan Awam (PPSPPA). (Official site)

Key legislation

The Ministry of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government is responsible for administration of several key Acts:[1]

Housing
Local Government
Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing
Town and Country Planning
Fire and Rescue Authority
Moneylenders and Pawnbrokers

Policy Priorities of the Government of the Day

Programmes

List of Federal Minister of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government

Minister of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government
Incumbent
Abdul Rahman Dahlan

since 16 May 2013 (2013-05-16)
Style Yang Berhormat Menteri (The Honourable Minister)
Member of Cabinet of Malaysia
Reports to Parliament of Malaysia
Seat Level 18, No. 51, Persiaran Perdana, Precinct 4, Federal Government Administrative Centre, 62100 Putrajaya
Appointer Yang di-Pertuan Agong on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Malaysia
Formation 1955 (1955)
First holder Sulaiman Abdul Rahman
Website www.kpkt.gov.my

The following is a list of former and current Federal Minister of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government.[2]

Political Party:       Alliance       BN

Federal Minister of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Term of Office Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Constituency
Political Party Took Office Left Office
Federal Minister of Local Government, Housing and Town Planning
1 Sulaiman Abdul Rahman
(d. 1963)
Alliance (UMNO) 1955 1957 Chief Minister of the
Federation of Malaya

Tunku Abdul Rahman
1 Khaw Kai Boh
(b. unknown)
MP for Ulu Selangor
Alliance (MCA) 2 May 1964 3 June 1969 Tunku Abdul Rahman
(III)
2 Ong Kee Hui
(1914–2000)
MP for Bandar Kuching
Alliance (SUPP) 9 February 1971 4 March 1976 Abdul Razak Hussein
(I • II)
Hussein Onn
(I)
3 Michael Chen Wing Sum
(b. unknown)
MP for Ulu Selangor
Alliance (MCA) 9 April 1974 1 November 1975 Abdul Razak Hussein
(I • II)
4 Hassan Adli Arshad
(b. unknown)
MP for Bagan Datoh
BN (UMNO) 5 March 1976 27 July 1978 Hussein Onn
(I)
5 Neo Yee Pan
(b. unknown)
MP for Muar
BN (MCA) 15 September 1979 15 August 1985 Hussein Onn
(II)
Mahathir Mohamad
(I • II)
6 Chan Siang Sun
(b. unknown)
MP for Bentong
BN (MCA) 7 January 1986 10 August 1986 Mahathir Mohamad
(II)
7 Ng Cheng Kiat
(b. unknown)
MP for Klang
BN (MCA) 27 October 1986 13 June 1989 Mahathir Mohamad
(III)
8 Lee Kim Sai
(b. 1937)
MP for Hulu Langat
BN (MCA) 14 August 1989 26 October 1990 Mahathir Mohamad
(III)
9 Ting Chew Peh
(b. unknown)
MP for Gopeng
BN (MCA) 27 October 1990 14 December 1999 Mahathir Mohamad
(IV • V)
10 Ong Ka Ting
(b. 1956)
MP for Pontian
MP for Tanjong Piai
BN (MCA) 15 December 1999 17 March 2008 Mahathir Mohamad
(VI)
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
(I • II)
11 Ong Ka Chuan
(b. 1954)
MP for Tanjong Malim
BN (MCA) 18 March 2008 9 April 2009 Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
(III)
12 Kong Cho Ha
(b. 1950)
MP for Lumut
BN (MCA) 10 April 2009 4 June 2010 Najib Razak
(I)
13 Chor Chee Heung
(b. 1955)
MP for Alor Setar
BN (MCA) 7 June 2010 5 May 2013 Najib Razak
(I)
14 Abdul Rahman Dahlan
(b. 1965)
MP for Kota Belud
BN (UMNO) 16 May 2013 Incumbent Najib Razak
(II)

References

  1. http://www.kpkt.gov.my/index.php/pages/view/88 Senarai Perundangan KPKT
  2. "Former Minister of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government". Ministry of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government, Malaysia. Retrieved 16 August 2015.

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