Nga Kor Ming
| Yang Berhormat Tuan Nga Kor Ming MP, MLA | |
|---|---|
| 倪可敏 | |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Taiping | |
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Assumed office 8 March 2008 | |
| Preceded by | M. Kayveas (BN – PPP) |
| Majority | 11,298 |
| Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly for Pantai Remis | |
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Assumed office 29 November 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Wong Chong Sang (BN) |
| Succeeded by | Wong May Ing (DAP) |
| Majority | 5,706 |
| DAP Youth Chief | |
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Assumed office unknown | |
| Preceded by | unknown |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Nga Kor Ming 11 November 1972 Kelantan, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | Democratic Action Party – Pakatan Rakyat |
| Relations | cousin of Ngeh Koo Ham |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation |
Politician Solicitor and Advocate State Assembyman |
| Religion | Methodism |
Nga Kor Ming (Chinese: 倪可敏; pinyin: Ní Kě Mǐn; 11 November 1972), also known as David Nga, is a Malaysian politician and is the current Member of Parliament for the seat of Taiping, Perak. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) in the Pakatan Rakyat opposition coalition,[1] and serves as the party's Assistant National Treasurer.[2]
Education and professional career
Nga Kor Ming received a Bachelor of Laws from Universiti Malaya. Before his appointment to the Perak executive council, he practised as a lawyer in Ayer Tawar and also in Ipoh, Perak.
Political career
He became Member of Parliament for Taiping, Perak after defeating President of the People's Progressive Party (PPP) Datuk M. Kayveas with a majority of 11,298 votes in the General Election on 8 March 2008. He has also been State Assemblyman for Pantai Remis, Perak since the 1999 General Election. In 2008, with the formation of the Perak government by the coalition of DAP, PKR and PAS (known as Pakatan Rakyat), Nga Kor Ming was appointed to the state executive committee, with the portfolios of Education, Local Government, Housing and Public Transport. Perak had previously been ruled continuously by the Barisan Nasional (or its predecessor the Alliance) since the independence of Malaya (later Malaysia) in 1957.
In 2007, he was recognised as one of Ten Outstanding Young Malaysians by the International Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Ministry of Youth and Sports in the category of 'Politics and Government'. This award was notable as it rarely goes to opposition politicians.[3]
Racism Remarks
In 2011, Nga Kor Ming allegedly used the term "metallic black" to possibly describe Zambry, during political rallies in Kamunting. Nga Kor Ming apologised for his racist remarks for calling Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir a "metallic black person". It was believed that he was referring to Dr Zambry's skin colour or Indians when he uttered the phrase in various ceramah as seen in YouTube, which he subsequently denied.[4]
The apology was accepted by DAP national chairman Karpal Singh, however, it is believed that no disciplinary action was taken although DAP was known as a multi-racial party and its leaders were not known to pass racist remarks against any community or race until the racial slur by Nga Kor Ming.[5]
Tailorgate
In 2012, Nga Kor Ming sued blogger sekupangdua, whose true identity is Ahmad Sofian Yahya at Ipoh High Court for exemplary damages, aggravated damages and an order of injunction against further publication of defamatory words.[6]
It has been revealed that his wife's company was previously awarded the contract to make lounge suits for Ipoh City councillors when Pakatan Rakyat was ruling Perak.
DAP Perak stresses that MBI's award of tailoring contract was done by the council's tender board by way of open tender, it is believed that Nga did not interfere in the committee overlooking the open tender process. The subject matter is a contract for 24 lounge suit for MBI councillors at the price of RM650 each and a total price of RM14,400.00.
Nga's wife's company, which submitted a bid for RM650 per suit, ended up being awarded the job sometime in 2008. The open tender involved 4 other tailor companies and Nga's wife's company Ethan and Elton was awarded the contract despite being the most expensive at RM650, the lowest bidder Goodman Tailor having tendered for RM450.[7]
The DAP disciplinary committee cleared Nga Kor Ming of any power abuse in the awarding of a lounge suit contract to his wife's company.[8]
Election results
| Year | State Legislative Assembly seat | Votes Obtained | Majority | Ballots Cast | Opponent | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | P65 Beruas N32 Pantai Remis | 9,896 | won by 2,447 | 12,085 | Wong Chong Sang (BN) | 64.09% |
| 2004 | P68 Beruas N37 Pantai Remis | 9,703 | won by 2,303 | 17,635 | Wong Chong Sang (BN) | 66.18% |
| 2008 | P68 Beruas N38 Pantai Remis | 12,188 | won by 5,076 | 11,154 | Ooi Jing Ting (BN) | 77.08% |
- Parliament (Parlimen)
| Year | Parliamentary seat | Votes Obtained | Majority | Ballots Cast | Opponent | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | P60 Taiping | 28,098 | won by 11,298 | 18,350 | M. Kayveas (BN – PPP) | 71.52% |
Personal life
Nga Kor Ming comes from an old Ayer Tawar Methodist family and was christened David by the late Rev. Koh Gie Bing. His wife is also from Ayer Tawar; they have three children.
References
- ↑ "Nga Kor Ming, Y.B. Tuan" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 28 June 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
- ↑ "DAP: Leadership". Democratic Action Party. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
- ↑ "Nga kor Ming - About". www.ngakorming.com. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ↑ "Nga says sorry over metallic black jibe". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ↑ "Racial slur against Zambry uncalled for: Karpal". The Sunday Daily. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ↑ "Nga filed RM10 million Libel suit against pro-umno's Blogger at Ipoh High Court". Nga Kor Ming's Blog. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- ↑ "Tailored for Abuse of Power". Stop The Lies. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
- ↑ "DAP clear Nga of 'lounge-suit' corruption accusations". The Malaysian Insider. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
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