The Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry is a Malaysian cabinet position serving as deputy head of the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry.
The Ministry of International Trade and Industry was created in 1990 as a reconstruction of the Ministry of Trade and Industry. Domestic trade functions were eventually transferred to the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumerism, leaving the International Trade Ministry in charge of Industry proper. The post of Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry was rebranded into Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry following a cabinet decision on 5 April 2023.
List of deputy ministers The following individuals have been appointed as Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry, or any of its precedent titles:List of Malaysian Deputy Trade Ministers
Colour key (for political coalition/parties): Coalition Member party Timeline 1957–1973 – – 1991–2018 1973–present 1973–2018 2002–2018 1973–present 2015–present
Assistant Minister of Commerce and Industry (1959–1972) Portrait Name(Birth–Death)Constituency Political coalition Political party Took office Left office Prime Minister(Cabinet) Cheah Theam Swee Alliance MCA 1959 1962 Tunku Abdul Rahman Abdul Khalid Awang Osman Alliance UMNO 1962 1968 Tunku Abdul Rahman Abdul Taib Mahmud – BUMIPUTERA 1968 1970 Tunku Abdul Rahman Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry (1972–1990) Portrait Name(Birth–Death)Constituency Political coalition Political party Took office Left office Prime Minister(Cabinet) Musa Hitam BN UMNO 1974 1978 Abdul Razak HusseinHussein Onn Mohamed Rahmat BN UMNO 1976 1978 Hussein Onn Abdul Manan Othman BN UMNO 1978 1978 Hussein Onn Lew Sip Hon BN MCA 1983 Hussein OnnMahathir Mohamad Shahrir Abdul Samad BN UMNO 1981 Mahathir Mohamad Oo Gin Sun BN MCA 1983 1986 Mahathir Mohamad Muhyiddin Yassin BN UMNO 1986 Kee Yong Wee BN MCA 1986 1986 Kok Wee Kiat BN MCA 1986 1990 Mahathir Mohamad Post split into Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumerism and Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry effective 27 October 1990. Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry (1990–2023) Portrait Name(Birth–Death)Constituency Political coalition Political party Took office Left office Prime Minister(Cabinet) Chua Jui Meng BN MCA 1990 1995 Mahathir Mohamad Kerk Choo Ting BN Gerakan 1995 2004 Mahathir MohamadAbdullah Ahmad Badawi Ahmad Husni Mohamad Hanadzlah BN UMNO 2004 2008 Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Mah Siew Keong BN Gerakan 2006 Ng Lip Yong BN Gerakan 2006 2008 Liew Vui Keong BN LDP 2008 2009 Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Jacob Dungau Sagan BN SPDP 2013 Mukhriz Mahathir BN UMNO 2009 Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak Ir. Dr. Hamim Samuri BN UMNO 2013 2015 Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak Lee Chee Leong BN MCA 2014 2016 Ahmad Maslan BN UMNO 2015 2018 Chua Tee Yong BN MCA 2016 Dr. Ong Kian Ming PH DAP 2018 2020 Mahathir Mohamad Lim Ban Hong BN MCA 2020 2022 Muhyiddin YassinIsmail Sabri Yaakob Liew Chin Tong PH DAP 2022 2023 Anwar Ibrahim Post rebranded into Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade and IndustryDeputy Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry (2023–present) Portrait Name(Birth–Death)Constituency Political coalition Political party Took office Left office Prime Minister(Cabinet) Liew Chin Tong PH DAP 2023 2025Anwar Ibrahim Sim Tze Tzin PH PKR 2025 Incumbent
See also Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry (Malaysia) Minister of Domestic Trade and Living Costs (Malaysia) Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Living Costs (Malaysia)
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