The Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Malay: Timbalan Menteri Pelancongan, Seni dan Budaya; ; Tamil: சுற்றுலா, கலை மற்றும் கலாச்சார துணை அமைச்சர்) is a Malaysian cabinet position serving as deputy head of the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture.
List of Deputy Ministers of Tourism, Arts and Culture The following individuals have been appointed as Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports, or any of its precedent titles:
Colour key (for political coalition/parties): Coalition Component party Timeline 1957–1973 1973–present 1973–present 1973–2018 1973–2018 –2018 2015–present 2020–present – 2020–2022 Direct Member 2022–
Assistant Minister of Youth, Culture and Sports (1964–) Portrait Name(Birth–Death)Constituency Political coalition Political party Took office Left office Prime Minister(Cabinet) Engku Muhsein Abdul Kadir Alliance UMNO 1964 Tunku Abdul RahmanPost renamed into Assistant Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Assistant Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Portrait Name(Birth–Death)Constituency Political coalition Political party Took office Left office Prime Minister(Cabinet) Engku Muhsein Abdul Kadir Alliance UMNO 1970 Tunku Abdul RahmanPost renamed into Deputy Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Deputy Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Portrait Name(Birth–Death)Constituency Political coalition Political party Took office Left office Prime Minister(Cabinet) Neo Yee Pan BN MCA March1976 31 December1977 Hussein Onn Mak Hon Kam BN MCA 1978 Hussein Onn Chin Hon Ngian BN MCA 1982Hussein OnnMahathir Mohamad Rosemary Chow Poh Kheng BN MCA 29 April 1982 10 August 1986 Mahathir MohamadPost renamed into Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports and Deputy Minister of Culture, Arts and Tourism Deputy Minister of Culture, Arts and Tourism Portrait Name(Birth–Death)Constituency Political coalition Political party Took office Left office Prime Minister(Cabinet)Ng Cheng Kuai BN MCA 15 June 1989 26 October 1990 Mahathir MohamadChan Kong Choy BN MCA 27 October 1990 3 May 1995 Mahathir MohamadTeng Gaik Kwan BN MCA 8 May 1995 14 December 1999 Mahathir MohamadFu Ah Kiow BN MCA 15 December 1999 26 March 2004 Mahathir MohamadAbdullah Ahmad BadawiPost renamed into Deputy Minister of Tourism and Deputy Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage Deputy Minister of Tourism Portrait Name(Birth–Death)Constituency Political coalition Political party Took office Left office Prime Minister(Cabinet)Ahmad Zahid Hamidi BN UMNO 27 March 2004 14 February 2006Abdullah Ahmad BadawiDonald Lim Siang Chai BN MCA 14 February 2006 18 March 2008Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Taib BN PBB 19 March 2008 14 December 2009 Abdullah Ahmad BadawiNajib RazakJames Dawos Mamit BN PBB 14 December 2009 15 May 2013 Najib RazakPost spited into Deputy Minister of Tourism and Deputy Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage Deputy Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage Portrait Name(Birth–Death)Constituency Political coalition Political party Took office Left office Prime Minister(Cabinet)Wong Kam Hoong BN MCA 27 March 2004 18 March 2008 Abdullah Ahmad BadawiPost renamed to Deputy Minister of National Unity, Arts, Culture and Heritage Deputy Minister of National Unity, Arts, Culture and Heritage Portrait Name(Birth–Death)Constituency Political coalition Political party Took office Left office Prime Minister(Cabinet)Teng Boon Soon BN MCA 19 March 2008 9 April 2009 Abdullah Ahmad BadawiPost renamed to Deputy Minister of Information, Communications, Arts and Culture Deputy Minister of Information, Communications, Arts and Culture Portrait Name(Birth–Death)Constituency Political coalition Political party Took office Left office Prime Minister(Cabinet)Heng Seai Kie BN MCA10 April 2009 4 June 2010Najib Razak Joseph Salang Gandum BN PRS15 May 2013Maglin Dennis d'Cruz BN PPP 4 June 2010Post renamed to Deputy Minister of Tourism and Culture Deputy Minister of Tourism and Culture Portrait Name(Birth–Death)Constituency Political coalition Political party Took office Left office Prime Minister(Cabinet)Mas Ermieyati Samsudin BN UMNO 29 July 2015 9 May 2018 Najib Razak"Post renamed into Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture" Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Portrait Name(Birth–Death)Constituency Political coalition Political party Took office Left office Prime Minister(Cabinet)Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik PH PKR 2 July 2018 24 February 2020 Mahathir MohamadJeffrey Gapari Kitingan PN STAR 10 March 2020 29 September 2020Muhyiddin Yassin Guan Dee Koh Hoi PN STAR 16 April 2021 16 August 2021Edmund Santhara Kumar Ramanaidu – PBM 30 August 2021 24 November 2022 Ismail Sabri YaakobKhairul Firdaus Akbar Khan GRS Direct Member 10 December 2022 17 December 2025Anwar IbrahimChiew Choon Man PH PKR 17 December 2025 Incumbent
See also Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Malaysia)
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