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PERSONAL PARTICULARS:

Name Datuk Seri Dr Fong Chan Onn

Age 64 years

Address Office: 73, 1^st Floor, Jalan 2/90

Taman Pertama

3 ½ mile Jalan Cheras

56100 Kuala Lumpur

Tel:(603) 9282 7177

Fax:(603) 67300456

e-mail: fongco06@gmail.com

House: 75 Jalan Semarak Api

Sierra Mas

47000 Sungei Buloh

Selangor

Academic Background:

1966 : Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) First Class Honours, University of Canterbury, New Zealand

1972 : Masters of Business Administration, University of Rochester, New York

1974 : PhD. Operations Research/Industrial Economics, University of Rochester, New York

Political Background:

Since 1996 : Vice President, Malaysian Chinese Association, MCA

Since 1990 : Member of Parliament for Selandar, Melaka

Since 1990 : Chairman, MCA Economic Policy Bureau, Malaysian Chinese Association, MCA

Since 1990 : Member of Presidential Council, Malaysian Chinese Association, MCA

1993 - 1996 : Vice Chairman, MCA Melaka, State Liaison Committee

1993 - 1996 : Chairman, MCA Sabah, State Liaison Committee

1996 - 2007 : Chairman, MCA Kelantan, State Liaison Committee

Since 2007 : Chairman, MCA Melaka

Since 2002 : Member, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) Council

Party Contributions:

1999 – 2001 : Coordinator of MCA’s discussion group for the National Economic Consultative Council to draw up the Second National Development Policy (2001-2010)

1989 – 1990 : Represented MCA on the National Economic Consultative Council to draw up the National Development Policy (1990-1992)

1989 – 1990 : Represented MCA on the Consultative Council for the New Education Act (1990 -1991)

Since 1998 : Chairman, MCA SJK(C) Smart School Project

Since 1997 : Responsible for MCA web site (http://www.mca.org.my)

Since 1992 : Participated actively in conceptualizing and implementing the Langkawi Project

Since 1990 : Member of Tunku Abdul Rahman College Council

Since 1980 : Chairs MCA’s think-tank, INSAP’s discussions on economics, policy and social issues.

Social Contributions:

Since 1990 : Life Member of the Selangor/Federal Territory, Spastics Children Association

Since 1990 : Patron of the Play Centre, Petaling Jaya.

1982 - 1989 : Chairman of Parent Teachers Association, SRK Sultan Alam Shah (2)

1988 – 1991 : Chairman of Parent Teachers Association, SM Lelaki Bukit Bintang

Work Experience:

Dec. 1999 - March 2008 : Minister of Human Resources

Oct. 1990 - Dec. 1999 : Deputy Minister of Education

Jan. 1990 - Sept. 1990 : Dean, Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya

April 1986 - Jan. 1990 : Chairman, Division of Applied Economics, Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya

May 1986 - Oct. 1990 : Professor of Applied Economics, Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya

Nov. 1983 - March 1986 : Dean, Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya

March 1982 - Oct. 1983 : Deputy Dean, Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya

Oct. 1977 - April 1986 : Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya

Jan. 1980 - Sept. 1980 : Fulbright Exchange Professor, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Stanford, California

March 1979 - June 1979 : Japan Foundation Fellow, Institute of Development Economies, Tokyo

Sept. 1974 - Sept. 1977 : Lecturer, Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya

March 1968 - Sept. 1970 : Engineer, Telecommunications Department, Kuala Lumpur

March 1967 - March 1968 : Engineer, Telecommunications Department, Christchurch, New Zealand

Professional Consulting Experience:

Sept. 1988 - April 1989 : Consultant to Johor Port Authority on Investment in 1990s and Privatisation

Aug. 1986 - Dec. 1987 : Consultant to the Economic Planning Unit on National Ports Study

June 1984 - Dec. 1985 : Consultant to UNIDO on the Industrial Master Plan for Malaysia 1986-1995

Nov. 1984 - Aug. 1986 : Consultant to the Economic Planning Unit on Demographic - Economic Modelling

June 1985 - July 1985 : Member of UNFPA Needs Assessment Mission to Sri Lanka

April 1986 - May 1985 : Evaluation mission leader of UNFPA Project Population - Economic Education Through Agricultural Extension Networks In Thailand

Oct. 1981 - Nov. 1982 : Project Leader of Kuantan Port Authority Team on Long Term Expansion Planning

March 1981 - March 1982 : Project Leader of Johor Port Authority Team on Long Term Expansion Planning

Nov. 1979 - Oct. 1982 : Project Coordinator of IDRC project on Integration of Population and Economic Development implemented in Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, Bangladesh and Malaysia

Jan. 1978 - Dec. 1978 : Advisor, North Sumatra University Medan, Indonesia project on Local Leaders And Population Planning

March 1977 - Dec. 1977 : Economist, Rural Electrification Study for Peninsular Malaysia

March 1976 - Dec. 1976 : Industrial Economist, Industrial Potential Study for Pahang Tenggara, Malaysia

Jan. 1975 - Dec. 1975 : Industrial Economist, Selangor Development and Planning Study, Malaysia

GRANTS AND AWARDS:

1. Colombo Plan Scholarship for Under-Graduate Study in New Zealand.

2. Ford Foundation Fellowship for Graduate Study in the United States, 1970 –74.

3. Japan Foundation Fellowship for research in Japan, 1979.

4. Fulbright Exchange professorship Award for teaching and research in the United States, 1980.

5. ESCAP (Bangkok) Grant for Organizational Determinants of Family Planning Program Performance in Malaysia, 1975 (jointly with Stephen Chee).

6. Council for Asian Manpower (Manila) Grant for Ancillary Firms Development in Asian Industrial Sector: The Case of Malaysia.

7. Southeast Asia Population Research Awards Program (Singapore) Grant for Local Leaders and Family Planning in Malaysia, 1976.

8. Institute of Developing Economies (Tokyo) Grant for Regional Development in Southern Peninsular Malaysia, 1975-78 (jointly with K.C. Leong).

9. Southeast Asia Population Research Award Program (Singapore) Grant for Socio-Economic Determinants of Fertility in Peninsular Malaysia, 1977.

10. Ford-Rockefeller Foundations (New York) Grant for Analysis of Research Allocation in Family Planning Programs in Malaysia, 1978.

11. ILO (Geneva) Grant for Consumer Demand Pattern and Bicycle Manufacturing Technology, 1978.

12. ESCAP (Bangkok) Grant for Organizational Determinants of Integrated Family Planning and Development Programs in Malaysia, 1979.

13. Institute of Developing Economies (Tokyo) Grant for Comparative Advantage of Asian Manufacturing: The Case of Malaysia, 1979-81 (jointly with K.C. Leong).

14. IDRC (Ottawa) Grant for Integration of Population with Development in FELDA Schemes, 1982.

15. ILO (Geneva) Grant for Impact of Increased Energy Cost in Malaysia, 1982-1983.

16. ESCAP (Bangkok) Grant for Family Structure and Fertility, 1983.

17. Australian Government Grant for Industrial Structural Changes and Adjustments in ASEAN-Australia, 1983-84.

18. IDRC (Ottawa) Grant for Urban Poverty in Malaysia, 1983-84.

19. ESCAP (Bangkok) Grant for Demographic-Economic Modelling in Malaysia, 1984-85.

20. ESCAP (Bangkok) Grant for Communications Network and Family Planning Diffusion, 1985.

21. IDRC (Ottawa) Grant for Demographic-Economic Impact of Population-Development Programs in Malaysia, 1985.

22. Overseas Development Institute (London) Grant for Wages and Labour Welfare in Export-Oriented Industries in Malaysia, 1985.

23. UNIDO (Vienna) Grant for Study on Development Strategy for Industrialization in Malaysia, 1985.

24. UNFPA (New York) Grant for Impact of Socio-economic Development on Demographic Variables in Malaysia, 1985.

25. Nihon University (Tokyo) Grant for Study on Japanese and Malaysian Economic Development, 1985-86.

26. World Bank (Washington) Grant for Study on Political Economy of Growth, Poverty and Equity, 1986.

27. Institute of Developing Economies (Tokyo) Grant for Study on Role of Small and Medium Industries in Malaysian Economic Development, 1986.

28. ESCAP (Bangkok) Grant for Study on Economic Coorperation among ASEAN Countries, 1986-87.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

1. External Examiner, School of Business,

Tunku Abdul Rahman College, Kuala Lumpur since 1981.

2. Chairman, Population Studies Unit, University of Malaya, 1983-1986.

3. Vice-Chairman, Malaysian Economic Association, 1983-1986.

4. Member of the following professional bodies:

· Institute of Electrical Engineers, United Kingdom

· The Operations Research Society of America

· Institute of Management Science, United States

· Beta Gamma Sigma, United States

· Malaysian Examination Council, Malaysia

· Council of Technology Transfer, Malaysia

PUBLICATIONS:

I. Books

1. ASEAN Cooperation in Industrial Projects, Malaysian Economic Association, Kuala Lumpur, 1978 (Co-editor with Mohamed Ariff and R. Thillainathan).

2. Demographic Issues in Malaysian Industrialization, Population Studies Unit, Kuala Lumpur, 1984 (Co-editor with Salleh Ismail and Khong Kim Hoong).

3. Urban Poverty in Malaysia: Policies and Issues, Population Studies Unit, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 1985 (Editor).

4. Technological Leap: Malaysian Industry in Transition, Oxford University Press, Singapore, 1986.

5. Population of Malaysia, Country Monograph Series No. 13, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific, Bangkok, 1986 (Editor).

6. New Economic Dynamo: Structures and Investment Opportunities in the Malaysian Economy, Allen and Unwin, Sydney, 1986.

7. Malaysian Industrialization: Problems and Prospects Towards an Industrialized Nation, Special Issue, Kajian Ekonomi Malaysia, Vol.XXIII, No.1, 1986 (Co-editor with Lim Kok Cheong).

8. The Malaysian Economic Challenge in the 1990s: Transformation for Growth, Longman, Singapore, 1989.

II. Publications in International Journals or Chapters in Books:

1. “Capacity Expansion with Two Producing Regions and Concave Costs”, Management Science, Vol.22, No.3, 1975, pp.331-339 (with M.R. Rao).

2. “Parametric Studies in Transportation-Type Problems”, Naval Research Logistics Quarterly, Vol.22, No.2, 1975, pp.355-364 (with M.R. Roa).

3. “Multi-period Capacity Expansion and Shipment Planning with Linear Costs”, Naval Research Logistics Quarterly, Vol.23, No.1, 1976, pp.37-52, (with V. Srinivasan).

4. “Accelerated Computational Algorithms for the Transportation and Assignment Problems”, Kajian Ekonomi Malaysia, Vol.Xii, No.1, 1975, pp.355-339 (with M.R. Rao).

5. “Determining all Non-degenerate Shadow prices for the Transportation Problems”, Transportation Science, Vol.II, No.3, 1977, pp.199-222 (with V. Srinivasan).

6. “ASEAN Industrial Projects: Their Optimal Locations and Time-phasing”, in ASEAN Cooperation in Industrial Projects, op.cit. pp.15-32.

7. “Capacity Expansion of Two-Related Equipment with Conversion Possibility”, Cashiers du Centre d’Etudes de Recherche Operationalle, Vol.21, No.2, 1979, pp.155-166.

8. “Optimal Installation of Several Related Equipment with Conversion Possibility”, Journal of Operations Research Society of Japan, Vol.22, No.33, 1979, pp.185-204.

9. “Regional Economic Differences: A Case Study”, in K.C. Cheong, et.al. (ed.), Malaysia: Some Contemporary Issues in Socio-Economic Development, Malaysia Economic Association, Kuala Lumpur, 1979, pp.18-34 (with Wan Rahim).

10. “Regional Development in Malaysia”, in Regional Development Unit (Ed.), Regional Development in Southeast Asian Countries, Institute of Developing Economies, Tokyo, 1979, pp.159-259 (with K.C. Cheong).

11. “Appropriate Technology: An Empirical Study of Bicycle Manufacturing in Malaysia”, The Developing Economies, Vol.XVIII, No.1, 1980, pp.96-115.

12. “A Comparative Study on the Administration of Family Planning Programme in the ESCAP Region: Organization Determinants of Performance in Family Planning Services – The Malaysian Case”, in UNFPA, Organizational Determinants of Family Clinic Performance, Policy Development Studies No.5, UNFPA, N.Y., 1980, pp.1-35 (with Stephen Chee).

13. “The Multi-Region Dynamic Capacity Expansion Problem – I”, Operations Research, Vol.29, No.4, 1981, pp.787-799 (with Srinivasan).

14. “The Multi-Region Dynamic Capacity Expansion Problem – I”, Operations Research, Vol. 29, No.4, 1981, pp.800-816 (with Srinivasan).

15. “Planning for Industrial Estate Development in a Developing Economy”, Management Science, Vol.26, No.10, 1980, pp.1061-1067.

16. “Organizational Determinants of Programme Performance in the Malaysian Family Programme”, Kajian Ekonomi Malaysia, Vol.XVII, No.2, 1980, pp.13-28.

17. “A Model for Analysis of the Malaysian Family Planning Programme”, European Journal of Operations Research, Vol.19, 1982, No.2, pp.133-144.

18. “Integration and Family Planning Programme Performance: An Interpretative Summary”, Population Research Lead No.12, ESCAP, Bangkok, 1982 (with Gayl D. Ness and Kim Kwong-Wong).

19. “Socio-Economic Development and Population Growth in Peninsular Malaysia”, Kajian Ekonomi Malaysia, Vol.XIX, No.2, 1982, pp.19-44.

20. “Socio-Economic Determinants of Fertility in Peninsular Malaysia”, in Wilfredo Arce and Gabriel Alvared (ed.), Population Changes in Southeast Asia, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore, 1983, pp.40-61.

21. “Ancillary Firm Development in the Malaysia Motor Vehicle Industry” in Odaka K., (ed.), The Motor Vehicle Industry in Asia: A Study of Ancillary Firm Development, Singapore University Press, Singapore, 1983, pp.85-179.

22. “Family Planning Programmes: Rationale, Concepts and Methodology for Evaluation”, Proceedings of International Symposium on Research on the Regulation of Human Fertility, Stockholm, 1983 (with Shirley B. Seward).

23. “Demographic Data and Trends”, Chapter II in ESCAP, Country Mimeograph on the Profile of Youth in Malaysia, ESCAP, Bangkok, 1983, pp.13-29.

24. “Situations and Needs”, Chapter V in ESCAP, Country Mimeograph on the Profile of Youths in Malaysia, op.cit. pp.87-98.

25. “Basic Needs and Appropriate Technology in the Malaysian Bicycle Industry”, in Wonter won Ginneken and C. Baron (eds.), Appropriate Products, Employment and Technology, Macmillan press, London, 1984, pp.54-83.

26. “Johore Port: Its Role in the Growth of South Peninsular Malaysia”, The Developing Economies, Vol.XXIII, No.2, 1984, pp.185-204.

27. “Investment Incentives and Trends of Manufacturing Investments in Malaysia”, The Developing Economies, Vol.XXII, No.4, 1984, pp.396-418 (with K.C. Lim).

28. “Structures and Opportunities in Malaysian Business”, in Tan Chin Tiong and Duane Kujawa (ed.), Proceedings of the Academy of International Business International Meeting, National University of Singapore, 1984, pp.114-130.

29. “Malaysian Integrated Population Program Performance: Its Relation to Organizational and Integration Factors”, Management Science, Vol.31, No.1, 1985, pp.50-65.

30. “ASEAN Industrialization: Structural Changes and Adjustments”, Proceedings of the International Symposiums on the Role of Asia-Pacific in World Economic Development, Nihon University Tokyo, 1985, pp.89-123.

31. “Integrated Population-Development Program Performance: The Malaysian Felda Experience”, The Journal of Developing Areas, Vol.19, No.2, 1985, pp.149-170.

32. “The Malaysian Electronics Sector”, A Volume in The Malaysian Industrial Master Plan, 1986-1995, MIDA, Kuala Lumpur, 1985 (with Lim Kok Cheong and Mahani Abidin).

33. “The Malaysian Wood-based Sector”, A Volume in The Malaysian Industrial Master Plan, 1986-1995, MIDA, Kuala Lumpur, 1985 (with Lim Kok Cheong and Mahani Abidin).

34. “The Malaysian Iron and Steel Sector”, A Volume in The Malaysian Industrial Master Plan, 1986-1995, MIDA, Kuala Lumpur, 1985 (with Lim Kok Cheong and Mahani Abidin).

35. “ASEAN Industrial Cooperation: The Case of Multi-Product Capacity Expansion”, European Journal of Operational Research, Vol.23, No.2, 1986, pp.159-168.

36. “The Multi-region Dynamic Capacity Expansion Problem: Improved Heuristic”, Management Science, Vol.32, No.9, 1986, pp.1140-1152 (with V. Srinivasan).

37. “Industrial Upgrading: The Key to Malaysian Industrial Development”, Kajian Ekonomi Malaysia, Vol.XXIII, No.1, 1986, pp.68-80.

38. “Status of Women” in Fong Chan Onn (ed.), Population in Malaysia, Country Monograph Series No.13, ESCAP, Bangkok, pp. 122-131.

39. “Population-Development Program Implementation: The Malaysian Experience”, Economic Development and Cultural Change, Vol.35, No.3, 1987, pp.539-560.

40. “Energy Cost and Economic Development: The Case of Malaysia”, The Developing Economies, Vol.XXVI, No.1, 1988, pp.68-89.

41. “Determination of the Crop Mix of a Rubber and Oil Palm Plantation – A Programming Approach”, European Journal and Operational Research, Vol.345, 1988, pp.362-371 (with Tan Lee Peng).

42. “Wage and Labour Welfare in the Malaysian Electronics Industry”, Labour and Society, Vol.14, 1989, pp.81-102.

43. “Johor Port Privatization Study”, a Report prepared for Johor Port Authority, 1989 (with G. Naidu and Ooi Soon Kiam).

III. Publications Circulated by Government Agencies or

International Organizations:

1. “Attitudes of Local Leaders and Family Planning in Peninsular Malaysia”, SEAPRAP Research Report No.8, International Development Research Centre, Singapore, 1976.

2. “The Malaysian Transport Equipment Industry”, Council for Asian Manpower Report 77-10, Manila, 1977.

3. “Regional Development in Malaysia: A Case Study of Johore Tenggara Development project”, mimeo, The Institute of Developing Economies, Tokyo, 1977 (with four others).

4. “Profile of Electricity Consumption in Rural Malaysia”, A Chapter on the Master Plan Report presented to the Malaysian Electricity Board, 1977.

5. “Socio-Economic Determinants of Fertility in Peninsular Malaysia”, SEAPRAP Research Report No.19, International Research Development Centre, Singapore, 1978.

6. “The Malaysian Engineering Industry”, mimeo., Council for Asian Manpower, Manila, 1978, (with Chee Peng Lim).

7. “Regional Development in Malaysia: A Case Study of West Johore Agricultural Development Project”, mimeo., The Institute of Developing Economies, Tokyo, 1978 (with four others).

8. “Regional Development in Malaysia: Case Studies of Three Projects in South Peninsular Malaysia”, mimeo., The Institute of Developing Economies, Tokyo, 1978 (with Cheong Kee Cheok).

9. “A Programming Model for Planning of Industrial Estate Development in Malaysia”, Visiting Fellow Mimeograph Series, Institute of Developing Economies, Tokyo, 1979.

10. “Organizational Determinants of Integrated Family Planning Programme Performance in Peninsular Malaysia”, mimeo., ESCAP, Bangkok, 1979.

11. “Comparative Advantage of Textile and Cement Industries in Malaysia”, mimeo., Institute of Developing Economies, Tokyo, 1980 (with Cheong Kee Cheok).

12. “Johore Port: An Economic Evaluation and Formulation of a Long-Term Expansion Strategy”, A Report prepared for the Johore Port Authority, November, 1981 (with four others).

13. “Comparative Advantage of Electronics and Wood-Processing Industries in Malaysia”, mimeo., Institute of Developing Economies, Tokyo, 1978 (with K.C. Cheong).

14. “Comparative Advantage of Manufacturing Industries in Malaysia: The Iron/Steel and Plastic/Petrochemical Industries”, mimeo., Institute of Developing Economies, Tokyo, 1981 (with four others).

15. “Kuantan Port: An Evaluation of its Long-Term Facility and Manpower Requirements”, A Report prepared for the Kuantan Port Authority, 1982 (with G. Naidu).

16. “Energy Price Increases and Economic Development in Malaysia”, Working Paper WEP 2-22/WP.133, International Labour Organization, Geneva, 1984.

17. “Relationship between Fertility and Family Structure in Peninsular Malaysia”, mimeo, ESCAP, Bangkok, 1984.

18. “Technology for Development, Security: Resources and Transfer”, Paper presented to the Conference on Stability, Development and Security in East and Southeast Asia, Port Dickson, 1984.

19. “Technology Transfer in Malaysia: Case Studies of Alternative Arrangements”, A Report prepared for the ESCAP/CTC Joint Unit on Transnational Corporation, Bangkok, 1985.

20. “Technology Acquisition and Technological Capability Development in Malaysia” Role of Multinational Corporations and Host Agencies”, A Report prepared for the Harvard Business School Alumni Club of Malaysia, 1985 (with two others).

21. “Technological Cooperation between ASEAN and Australia-New Zealand: Issues from Malaysian Case Studies”, Paper presented at the Australia-New Zealand Associating for the Advancement of Sciences Conference, Melbourne, 1985.

22. “Technology, Automation and Public Policy: The Case of Malaysia”, Keynote Address to Public Seminar on Office Automation and Public Policy, Kuala Lumpur, 1985.

23. “Technology Transfer: Role of Multinational Corporations, Domestic Enterprises and Host Agencies”, Paper presented at the Seminar on Technology Transfer, Kuala Lumpur, 1985.

24. “Urban Poverty in Malaysia: Its Profile in Four Metropolitan Centres”, mimeo., IDRC, Ottawa, 1985.

25. “Communication Network and Population Interrelationships: Case Study of Malaysia”, mimeo, ESCAP, Bangkok, 1985.

26. “Evaluation of Population Education Through Agriculture Extension Networks in Thailand”, A Report prepared for NFPA, New York, 1985 (with two others).

27. “ASEAN-Australia Manufacturing Industries: Structural Changes and Adjustments”, mimeo, Research School for Pacific Studies, Australia National University, 1985 (ed.).

28. “Analysis of Effects of Socio-Economic Development on Nuptiality, Mortality and Fertility in Malaysia”. A Report prepared for UNFPA, New York, 1986.

29. “Silicon Valley and its Impact on U.S. Technological Lead and Malaysian Industrial Planning”, mimeo, Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 1986.

30. “An Computable General Equilibrium Economic-Demographic Model for Malaysia”, mimeo, ESCAP, Bangkok, 1986.

31. “Household Demographic and Economic Impact of Population-Development Programs in Three Program Areas in Peninsular Malaysia”, mimeo, IDRC, Ottawa, 1986.

32. “Wages and Labour Welfare in Three Malaysian Exporting Industries”, mimeo, Overseas Development Institute, London, 1986.

33. “The Political Economy of Poverty, Equity and Growth: The Case of Malaysia”, mimeo, World Bank, Washington, D.C., 1986.

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PARLIMEN

Political Background:

Since 1996 : Vice President, Malaysian Chinese Association, MCA

Work Experience:

I. Books