Who will be the minister of “Hell” after the former health minister Dr Chua Soi Lek’s fall from grace? Former health minister Chua Soi Lek today accused his "political enemies" of orchestrating the release of a video showing him having sex with an unidentified woman in a hotel room.
Sin Chew Daily reported that Housing and Local Government Minister and MCA president Ong Ka Ting will be the acting health minister after the resignation Dr Chua Soi Lek.
According to MCA politics, the appointing of the minister posts which is traditionally allocated to MCA is decide by MCA president. Ong Ka Ting as MCA president making himself as the acting health minister is exercising his power and unquestionable.
Political observers believed that it is possible that the move of Ka Ting is paving the way for his elder brother and MCA secretary-general Ong Ka Chuan to assume the post after the next general election or through the way of becoming senator.
Although presently Ka Chuan does not hold a parliamentary seat as he lost to DAP Fong Poh Kuan in Batu Gajah during the last general election but he can be made a full minister if the prime minister decides to make him a senator or if he contest a seat and win in the upcoming general elections.
No doubt currently there are five likely contenders for the health minister portfolio which is traditionally reserved for MCA, but they are not the fovor of the president. The five contenders are Ong Tee Kiat, Donald Lim, Ng Yen Yen and Liow Tiong Lai.
Tee Kiat is the highest ranking deputy president follows by Donald Lim, whereas Ng Yen Yen the Women chief and Liow Tiong Lai Youth chief. Traditionally no full minister posts were held by the women and youth chief.
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