Deputy Minister of Plantation and Commodities (Malaysia)

The Deputy Minister of Plantation and Commodities (Malay: Timbalan Menteri Perladangan dan Komoditi; Chinese: 种植园及商品部副部长; Tamil: பெருந்தோட்ட மற்றும் பொருட்கள் பிரதி அமைச்சர்) is a Malaysian cabinet position serving as a deputy head of the Ministry of Plantation and Commodities.

Deputy Minister of Plantation and Commodities
Timbalan Menteri Perladangan dan Komoditi
Coat of Arms of Government of Malaysia
Incumbent Chan Foong Hin since 12 December 2023 (2023-12-12)
Ministry of Plantation and Commodities
Style	Yang Berhormat
Member of	Cabinet of Malaysia
Reports to	Prime Minister Minister of Plantation and Commodities
Seat	Putrajaya
Appointer	Yang di-Pertuan Agong on advice of the Prime Minister
Term length	No fixed term
Inaugural holder	Yusof Rawa (as Deputy Minister of Primary Industries)
Formation	1974

List of Deputy Ministers of Plantation and Commodities

The following individuals have been appointed as Deputy Minister of Plantation and Commodities, or any of its precedent titles:^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Colour key (for political coalition/parties):

Coalition	Component party	Timeline
Barisan Nasional (BN)	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)	1973–present
	Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)	1973–present
	Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC)	1973–present
	Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)	1973–1977
	Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan)	1973–2018
	Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB)	1973–2018
Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS)		2018–present
Pakatan Harapan (PH)	People's Justice Party (PKR)	2015–present
	Democratic Action Party (DAP)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)	Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU)	2020–present

Deputy Minister of Primary Industries
Portrait	Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Political coalition		Political party		Took office	Left office	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
	Yusof Rawa (1922–2000) MP for Kota Star Selatan		BN		PAS	1974	1976	Abdul Razak Hussein (I)
	Paul Leong Khee Seong (b.1939) MP for Taiping		BN		Gerakan	1976	1978	Abdul Razak Hussein (II) Hussein Onn (I)
	Bujang Ulis (b.?) MP for Simunjan		BN		PBB	1978	16 July 1984	Hussein Onn (II) Mahathir Mohamad (I • II)
	Megat Junid Megat Ayub (1942–2008) MP for Hilir Perak		BN		UMNO	16 July 1984	10 August 1986	Mahathir Mohamad (II)
	Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad (b.1942) MP for Kangar		BN		UMNO	11 August 1986	20 May 1987	Mahathir Mohamad (III)
	Alias Md. Ali (1939–2014) MP for Hulu Terengganu		BN		UMNO	20 May 1987	26 October 1990
	Tengku Mahmud Tengku Mansor (?–?) MP for Setiu		BN		UMNO	27 October 1990	3 May 1995	Mahathir Mohamad (IIII)
	Siti Zainaboon Abu Bakar (?–?) MP for Tebrau		BN		UMNO	8 May 1995	12 November 1996	Mahathir Mohamad (V)
	Hishammuddin Hussein (b.1961) MP for Tenggara		BN		UMNO	12 November 1996	14 December 1999
	Anifah Aman (b.1953) MP for Beaufort		BN		UMNO	15 December 1999	26 March 2004	Mahathir Mohamad (VI) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (I)
	Shamsul Iskandar Md. Akin (b.1974) MP for Hang Tuah Jaya		PH		PKR	2 July 2018	24 February 2020	Mahathir Mohamad (VII)
Post renamed into Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities
Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities
Portrait	Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Political coalition		Political party		Took office	Left office	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
	Anifah Aman (b.1953) MP for Kimanis		BN		UMNO	27 March 2004	18 March 2008	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II)
	A. Kohillan Pillay (b.1953) Senator		BN		Gerakan	19 March 2008	9 April 2009	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (III)
	Hamzah Zainudin (b.1957) MP for Larut		BN		UMNO	10 April 2009	15 May 2013	Najib Razak (I)
	Palanivel Govindasamy (b.1949) Senator		BN		MIC	4 June 2010	9 August 2011
	Noriah Kasnon (1964–2016) MP for Sungai Besar		BN		UMNO	16 May 2013	5 May 2016	Najib Razak (II)
	Datu Nasrun Datu Mansur (b.?) MP for Silam		BN		UMNO	27 June 2016	9 May 2018
	Willie Mongin (b.?) MP for Puncak Borneo		PN		BERSATU	10 March 2020	16 August 2021	Muhyiddin Yassin (I)
	Wee Jeck Seng (b.1964) MP for Tanjung Piai		BN		MCA
	Wee Jeck Seng (b.1964) MP for Tanjung Piai		BN		MCA	30 August 2021	24 November 2022	Ismail Sabri Yaakob (I)
	Willie Mongin (b.?) MP for Puncak Borneo		GPS		PBB
Post renamed into Deputy Minister of Plantation and Commodities
Deputy Minister of Plantation and Commodities
Portrait	Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Political coalition		Political party		Took office	Left office	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
	Siti Aminah Aching (b.1964) MP for Beaufort		BN		UMNO	10 December 2022	12 December 2023	Anwar Ibrahim (I)
	Chan Foong Hin (b.1978) MP for Kota Kinabalu		PH		DAP	12 December 2023	Incumbent

See also

• Minister of Plantation and Commodities (Malaysia)