Nga Kor Ming
Malaysian politician
Nga Kor Ming (Chinese: 倪可敏; born 11 November 1972), also known as David Nga Kor Ming, is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as the Minister of Housing and Local Government in the unity government of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December 2022. He has also been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Teluk Intan since May 2018, and Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kepayang since November 2022. A member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition, he has been the party's National Deputy Chairman since March 2025.
He was the Deputy Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat from July 2018 to July 2020, and was a member of the Perak State Executive Council (EXCO) of the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) state administration under former Menteri Besar Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin from March 2008 to February 2009. He also served as the MP for Taiping from March 2008 to May 2018, and was the MLA for Pantai Remis from November 1999 to March 2013, Kepayang from May 2013 to May 2018, and Aulong from May 2018 to November 2022.
Personal life
Nga was born in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia, His family origin was of Fuzhou origin (his mother was from Kelantan) and stayed at Ayer Tawar when they came to Malaya. He and his family are Methodists and he was christened to David by the late Rev. Koh Gie Bing. His wife is also from Ayer Tawar and they have three children.
Education and professional career
Nga received a Bachelor of Laws from University of Malaya.
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