# Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Costs of Living (Malaysia)

The Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Costs of Living is a non-Malaysian cabinet position serving as deputy head of the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Costs of Living.
The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumerism was created in 1990 as a reconstruction of the Ministry of Trade and Industry. International trade functions were eventually transferred to the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, leaving the International Trade Ministry in charge of Industry proper. In 2022, Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumerism was renamed to Ministry of Domestic Trade and Costs of Living.

## List of deputy ministers

The following individuals have been appointed as Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade, or any of its precedent titles:
Colour key (for political coalition/parties):
| Coalition | Member party | Timeline |
| Alliance Party | Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) | 1957–1973 |
| Alliance Party | Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) | 1957–1973 |
| Alliance Party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) | 1957–1973 |
| – | Sarawak Bumiputera Party (BUMIPUTERA) | – |
| Barisan Nasional (BN) | Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) | 1973–present |
| Barisan Nasional (BN) | Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) | 1973–present |
| Barisan Nasional (BN) | Malaysian People's Movement Party (Gerakan) | 1973–2018 |
| Barisan Nasional (BN) | Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP) | 2002–2018 |
| Barisan Nasional (BN) | United Bumiputera Heritage Party (PBB) | 1973–2018 |
| Barisan Nasional (BN) | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) | 1973–present |
| Pakatan Harapan (PH) | Democratic Action Party (DAP) | 2015–2020 |
| Perikatan Nasional (PN) | Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) | 2020–present |
Assistant Minister of Commerce and Industry (1959–1972) :
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency | Political coalition | Political coalition | Political party | Political party | Took office | Left office | Prime Minister (Cabinet) |
| | Cheah Theam Swee (b. 19??) MP for Bukit Bintang | | Alliance | | MCA | 1959 | 1962 | Tunku Abdul Rahman (II) |
| | Abdul Khalid Awang Osman (b. 1925) MP for Kota Star Utara | | Alliance | | UMNO | 1962 | 1968 | Tunku Abdul Rahman (II · III) |
| | Abdul Taib Mahmud (b. 1936) MP for Samarahan | | – | | BUMIPUTERA | 1968 | 1970 | Tunku Abdul Rahman (III · IV) |
| Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry (1972–1990) |||||||||
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency | Political coalition | Political coalition | Political party | Political party | Took office | Left office | Prime Minister (Cabinet) |
| | Musa Hitam (b. 1934) MP for Labis | | BN | | UMNO | 1974 | 1978 | Abdul Razak Hussein (II) Hussein Onn (I) |
| | Mohamed Rahmat (b. 1938) MP for Pulai | | BN | | UMNO | 15 March 1976 | 1 January 1978 | Hussein Onn (I) |
| | Abdul Manan Othman (b. 1935) MP for Kuala Trengganu | | BN | | UMNO | 1 January 1978 | 28 July 1978 | Hussein Onn (II) |
| | Lew Sip Hon (b. 1925) MP for Shah Alam | | BN | | MCA | 1 January 1978 | 1 June 1983 | Hussein Onn (II) Mahathir Mohamad (I · II) |
| | Shahrir Abdul Samad (b. 1949) MP for Johore Bahru | | BN | | UMNO | 18 July 1981 | 1 June 1983 | Mahathir Mohamad (I · II) |
| | Oo Gin Sun (b. 1933) MP for Alor Setar | | BN | | MCA | 2 June 1983 | 6 January 1986 | Mahathir Mohamad (II) |
| | Muhyiddin Muhammad Yassin (b. 1947) MP for Pagoh | | BN | | UMNO | 2 June 1983 | 10 August 1986 | Mahathir Mohamad (II) |
| | Kee Yong Wee (b. 1936) Senator | | BN | | MCA | 7 January 1986 | 22 July 1986 | Mahathir Mohamad (II) |
| | Kok Wee Kiat (b. 19??) MP for Selandar | | BN | | MCA | 11 August 1986 | 20 October 1990 | Mahathir Mohamad (III) |
| Post split into Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumerism and Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry effective 27 October 1990. |||||||||
| Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumerism (1990–2009) |||||||||
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency | Political coalition | Political coalition | Political party | Political party | Took office | Left office | Prime Minister (Cabinet) |
| | Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir (b. 1939) MP for Kulim-Bandar Baharu | | BN | | UMNO | 27 October 1990 | 3 May 1995 | Mahathir Mohamad (IV) |
| | Subramaniam Sinniah (b. 1944) MP for Segamat | | BN | | MIC | 4 May 1995 | 26 March 2004 | Mahathir Mohamad (V · VI) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (I) |
| | Veerasingam Suppiah (b. 19??) MP for Tapah | | BN | | MIC | 27 March 2004 | 18 March 2008 | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II) |
| | Jelaing Mersat (b. 1948) MP for Saratok | | BN | | SDPD | 19 March 2008 | 9 April 2009 | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (III) |
| Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism (2009–2018) |||||||||
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency | Political coalition | Political coalition | Political party | Political party | Took office | Left office | Prime Minister (Cabinet) |
| | Tan Lian Hoe (b. 1958) MP for Gerik | | BN | | Gerakan | 10 May 2009 | 15 May 2013 | Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak (I) |
| | Rohani Abdul Karim (b. 1955) MP for Batang Lupar | | BN | | PBB | 4 June 2010 | 15 May 2013 | Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak (I) |
| | Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah (b. 1950) Senator | | BN | | UMNO | 16 May 2013 | 3 February 2016 | Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak (II) |
| | Henry Sum Agong (b. 1946) MP for Lawas | | BN | | PBB | 27 June 2016 | 10 May 2018 | Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak (II) |
| Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (2018–2022) |||||||||
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency | Political coalition | Political coalition | Political party | Political party | Took office | Left office | Prime Minister (Cabinet) |
| | Chong Chieng Jen (b. 1971) MP for Stampin | | PH | | DAP | 2 July 2018 | 24 February 2020 | Mahathir Mohamad (VII) |
| | Rosol Wahid (b. 1964) MP for Hulu Terengganu | | PN | | BERSATU | 10 March 2020 | 24 November 2022 | Muhyiddin Yassin (I) Ismail Sabri Yaakob (I) |
| Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Costs of Living (2022–present) |||||||||
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency | Political coalition | Political coalition | Political party | Political party | Took office | Left office | Prime Minister (Cabinet) |
| | Fuziah Salleh (b. 1959) Senator | | PH | | PKR | 10 December 2022 | Incumbent | Anwar Ibrahim (I) |