Facts: - native name lang: zh-my - native name: - parliament: malaysian - successor: mohamad imran abdul hamid hishammuddin hussein chor chee heung - constituency mp: lumut , perak - party: mca -- barisan nasional - predecessor: wong ong ka chuan foon meng yap yit thong ong tee keat - office: mca housing and local government secretary-general malaysian minister of transport malaysian minister of - primeminister: najib razak najib razak - term end: 2013 5 may 2013 4 june 2010 - birth date: 15 september 1950 - term start: 7 2009 april 2010 1995 4 june 2010 9 april - name: kong cho ha - image: kong cho ha.png - birth place: perak , federation of malaya -lrb- now malaysia -rrb- - occupation: politician Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of kong cho ha .
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tan sri dato ' seri kong cho ha -lrb- ; born 15 september 1950 -rrb- is a malaysian politician .he served as the minister for transport from 4 june 2010 to 5 may 2013 .he was the member of the parliament of malaysia for the lumut constituency in perak from 2004 to 5 may 2013 .he is a member of the malaysian chinese association -lrb- mca -rrb- serving as secretary-general .kong became a deputy minister after the 2004 election .in april 2009 , he replaced ong ka chuan as minister for housing and local government .in june 2010 , he moved to the transport portfolio , replacing ong tee keat .during the mca party central committee re-election in 2010 , he partnered with chua soi lek to contest for deputy presidency -lrb- chua contested for presidency -rrb- .however he was defeated by liow tiong lai who was ong ka ting 's partner .he was later appointed by dr chua , the new president , as the party 's secretary-general .