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Tan Sri Dato' Sri Dr. Ng Yen Yen (; born 10 April 1946) is a Malaysian politician who served in the Cabinet of Malaysia as Minister of Women, Family and Community Developmment from 2008 to 2009 and Minister of Tourism from 2009 to 2013. She is the current Vice-President of Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA). She was the chief of the Women's wing of the Malaysian Chinese Association until 2008. Her appointment as minister marked a milestone as the first Malaysian Chinese woman to hold a cabinet position. ==Early life== Ng is a Kelantan native who was born in Kampung Kubang Pasu, Kota Bharu. As a teenager, she had to give tuition to finance her Form Six education at the Victoria Institution in Kuala Lumpur. Her father, who was old-fashioned, wanted to marry her off when she was 17 years old. However, her mother stepped in and made sure Ng completed her education to whatever level she aspired. Ng obtained a scholarship from the State Government of Kelantan〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Pang Chau jangan jadi kadak rukas junjung – Mohd Sayuti Omar )〕 and then graduated from Universiti Malaya in 1972 with a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS). She was also awarded a Diploma of Reproductive medicine from the Johns Hopkins University in the United States. She was awarded an honorary doctorate by Josai International University (ranked 252nd in Japan) on 4 September 2012 for her "significant contributions in tourism industry development, nation building and forging of closer relations and cooperation between the university and Malaysia".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Yen Yen gets honorary doctorate from Japanese university )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ng Yen Yen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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