YB Loke Siew Fook

Yang Berhormat Loke Siew Fook serves as the Minister of Transport in the Unity Government under Prime Minister YAB Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim, having been sworn in on 3rd December 2022.

As Minister, he is committed to a world-class public transportation as a means to shape commuting behaviours and alleviate traffic congestion. To this end, Mr Loke is focused on improving the sustainability and reliability of Malaysia’s public transportation on top of cultivating a culture of maintenance for these critical infrastructures and related facilities. He also wants to enhance road safety in the country.

Mr Loke is an advocate for the digitisation of key government services, having overseen the digitisation of the bidding system for car registration numbers under the Road Transport Department (JPJ) during his first stint as the Minister of Transport from May 2018 to February 2020. Mr Loke is pressing ahead with the digitisation agenda with the firm belief that it will transform public services for citizen participation and greater transparency.

Loke, who is the secretary-general of the Democratic Action Party, has been both the Member of Parliament for Seremban and the Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly for Chennah since 2013. Mr Loke, a native of Seremban, graduated with a degree in Development Science from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.