He was the MP for Labis, a MCA vice-president, Johor MCA state liaison committee chairman as well as Batu Pahat MCA division chairman until he resigned from all public and political offices on 2 January 2008 due to the eruption of a sensational sex scandal.
He was a prominent figure in the MCA, holding various leadership positions within the party. His resignation from all public and political offices on January 2nd, 2008, stemmed from a highly publicized sex scandal.