YBrs Tuan John Patrick Antonysamy
YBrs Tuan John Patrick
Antonysamy was appointed as a Member of Corporation (MOC) on 20 October 2023.
YBrs Tuan John Patrick
Antonysamy has served in the Government Administrative and Diplomatic Service for
the last 28 years in several roles. He served in the Ministry of Finance in the
Budget Division as well as the Economics and International Relations Division.
His area of work involved Malaysia’s participation in finance related areas in
ASEAN, APEC and ASEM as well as international organisations such as the World
Bank, IMF, ADB and WTO. Besides that, he has also served in the Tax Division
and was responsible for FTA
negotiations on tax issues, the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement as well as OECD
and Multilateral Tax Issues. YBrs Tuan John Patrick Antonysamy was involved in the formulation of tax
incentives, examining Services Sector and Petroleum Tax Exemptions as well as representing
the Ministry of Finance in the MIDA National Committee on Investments.
During
his service at the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, he was the Senior Director of Strategic Planning Division responsible
for planning the Industrial Masterplan. In addition to that, YBrs Tuan
John Patrick Antonysamy took on the
role of Lead Negotiator for Market Access under the TransPacific Partnership
Agreement (TPPA) responsible for market access for goods. He has also served as
Malaysia’s Chief Negotiator for ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA).
YBrs Tuan John Patrick
Antonysamy currently serves as the Under-Secretary Tax Division at Ministry of Finance. Previously, he was Deputy Director General II at the Public Private Partnership Unit under the Prime Minister’s Department. His main
roles and functions include chairing the Project Steering Committee to plan,
coordinate, evaluate and negotiate Public Private Partnership projects. His
area of work relates to projects in the social and security sectors, involving healthcare,
education, higher education, security, and land development projects.
YBrs Tuan John Patrick
Antonysamy holds a Degree in
Math and Education. As a civil servant, he obtained a Diploma in Public
Administration to expand his knowledge in the field of administration. He also
pursued a Master’s Degree in International Economics.