Senior Minister Ron Hoenig raises eyebrows over social media videos

A senior minister and TikTok enthusiast has used pop songs with sexually suggestive lyrics on multiple videos. Watch the videos to find out why.

A senior government minister has been inserting songs with blatantly sexual lyrics over videos showing teenage school students, a “Women in Local Government” award winner, and a visit to a school construction site.

“I put my hand up on your hip”, “I like the way your body is”, and “hey little mama with that tight dress on … You look kinda sexy, got it going on” – these are just some of the lyrics accompanying the videos created by Local Government Minister Ron Hoenig for his TikTok account.

The social media enthusiast has shocked colleagues with his choice of backing track for some of his recent videos, including one which recorded the visit of Tempe High School Legal Studies students to parliament.

The video was overlaid with Freaky Nasty’s 1997 track Da’ Dip: “I put my hand upon your hip, when I dip, you dip, we dip.”

In the song, the artists go on to sing: “G-string having oh so much fun,” “Playing inside between them buns,” and other sexually charged lyrics.

A Tiktok video posted by Local Government Minister Ron Hoenig with questionable backing music. Picture: TikTok

Ron Hoenig is a TikTok enthusiast who regularly posts videos for “engagement”. Picture: TikTok

In another video, Mr Hoenig celebrates the 2024 winner of the “Women in Local Government” award with a song which includes the lyrics “I like the way your body is, is that too obvious?”

In yet another video, to mark a visit to a school construction site in Green Square the backing track chosen includes the lyrics: “Hey, little mama with that tight dress on, I’ve got a small proposition for you … You look kinda sexy, got it going on … here’s what I want you to do.”

While not included in the clip, the artist then sings: “Come a little closer, let me see that thong” to the target of his advances.

Ron Hoenig is a TikTok enthusiast who regularly posts videos for “engagement”. Picture: TikTok

Mr Hoenig’s other TikTok videos indicate the minister often uses more appropriate backing tracks; a video marking ‘National Handshake Day’ is set to Taylor Swift’s Shake It Off, and a video where he visits a 92-year-old constituent features Alphaville’s Forever Young.

The music, which one colleague labelled “weird”, comes after Mr Hoenig was last year forced to get a new phone to run his TikTok account after The Daily Telegraph revealed he was using the app on the same phone with which he conducted official business.

The minister was forced to get a new phone for his TikTok account. Picture: NewsWire / Nikki Short

Mr Hoenig, who creates his TikTok videos himself, said he chose the suggestive for his videos because they are popular with young social media users.

“I am not making any subliminal political statements through social media music, they’re simply the trending tunes,” he said.

“Any of the songs on my social media posts you would find in the top of the music charts.

“If I could put the Beatles behind every video I would, but I don’t think that would lead to much engagement.”