- Chor Chee Heung
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This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chor (曹).
Yang Berhormat Dato'
Chor Chee Heung
曹智雄Malaysian Minister of Housing and Local Government Incumbent Assumed office
4 June 2010Preceded by Kong Cho Ha Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Alor Setar, Kedah Incumbent Assumed office
1990Personal details Born 15th March 1955
Alor Setar, KedahPolitical party MCA–Barisan Nasional Children 3 Occupation Member of Parliament Religion Buddhist Dato' Chor Chee Heung (Chinese: 曹智雄; pinyin: Cáo Zhì Xióng); is a Malaysian politician and is currently the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Alor Setar constituency in Kedah, Malaysia. He is a member of the MCA in the governing Barisan Nasional coalition and is the Minister for Housing and Local Government.[1]
Chor has held the Alor Setar constituency since 1990,[2] retaining the seat in the 2008 election by 184 votes.[3] In June 2010, he was promoted to Minister for Housing and Local Government. He had previously been a Deputy Minister,[4] and had served in various Parliamentary Secretary and Deputy Minister positions since 1995.[5]
Chor was born in Alor Setar. Before entering politics, he was a lawyer.[5]
Election results
Parliament of Malaysia: Alor Setar, Kedah[6] Year Barisan Nasional Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct 1990 Chor Chee Heung (MCA) 22,714 54% Tengku Mohammad Farris (S46) 17,579 42% 1995 Chor Chee Heung (MCA) 28,943 69% Tunku Sofia Md Jewa (S46) 11,278 27% 1999 Chor Chee Heung (MCA) 27,847 64% George John (DAP) 13,258 30% 2004 Chor Chee Heung (MCA) 28,379 66% Siti Nor Abdul Hamid (PKR) 13,864 32% 2008 Chor Chee Heung (MCA) 20,741 48.0% Gooi Hsaio-Leung (PKR) 20,557 47.6% References
- ^ "Chor Chee Heung, Y.B. Dato' Wira" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. http://www.parlimen.gov.my/index.php?modload=ahlidewan&uweb=dr&action=details&id=5. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
- ^ "YB Dato' Chor Chee Heung". MyKedah.com. http://www.mykedah2.com/e_20hall_fame/e202_9_01.htm. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
- ^ "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). http://thestar.com.my/election/. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
- ^ Tan, Joceline (2 June 2010). "Winds of change in Cabinet". The Star (Malaysia) (Star Publications). http://thestar.com.my/columnists/story.asp?col=joceline&file=/2010/6/2/columnists/joceline/6377055&sec=Joceline. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
- ^ a b Bernama. 1 June 2010. Chor Finally Makes It As Full Minister. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. http://semak.spr.gov.my/spr/laporan/5_KedudukanAkhir.php. Retrieved 19 March 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
Current Ministers in the Malaysian Government Prime Minister Deputy Prime Minister Ministers Kong · Hishammuddin · Anifah · Ahmad Zahid · Liow · Dompok · Rais · Chin · Shafie · Khaled Nordin · Mustapa · Ongkili · Uggah · Ng · Noh Omar · Shaziman · Ahmad Shabery · G. Palanivel · Subramaniam · Ismail Sabri · Chor · Shahrizat · Raja Nong Chik · Koh · Nazri · Nor Mohamed · Jamil Khir · Idris · HusniCurrent Members of the Malaysian House of Representatives (Dewan Rakyat) from Kedah Barisan Nasional Abu Bakar Taib (UMNO) · Mukhriz Mahathir (UMNO) · Mohd Johari Baharum (UMNO) · Chor Chee Heung (MCA)Pakatan Rakyat Mohd Nasir Zakaria (PAS) · Mahfuz Omar (PAS) · Ahmad Kassim (PKR) · Mohd Hayati Othman (PAS) · Mohd Firdaus Jaafar (PAS) · Che Uda Che Nik (PAS) · Rashid Din (PKR) · Johari Abdul (PKR) · Taib Azamudden Md Taib (PAS)Independent Zulkifli Noordin · N GobalakrishnanJohor • Kedah • Kelantan • Melaka • Negeri Sembilan • Pahang • Perak • Perlis • Pulau Pinang • Sabah • Selangor • Sarawak • Terengganu • Kuala Lumpur • Putrajaya • LabuanCategories:- Malaysian politicians
- Living people
- Malaysian Chinese Association politicians
- People from Kedah
- 1955 births
- Malaysian Buddhists
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