Chor Chee Heung

Chor Chee Heung
Yang Berhormat Dato'
Chor Chee Heung
曹智雄
Malaysian Minister of Housing and Local Government
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 June 2010
Preceded by Kong Cho Ha
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Alor Setar, Kedah
Incumbent
Assumed office
1990
Personal details
Born 15th March 1955
Alor Setar, Kedah
Political party MCABarisan 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%

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