Chor Chee Heung

Chor Chee Heung (Chinese: 曹智雄; pinyin: Cáo Zhìxióng; Jyutping: Cou4 Zi3 Hung4; Cantonese Yale: Chòuh Ji-hùhng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chô Tì-hiông; born 15 March 1955) is a Malaysian politician and was the Member of Parliament of Malaysia for the Alor Setar constituency in Kedah, Malaysia from 21 October 1990 to 5 May 2013. He was a member of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) in the then-governing Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition and was the Minister for Housing and Local Government.[1]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chor (曹).
Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Seri
Chor Chee Heung
PSM SSDK SPSK DGSM SSAP DGMK DPMK DPMP JP
曹智雄
Ministerial roles
2008–2009Deputy Minister of Home Affairs
2009–2010Deputy Minister of Finance
2010–2013Minister of Housing and Local Government
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
1990–2013Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born (1955-03-15) 15 March 1955
Alor Setar, Kedah, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political partyMalaysian Chinese Association (MCA)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
SpousePuan Sri Datin Seri Cheong Guek Mee
Children3
Alma materCity University London
Master's degree (Business Law)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer
Chor Chee Heung
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese曹智雄
Hanyu PinyinCáo Zhìxióng
Yale RomanizationChòuh Ji-hùhng
JyutpingCou4 Zi3 Hung4
Hokkien POJChô Tì-hiông
Tâi-lôTsô Tì-hiông

Chor was elected to the Alor Setar constituency in 1990.[2] He retained the seat in the 2008 election by 184 votes, before being defeated in the 2013 election.[3] In June 2010, he was promoted to Minister of 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 a MCA Vice President.

Personal life

Chor was born in Alor Setar. Before entering politics, he was a lawyer.[5] He is married with 3 children.

Election results
Parliament of Malaysia[6][7][8]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1990 P007 Alor Setar, Kedah Chor Chee Heung (MCA) 22,714 54.48% Tengku Mohammad Farris (S46) 17,579 42.16% 41,695 5,135 70.50
1995 P009 Alor Setar, Kedah Chor Chee Heung (MCA) 28,943 69.07% Tunku Sofia Md Jewa (S46) 11,278 26.91% 41,904 17,665 67.93%
1999 Chor Chee Heung (MCA) 27,847 63.96% George John K. M. George (DAP) 13,258 30.45% 43,538 14,589 68.37%
2004 Chor Chee Heung (MCA) 28,379 65.61% Siti Nor Abdul Hamid (PKR) 13,864 32.05% 43,257 14,515 75.48%
2008 Chor Chee Heung (MCA) 20,741 48.00% Gooi Hsiao-Leung (PKR) 20,557 47.58% 43,206 184 73.28%
2013 Chor Chee Heung (MCA) 25,401 43.86% Gooi Hsiao-Leung (PKR) 27,364 47.25% 57,912 1,873 83.92%
Abdul Fisol Mohd Isa (BERJASA) 3,530 6.23%
Jawahar Raja Abdul Wahid (BERSAMA) 257 0.45%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

References
  1. "Chor Chee Heung, Y.B. Dato' Wira" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  2. "YB Dato' Chor Chee Heung". MyKedah.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
  3. "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
  4. Tan, Joceline (2 June 2010). "Winds of change in Cabinet". The Star. Star Publications. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  5. "Chor Finally Makes It As Full Minister". Bernama. 1 June 2010.
  6. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 23 May 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  7. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  8. "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum. Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  9. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  10. "IGP leads King's honours list". Lee Yen Mun. The Star. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  11. Sultan Honours 736 On Birthday. New Straits Times. 19 January 1992.
  12. "Sultanah leads honours list". The Star. 16 July 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  13. "Kelantan Sultan's honours list". The Star. 31 March 2003. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  14. "641 terima anugerah sempena Hari Keputeraan". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). 30 March 2009. Archived from the original on 12 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  15. "266 terima pingat kebesaran Melaka". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). 9 October 2011. Archived from the original on 25 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  16. "Sultan Johor dahului senarai penerima". Bernama (in Malay). Utusan Malaysia. 24 October 2011. Archived from the original on 25 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  17. "The Raja of Perlis Birthday honours list". The Star. 17 May 2004. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
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