Loke Yuen Yow

Dato' Loke Yuen Yow (born 10 September 1952) is a Malaysian politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Tanjong Malim from 1986 to 2008[1] and Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports during 1995-1999. His biggest achievement in Ministry of Youth and Sports is the organization of 1998 Commonwealth Games led by the minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.[2]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Loke (陆).
Yang Berbahagia Dato'
Loke Yuen Yow
DPMP
陆垠佑
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Tanjong Malim
In office
1986–2008
Preceded byMak Hon Kam
Succeeded byOng Ka Chuan
Ministerial roles
1986-1993Deputy Minister of Finance
1995-1999Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports
Personal details
Born (1952-09-10) 10 September 1952
NationalityMalaysian
Political party Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
Loke Yuen Yow
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese陸垠佑
Simplified Chinese陆垠佑
Hanyu PinyinLù Yínyòu
JyutpingLuk6 Ngan4 Jau6

Politics

Proposal to appoint President of MCA as second Deputy Prime Minister

He proposed to the then Prime Minister, Najib Tun Razak to establish a second Prime Minister post and appoint a Malaysian Chinese for the post as a sign of sharing power in 2009. At that time, he was a Minister in the Prime Minister Department and also the Secretary General of Malaysian Chinese Association.[3]

Election results
Parliament of Malaysia[1]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballot cast Majority Turnout
1986 P071 Tanjong Malim, Perak Loke Yuen Yow (MCA) 18,693 62.65% Liew Fatt Yuen (DAP) 7,995 26.80% 29,836 10,698 69.45%
Ho Shing Chong @ Ghazali Ho (PAS) 2,464 8.26%
1990 Loke Yuen Yow (MCA) 23,953 70.54% Abdul Rahim Mat Taib (DAP) 8,707 25.64% 33,956 15,246 69.82%
1995 P074 Tanjong Malim, Perak Loke Yuen Yow (MCA) 25,752 80.70% Wan Mokhtar Wan Endut (S46) 5,088 15.94% 31,910 20,664 60.90%
1999 Loke Yuen Yow (MCA) 22,150 64.11% Ng Lum Yong (keADILan) 10,928 31.63% 34,549 11,222 63.17%
2004 P077 Tanjong Malim, Perak Loke Yuen Yow (MCA) 24,283 68.84% Shamsuddin Abdul Rahman (PKR) 9,590 27.19% 35,273 14,693 66.88%

Honours

References
  1. "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE-12". semak.spr.gov.my. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  2. "Citizen Nades - Soccer reform at home?". www.thesundaily.my. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  3. "DPM II proposal was my personal view, says MCA's Loke". Malaysiakini. 2017-01-23. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  4. "AMP 1986". pingat.perak.gov.my.
  5. "DPMP 1989". pingat.perak.gov.my.
  6. "JP 2002".
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