Chor Chee Heung

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Sri
Chor Chee Heung
PSM SSDK SPSK DGSM SSAP DGMK DPMK DPMP
曹智雄
Minister of Housing and Local Government
In office
4 June 2010 – 15 May 2013
Monarch Mizan Zainal Abidin
Abdul Halim
Prime Minister Najib Razak
Deputy Lajim Ukin
Preceded by Kong Cho Ha
Succeeded by Abdul Rahman Dahlan
as Minister of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government
Constituency Alor Setar
Deputy Minister of Finance
In office
19 March 2008 – 9 April 2009
Serving with Awang Adek Hussin
Monarch Mizan Zainal Abidin
Prime Minister Najib Razak
Minister 1. Najib Razak
2. Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah
Preceded by 1. Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah
2. Kong Cho Ha
Succeeded by Ahmad Maslan
Constituency Alor Setar
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs
In office
19 March 2008 – 9 April 2009
Serving with Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh
Monarch Mizan Zainal Abidin
Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Minister Syed Hamid Albar
Preceded by Tan Chai Ho
Succeeded by 1. Abu Seman Yusop
2. Jelaing Mersat
Constituency Alor Setar
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Alor Setar
In office
21 October 1990 – 5 May 2013
Preceded by Oo Gin Sun
Succeeded by Gooi Hsiao-Leung (PKR - PR)
Majority 5,135 (1990)
17,665 (1995)
14,589 (1999)
14,515 (2004)
184 (2008)
Personal details
Born (1955-03-15) 15 March 1955
Alor Setar, Kedah, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political party MCA–Barisan Nasional (BN)
Children 3
Alma mater City University London
Master's degree (Business Law)
Occupation Politician
Lawyer

Tan Sri Dato' Sri Chor Chee Heung (Chinese: 曹智雄; pinyin: Cáo Zhì Xióng; Cantonese Yale: Chòuh Ji-hùhng; 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 2012. 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]

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 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 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: Alor Setar, Kedah[6][7][8]
Year Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1990 Chor Chee Heung (MCA) 22,714 54.48% Tengku Mohammad Farris (S46) 17,579 42.16% 41,695 5,135 70.50
1995 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. 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. 1 2 "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".
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