Frankie Gan

Frankie Gan
颜骏任
Personal details
Born (1966-07-16) 16 July 1966
Melaka, Malaysia
Political party MCA – Barisan Nasional
Occupation Politician
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 顏駿任
Simplified Chinese 颜骏任
Hanyu Pinyin Yán Jùnrèn
Hokkien POJ Gân Chùnjīm

Frankie Gan Joon Zin (颜骏任; born 16 July 1966) is a Malaysian politician and a member of Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a major component party in the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He is also a community leader in Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur.

NGO and Community Service

Frankie was the national treasurer for St. John Ambulance Malaysia (2001 to 2005). He is also the Secretary for the Pertubuhan Kesenian dan Warisan Masyarakat Malaysia Kuala Lumpur.[1]

The Singing Candidate

Frankie loves singing, he was in the entertainment business when he was younger age. At the year of 2013, Frankie had made Malaysian famous with his own creative video "The Love Is In The Air" and the respective political MV advertisement had scored a ridicule to almost everyone in Malaysia. His superb achievement was the first in the history of Malaysian to get in oversea programme “Gruen Nation”. Frankie had further being discussed in Internet as Malaysian most famous singer as comparable to the Korean artist PSY whom also famous by his own creative MV “Oppa Gangnam Style” His achievement had made him bright in his political career and supported by many of Malaysian Chinese voter. In an act to woo voters, Frankie Gan decided that he will try to win their hearts and votes by singing. He even made a MTV Karaoke CD to be distributed to the public, including a series of Tamil Song, Hakka Song and many more. Mixed response was received from the public.[2] However, Frankie's action added a colorful and harmonious atmosphere to the tension brewing over Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Rakyat.[3] The ruling party tries to create a myth that Frankie may be a candidate who is passionate to spread hate messages to the public.

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia[4][5]
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2013 P122 Bukit Bintang, KL Frankie Gan Joon Zin (MCA) 11,009 26.55% Fong Kui Lun (DAP) 30,408 73.33% 41,824 19,399 75.06%

Honour

For his valor in community service and his spirit of volunteerism, Frankie was awarded the Bintang Kesatria Mahkota Wilayah form His Highness Yang di-Pertuan Agong; King of Malaysia.[6]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.frankie-gan-joon-zin.blogspot.com/2013/04/persatuan-kesenian-muzik-dan-tarian.html
  2. ↑ Vincent Tan."GE13: Singing his way into voters’ hearts", The Star 22 April 2013. 1 May 2013.
  3. ↑ VINCENT TAN."GE13: Love is definitely in the air for Frankie", The Star, 27 April 2013. Retrieved on 1 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum. Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 5 May 2014. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  6. ↑ http://ge13.mca.org.my/en/frankie-gan-joon-zin/
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