Hannah Yeoh

Yang Berhormat Puan
Hannah Yeoh
MP
杨巧双
Deputy Minister of Women, Family and Community Development
Assumed office
2 July 2018
Monarch Muhammad V
Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad
Minister Wan Azizah Wan Ismail
Preceded by Azizah Mohd Dun
(Women and Family Development)
Chew Mei Fun
(Community)
Constituency Segambut
10th Speaker of Selangor State Legislative Assembly
In office
21 June 2013 – 9 April 2018
Preceded by Teng Chang Khim
Succeeded by Ng Suee Lim
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Segambut, Kuala Lumpur
Assumed office
10 May 2018
Preceded by Lim Lip Eng
Majority 45,702 (2018)
Member of the Selangor State Assembly
for Subang Jaya
In office
8 March 2008 – 9 April 2018
Preceded by Lee Hwa Beng
Succeeded by Michelle Ng Mei Sze
Majority 28,069 (2013)
13,851 (2008)
Personal details
Born Hannah Yeoh Tseow Suan
(1979-01-09) 9 January 1979
Subang Jaya, Malaysia
Citizenship Malaysian
Political party DAP
Spouse(s) Ramanchandran Muniandy
Children 2 daughters
Alma mater University of Tasmania
Occupation Politician
Profession Lawyer
Website www.hannahyeoh.com

Hannah Yeoh Tseow Suan (simplified Chinese: 杨巧双; traditional Chinese: 楊巧雙; pinyin: Yángqiǎoshuāng; born 9 January 1979) is a Malaysian politician. She is currently the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Segambut constituency in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur. She is a member of Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.

Yeoh is also the former Speaker and a two-term member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Subang Jaya constituency.

Personal life

Yeoh was born in 1979 with 4 siblings, she is a former lawyer and event manager.[1] She is married to Ramanchandran Muniandy with whom she has two daughters, Shay Adora Ram and Kayleigh Imani Ram.[2]

Political career

Yeoh was elected as the Selangor state assembly person for the seat of Subang Jaya in the 2008 general election.[3][4] In the 2013 general election, Yeoh was re-elected as Subang Jaya state assembly person for the second term. After her re-election, on 21 June 2013 she was sworn in as Malaysia's first woman speaker for Selangor State Assembly.[5] At the age of 34 she is also the youngest speaker of any legislative Assembly in Malaysia.[6]

In the 2018 general election, Yeoh was picked by DAP to run for the Segambut parliamentary seat and she successfully won it.

Election results

Selangor State Legislative Assembly: N31 Subang Jaya[7][8][9][10]
Year Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2008 Hannah Yeoh (DAP) 23,459 70.94% Ong Chong Suan (MCA) 9,608 29.06% 33,067 13,851 79.31%
2013 Hannah Yeoh (DAP) 40,366 76.09% Gan Meng Foo (MCA) 12,297 23.17% 53,052 28,069 86.20%
Parliament of Malaysia: P117 Segambut, Kuala Lumpur[9]
Year Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballot cast Majority Turnout
2018 Hannah Yeoh (DAP) 53,124 82.07% Loga Bala Mohan (MyPPP) 7,422 11.47% 77,956 45,702 83.72%
Mohd Solleh Abd Razak (PAS) 4,181 6.46%

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "貌似慕尤丁- ‧- 欣赏郭素沁——杨巧双父亲是文青". Sin Chew Daily. 2018-07-08.
  2. ↑ "Hannah Yeaoh:My Profile". Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Billi takes defeat in his stride". The Star. Star Publications. 10 March 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  4. ↑ Lourdes, Mark. "'Handyman' wants to move.", New Straits Times (Hosted on Lee Hwa Beng's Blog), 13 February 2008. Retrieved on 2008-06-27.
  5. ↑ "Hannah Yeoh Sworn In As Country's First Woman State Speaker". Malaysian Digest. malaysiandigest.com. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 22 Jun 2013.
  6. ↑ "Yeoh is Malaysia's youngest and first female state Speaker". The Star. Star Publications. 22 June 2013. Retrieved 22 Jun 2013.
  7. ↑ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 27 May 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  8. ↑ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017. Results only available for the 2013 election.
  9. 1 2 "Malaysian Election Data". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 12 May 2013. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  10. ↑ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
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