Lee Chee Leong

Yang Berbahagia Dato'
Lee Chee Leong
DPMP
李志亮
Deputy Minister of Finance II
In office
27 June 2016 – 10 May 2018
Serving with Othman Aziz
Monarch Abdul Halim
Muhammad V
Prime Minister Najib Razak
Minister Najib Razak
Johari Abdul Ghani
Preceded by Chua Tee Yong
Succeeded by Amiruddin Hamzah
Constituency Senator
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs
In office
4 June 2010 – 15 May 2013
Serving with Abu Seman Yusop
Monarch Mizan Zainal Abidin
Abdul Halim
Prime Minister Najib Razak
Minister Hishammuddin Hussein
Preceded by Jelaing Mersat
Succeeded by Masir Kujat
Constituency Kampar
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
10 April 2009 – 4 June 2010
Monarch Mizan Zainal Abidin
Prime Minister Najib Razak
Minister Anifah Aman
Preceded by Abdul Rahim Bakri
Succeeded by Richard Riot Jaem
Constituency Kampar
Vice-President of Malaysian Chinese Association
Assumed office
21 December 2013
President Liow Tiong Lai
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Kampar
In office
8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013
Preceded by Hew See Tong (MCA–BN)
Succeeded by Ko Chung Sen (DAP–PR)
Majority 2,697 (2008)
Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly
for Malim Nawar
In office
1995–2008
Preceded by Choo Kiang Seong
Succeeded by Keshvinder Singh
Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly
for Tanjong Tualang
In office
1990–1995
Preceded by Ngan Siong Hing
Succeeded by Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born Lee Chee Leong
(1957-10-22) 22 October 1957
Perak, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Citizenship Malaysian
Political party Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)
Other political
affiliations		 Barisan Nasional (BN)
Spouse(s) Lee Sieng Shuen
Children 4
Alma mater University of the West of England
Occupation Politician

Dato' Lee Chee Leong (Chinese: 李志亮; pinyin: Li Zhìliàng; born 22 October 1957)[1] is a Malaysian politician. He is one of the four Vice-Presidents of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) in the previous ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition with the highest votes during the party election on 21 December 2013.[2] He is appointed as the chairman of the Kedah MCA state liaison committee.[3] He is also currently the chairman of MCA Kampar division. He served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs from April 2008 to June 2010 and Deputy Home Minister and Member from June 2010 to May 2013. He was the Member of Parliament for the Kampar constituency in Perak, Malaysia from March 2008 to May 2013.

Lee was elected to the State Assembly of Perak in 1990,[4] holding the seat of Tanjung Tualang and was a state executive council (Exco) member of Perak. Lee was successful for the federal seat of Kampar in the 2008 election and was appointed Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs under the cabinet of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak in April 2009. He was then appointed as Deputy Home Minister in the minor cabinet reshuffle in June 2010.[5]

Early life

Lee was schooled in England and in 1981 graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of the West of England.[4] He is married to Karen Lee Sieng Shuen and has four daughters.[4]

Election results

Perak State Legislative Assembly[6][7]
Year Constituency Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct
1990 N34 Tanjong Tualang Lee Chee Leong (MCA) 6,783 54% Wong Yoon Choong (DAP) 4,837 38%
1995 N37 Malim Nawar Lee Chee Leong (MCA) 11,444 70% Yew Swee Fong (DAP) 4,401 27%
1999 N39 Malim Nawar Lee Chee Leong (MCA) 10,678 67% Su Keong Siong (DAP) 4,699 30%
2004 N40 Malim Nawar Lee Chee Leong (MCA) 10,493 72% Hong Chin Poe (DAP) 3,603 5%
Parliament of Malaysia[6][7][8][9]
Year Constituency Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct
2008 P70 Kampar, Perak Lee Chee Leong (MCA) 20,126 52% Keong Meng Sing (DAP) 17,429 45%
2013 Lee Chee Leong (MCA) 21,463 44% Ko Chung Sen (DAP) 26,863 55%
2018 Lee Chee Leong (MCA) 18,415 35% Su Keong Siong (DAP) 30,216 57%
Yougan Mahalingam (PAS) 3,864 7%

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "Deputy Foreign Minister". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  2. ↑ http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2013/12/22/New-leaders-will-bring-a-breath-of-fresh-air-says-Lee/
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 Pek Yee, Foong (10 May 2009). "From Kampar to Putrajaya". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  5. ↑ Kong, Lester (4 June 2010). "Chee Leong prefers to let his work do the talking". The Star. Star Publications. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  6. 1 2 "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2010. Percentage figures are based on total turnout and include votes for candidates not listed.
  7. 1 2 "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  8. ↑ "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2010. .
  9. ↑ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum 13 Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri 2013". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 8 May 2016.


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