Paul Low Seng Kuan

Yang Berhormat Senator Datuk
Paul Low
PJN
刘胜权
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
Public Complaints Bureau
In office
16 May 2013 – 10 May 2018
Monarch Abdul Halim
Muhammad V
Prime Minister Najib Razak
Constituency Senator
Personal details
Born Paul Low Seng Kuan
Taiping, Malaysia
Citizenship Malaysian
Spouse(s) Low Hung Lai
Occupation Civil rights activist
Known for Transparency International - Malaysia (TI-M)

Datuk Paul Low Seng Kuan (simplified Chinese: 刘胜权; traditional Chinese: 劉勝權; pinyin: Liúshèngquán) is a[1] Malaysian Senator and former Minister in the Prime Minister's Department. He was the President of a non-governmental organisation called Transparency International - Malaysia (TI-M) until 24 May 2013. The organisation is a chapter of Transparency International (TI) - a world renowned anti-corruption NGO.[2] After the 13th Malaysian general elections, Paul was appointed as a Senator and a Minister in the Prime Minister's Department of Malaysia.[3] His portfolio involves collaborating with relevant stakeholders including federal ministries and state governments to promote good governance practice and strengthening of transparency and accountability.

Federal institutions that work closely with the Minister’s Office include the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), Malaysian Institute of Integrity (IIM), Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (EAIC) and Public Complaints Bureau (PCB). He also currently chairs the National Consultative Committee On Political Financing (NCCOPF).

Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers

Datuk Paul Low is also an entrepreneur and an active corporate leader in manufacturing. Before taking office as the Minister in the Prime Minister Office he was the Malaysian Sheet Glass Executive Director - a company producing glass products.[4] He is also a past president of the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM), an organisation that promotes Malaysian product in the international stage.[5]

Political career

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department

As a minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Datuk Paul Low was in charge of the implementation of transparency in the Malaysian government.[6] However, he appears to be reluctant to comment on the 1MDB scandal, a developing scandal of corruption that threatens to engulf the government.

In 2018, in an interview for FMT News he said he tried to protect Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officers during the 1MDB probe. He claimed he reversed the decision to transfer several MACC officers who were removed from the 1MDB investigation. However, he was not able to stop the commission from being dismantled.[7]

Political Donations and Expenditure Bill

In 2016 - 2017, he drafted and presented the Political Donations and Expenditure Bill[8] [9],which sought to reform federal law to make all public officials liable under the country’s anti-corruption laws. This would include the prime minister, cabinet ministers and members of parliament representing all political parties. According to the bill all public officers would have to declare all assets including gifts received while in office to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission.

In July 2018, it was announced that the bill would be passed, and federal law amended.[10]

Honours

References

  1. ↑ https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/05/23/i-was-helpless-when-they-were-transferred-says-paul-low/
  2. ↑ Official Website."Transparency Malaysia", Transparency International, Retrieved on 20 May 2013.
  3. ↑ News."Paul Low: Government committed to tackling graft" Archived 16 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine., The Star, 16 May 2013. Retrieved on 20 May 2013.
  4. ↑ Official Website."Malaysian Sheet Glass" Archived 12 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine., Malaysian Sheet Glass Sdn Bhd. Retrieved on 20 May 2013.
  5. ↑ Official Website."Official Website", Federation Of Malaysian Association. Retrieved on 20 May 2013.
  6. ↑ Chandra Devi Renganayar and Suzanna Pillay."Low aims for bold anti-graft measures", New Straits Times, 19 May 2013. Retrieved on 20 May 2013.
  7. ↑ http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2018/05/22/i-did-what-i-could-in-the-system-we-had-says-paul-low/
  8. ↑ https://www1.nst.com.my/news/2016/09/177124/new-laws-regulate-political-funding-donations-be-brought-cabinet-soon
  9. ↑ http://www.theborneopost.com/2018/07/10/law-on-political-funding-soon-dr-mahathir/
  10. ↑ https://themalaysianreserve.com/2018/07/10/pm-ruling-mps-will-be-regarded-as-public-officers/
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