Chor Chee Heung

Chor Chee Heung (Chinese: 曹智雄; pinyin: Cáo Zhìxióng; 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]

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chor (曹).
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
MonarchMizan Zainal Abidin
Abdul Halim
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
DeputyLajim Ukin (2010–2012)
Preceded byKong Cho Ha
Succeeded byAbdul Rahman Dahlan
as Minister of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government
ConstituencyAlor Setar
Deputy Minister of Finance
In office
10 April 2009 – 4 June 2010
Serving with Awang Adek Hussin
MonarchMizan Zainal Abidin
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
MinisterNajib Razak
Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah
Preceded byKong Cho Ha
Succeeded byDonald Lim Siang Chai
ConstituencyAlor Setar
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs
In office
19 March 2008 – 9 April 2009
Serving with Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh
MonarchMizan Zainal Abidin
Prime MinisterAbdullah Ahmad Badawi
MinisterSyed Hamid Albar
Preceded byTan Chai Ho
Succeeded byJelaing Mersat
ConstituencyAlor Setar
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Alor Setar
In office
21 October 1990 – 5 May 2013
Preceded byOo Gin Sun (MCA–BN)
Succeeded byGooi Hsiao-Leung (PKR)
Majority5,135 (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 partyMalaysian Chinese Association (MCA)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
Spouse(s)Datin Seri Cheong Guek Mee
Children3
Alma materCity University London
Master's degree (Business Law)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

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 of 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. "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". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  10. "IGP leads King's honours list". Lee Yen Mun. The Star. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  11. "Sultanah leads honours list". The Star. 16 July 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  12. "Kelantan Sultan's honours list". The Star. 31 March 2003. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  13. "641 terima anugerah sempena Hari Keputeraan" (in Malay). Utusan Malaysia. 30 March 2009. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  14. "266 terima pingat kebesaran Melaka" (in Malay). Utusan Malaysia. 9 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  15. "Sultan Johor dahului senarai penerima". Bernama (in Malay). Utusan Malaysia. 24 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  16. "The Raja of Perlis Birthday honours list". The Star. 17 May 2004. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
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