Chor Chee Heung | |
|---|---|
| 曹智雄 | |
| Minister of Housing and Local Government | |
| In office 4 June 2010 – 15 May 2013 | |
| Monarchs | Mizan Zainal Abidin Abdul Halim |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
| Deputy | Lajim Ukin (2009–2012) |
| Constituency | Alor Setar |
| Deputy Minister of Finance II | |
| In office 10 April 2009 – 4 June 2010 | |
| Monarch | Mizan Zainal Abidin |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
| Minister | Najib Razak (Minister of Finance I) Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah (Minister of Finance II) |
| Constituency | Alor Setar |
| Deputy Minister of Home Affairs II | |
| In office 19 March 2008 – 9 April 2009 Serving with Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh (Deputy Minister of Home Affairs I) | |
| Monarch | Mizan Zainal Abidin |
| Prime Minister | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
| Minister | Syed Hamid Albar |
| Constituency | Alor Setar |
| Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Transport | |
| In office 1995–1999 | |
| Monarchs | Ja'afar Salahuddin |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Minister | Ling Liong Sik |
| Deputy Minister | Mohd Ali Rustam (1995–1996) Ibrahim Saad (1996–1999) |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Ujang |
| Succeeded by | Donald Lim Siang Chai |
| Constituency | Alor Star |
| Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
| 1990–2013 | Barisan Nasional |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 March 1955 Alor Setar, Kedah, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Political party | Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) Perikatan Nasional (PN) |
| Spouse | Puan Sri Datin Seri Cheong Guek Mee |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | City University London Master's degree (Business Law) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Chor Chee Heung | |
|---|---|
| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 曹智雄 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Cáo Zhìxióng |
| Yale Romanization | Chòuh Ji-hùhng |
| Jyutping | Cou4 Zi3 Hung4 |
| Hokkien POJ | Chô Tì-hiông |
| Tâi-lô | Tsô Tì-hiông |
Chor Chee Heung (Chinese: 曹智雄; pinyin: Cáo Zhìxióng; Jyutping: Cou4 Zi3 Hung4; Cantonese Yale: Chòuh Ji-hùhng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chô Tì-hiông; 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 2013. 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]
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.
- ^ "Chor Chee Heung, Y.B. Dato' Wira" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
- ^ "YB Dato' Chor Chee Heung". MyKedah.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
- ^ "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
- ^ Tan, Joceline (2 June 2010). "Winds of change in Cabinet". The Star. Star Publications. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
- ^ "Chor Finally Makes It As Full Minister". Bernama. 1 June 2010.