Choo Wee Khiang
Choo Wee Khiang | |
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| 朱为强 | |
Choo in 1997 | |
| Member of the Singapore Parliament for Jalan Besar GRC | |
| In office 31 August 1991 – 3 December 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Peh Chin Hua, Lee Boon Yang, Sidek Saniff (PAP) |
| Succeeded by | Lee Boon Yang, Loh Meng See, Yaacob Ibrahim, Lily Neo, Heng Chee How (PAP) |
| Member of the Singapore Parliament for Marine Parade GRC | |
| In office 3 September 1988 – 14 August 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Yeoh Ghim Seng (PAP) |
| Succeeded by | Lim Chee Onn (PAP) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1955 (age 69–70) Colony of Singapore |
| Political party | People's Action Party (1988–2001) |
| Relatives | Desmond Choo (nephew) |
Choo Wee Khiang (Chinese: 朱为强; pinyin: Zhū Wéiqiáng; born 1955) is a former politician in Singapore's governing People's Action Party (PAP). He was the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Whampoa division of Jalan Besar GRC between 1997 and 1999. Choo resigned from both the party and Parliament before being convicted for cheating.
Choo had previously represented the Kallang division of Jalan Besar GRC between 1991 and 1997 and the Joo Chiat division of Marine Parade GRC between 1981 and 1991. Choo was charged with three counts of corruption in 2011 and one of criminal breach of trust during his tenure as President of the Singapore Table Tennis Association between 1991 and 1998 and again between 2002 and 2008.