Chor Chee Heung
Chor Chee Heung | |
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| 曹智雄 | |
| Minister of Housing and Local Government | |
| In office 4 June 2010 – 15 May 2013 | |
| Monarchs | Mizan Zainal Abidin (2010–2011) Abdul Halim (2011–2013) |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
| Deputy | Lajim Ukin (2009–2012) |
| Preceded by | Kong Cho Ha |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Rahman Dahlan (Minister of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government) |
| 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) |
| Preceded by | Kong Cho Ha |
| Succeeded by | Donald Lim Siang Chai |
| 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 |
| Preceded by | Tan Chai Ho |
| Succeeded by | Jelaing Mersat |
| Constituency | Alor Setar |
| Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Transport | |
| In office 1995–1999 | |
| Monarchs | Ja'afar (1995–26 April 1999) Salahuddin (1999) |
| 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 Setar |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Alor Setar | |
| In office 21 October 1990 – 5 May 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Oo Gin Sun (BN–MCA) |
| Succeeded by | Gooi Hsiao-Leung (PR–PKR) |
| Majority | 5,135 (1990) 17,665 (1995) 14,589 (1999) 14,515 (2004) 184 (2008) |
| Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
| 1990–2013 | Barisan Nasional |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chor Chee Heung 15 March 1955 Alor Setar, Kedah, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Nationality | Malaysia |
| Political party | Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
| Spouse | Cheong Guek Mee |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | City, University of London (Master in Business Law) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Chor Chee Heung | |
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| 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 lawyer who served as the Minister of Housing and Local Government from June 2010 to May 2013, Deputy Minister of Finance II from April 2009 to June 2010, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs II from March 2008 to April 2009, Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Transport from 1995 to 1999 in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Ministers Mahathir Mohamad, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Najib Razak and former Ministers Najib, Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah, Syed Hamid Albar and Ling Liong Sik as well as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Alor Setar from October 1990 to May 2013. He is a member of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of the BN coalition.
Chor was elected to the Alor Setar constituency in 1990. He retained the seat in the 2008 election by 184 votes, before being defeated in the 2013 election. In June 2010, he was promoted to Minister of Housing and Local Government. He had previously been a Deputy Minister, and had served in various Parliamentary Secretary and Deputy Minister positions since 1995.
Chor was a MCA Vice President.