Kerk Choo Ting
Kerk Choo Ting | |
|---|---|
| 郭洙镇 | |
| Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry II | |
| In office 27 March 2004 – 14 February 2006 | |
| Monarch | Sirajuddin |
| Prime Minister | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
| Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Preceded by | New position |
| Succeeded by | Mah Siew Keong |
| Constituency | Simpang Renggam |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Simpang Renggam, Johor | |
| In office 21 March 2004 – 8 March 2008 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Liang Teck Meng (BN–Gerakan) |
| Majority | 14,155 (2004) |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Taiping, Perak | |
| In office 20 October 1990 – 21 March 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Leong Khee Seong (BN–Gerakan) |
| Succeeded by | M. Kayveas (BN–PPP) |
| Majority | 2,585 (1990) 16,767 (1995) 3,969 (1999) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 April 1941 Johor, Japanese occupation of Malaya |
| Died | 22 May 2018 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | Malaysian |
| Political party | Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan) (–2018) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (–2018) |
Kerk Kim Tim @ Kerk Choo Ting (14 April 1941 – 22 May 2018) was a former Taiping Member of Parliament and deputy president of the Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan). He was also the former Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry and Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based II before being replaced by Mah Siew Keong. His ministry was led by Muhyiddin Yassin at the time.
In the 1970s, Kerk served as legal counsel of a Chinese independent high school association. In the 1982 Malaysian state election, Kerk stood as Gerakan candidate on a Chinese educationalist platform. In 1999, he was appointed as the Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.
On 22 May 2018, Kerk Choo Ting died.